Download the PDF here -> CER Annual Report 2018
HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights from 2018 include:
FINANCES
Total contributions received from Groups /Intergroups was 33,870€, a decline of 2,340€ from the previous year.
Our total expenditure was 30,914€, an increase of 4,937€ from last year. Our 2018 donation to GSO is on hold pending the outcome of our tax audit.
CER’s prudent reserve remained at 20,000€.
REPRESENTATION
Our Regional Assemblies, which averaged around 40 members (up by 7 from 2017), had representatives from all over Continental Europe, including:
Active Intergroups – IG Bavaria, Tri-Borders IG, Nordic IG, Vienna IG, Rhine-Neckar IG, Rhineland-Pfalz IG, Zurich IG, Geneva IG, Netherlands IG, Costa del Sol IG, Berlin IG, European Online IG & South of France IG.
Active Groups – Budapest, Varna, Skopje, Lisbon, Florence, and Frankfurt.
CER always welcomes both new, and old, Intergroups & Groups to join us in service!
HEALTH / PI
Health
Members of CER again attended the European Conference on Mental Health held in mid-September in Split, Croatia. Over three days, we had the opportunity to run an information stand in the foyer, distribute pamphlets and converse with around 350 professionals, academics and health service users. Our outgoing HLO, Toby T, held an enlightening “HLO Best Practices” workshop in Bratislava.
Public Information
In June we welcomed a new PI Officer, Jacob M., and thanked Rosalind S.G. for her service as she rotated out.
CONFERENCE DELEGATES
The Delegate team is available to support Groups/Intergroups throughout the year.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
Our Help Response and Website Updater Teams have been actively responding to requests for help and updates to our website. Help requests are mostly from members looking for meetings and suffering alcoholics seeking more information.
Our website is still our main communications hub where AA events, meeting information, and ArenA posts are frequently published and updated in line with our new event and meeting listing policy.
Around 650 users per day access our site, and over half come from outside CER; the US (38.6%), the UK (17.8%), Canada (3.6%), and Ireland (2.9%). Germany (5.2%) and Spain (4.2%) are the most active CER countries. Most users arrive through an organic search and view it on a mobile device (59%) and Desktop (33%). Our most visited pages are; Meetings (7.69%), Online Meetings (7.49%), 12 Questions (3.0%), and Events (2.7%).
Our meetings list has increased to around 741 meetings, and 29 online meetings, in over 402 locations. Remember to ensure that your groups’ meeting details are updated regularly.
CER has engaged a professional web consultancy to help with a staging site, GDPR / DSGVO compliance, and WP plug-in updates.
ARENA
ArenA publishes informative posts regularly on a wide variety of AA topics such as Conference, Safeguarding, Secretary’s Announcements, and AA Around the World.
Personal stories from AA members help us to carry the message to the still suffering alcoholic, so remember to submit your story to us and be of service by sharing your experience, strength and hope with fellow alcoholics, new and old, around the world.
Submit your articles to arena.cer@aamail.org
Don’t forget to subscribe to ArenA at https://alcoholics-anonymous.eu/arena
OTHER SERVICES
Trustee
Our Trustee, Erik A., is actively engaged with the General Service Board and encourages articles from CER for the AA Service News.
Archives
Our archivist maintains our archives and publishes the “Archives Newsletter”.
Young People
The YPLO position was recently filled in December by Irma P. – more to come!
Armed Services
The RASLO position was recently filled in December by Merrick M. – so stay tuned!
Participate in Service with Us!
CER has many service opportunities – just check our website for upcoming vacancies.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information on CER, please refer to the following documents, available on our website:
Dates and locations for the upcoming Regional Assemblies in 2019 are published on our website. Proposals from intergroups/groups to host future regional assemblies are always welcome.
Get in touch with CER
Secretary: secretary.cer@aamail.org
Website: www.alcoholics–anonymous.eu
ABOUT CER
The Continental European Region (CER) of the General Service Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Great Britain serves English speaking AA Members, Groups, and Intergroups in Continental Europe.
CER, as guided by the Three Legacies of AA (Recovery, Unity and Service) and with a primary purpose of carrying AA’s message to the still suffering alcoholic, aims to: