Building the first All-Europe Young People in AA ("EURYPAA") conference has been quite a project of service and fellowship, and we couldn't do it without you being so supportive. Please continue helping us outreach and worldwide. Download the new EURYPAA flyer at our website http://www.eurypaa.org/ and pass it on at your meetings and to your email or online friends.
What to expect at EURYPAA? You may be amazed by the incredible fellowship in Stockholm AA. We are definitely NOT a glum lot! You will probably get a kick, as we have, out of the conference being held in München Brewery, a centuries old beer factory loving converted into a conference and event hall in the 70's. (A worthy metaphor of our own phoenix rising?) Undoubtedly you will make friends in recovery from all over the world, and see how you can be of service to young people internationally. And at the end of it all, exhausted from the full activities and AA program (see below), you will go home with gratitude that two hopeless drunks came together 75 years before and began a worldwide fellowship that gives us all a sober future that outshines even a Stockholm summer sky!
We look forward to sharing EURYPAA with you!
In fellowship,
Jay G.
EURYPAA 2010 Chair
PROGRAM & SCHEDULE
Full program and schedule details will be posted online shortly before the conference and available to attendees upon arrival. (See below for Al-Anon/Alateen announcement.)
Main Speaker Meetings
FRIDAY: Main AA Speaker & Al-Anon participation, and Around-the-World Roll Call
SATURDAY: Main AA Speaker and Al-Anon participation
SUNDAY: Living Sober Panel, Sobriety Countdown, and the group conscience selection of the Host City for EURYPAA 2011!
Event Activities
FRIDAY: Sunset Concert! Live Bands, Singers, Stand-up, Circus Freaks, & Karaoke!
SATURDAY: Rockin’ on The Rock! Disco on the Stockholm’s historic prison island - Långholmen – midnight swimming, barbecue, fire throwers & more!
ALSO: Yoga, Stockholm Jog, Boat Tours, Guided Meditation, and more.
Topic Meetings
Topic Meetings begin with speakers sharing on the topic, followed by open sharing. While topic meetings are open for anyone to attend, participation is limited to those who have a desire to stop drinking.
TOPICS: "We Agnostics" — "Not Just Insisting, Absolutely Enjoying Life!" — "You Are Not Alone: Online & Conference Call YP Groups" — "Relapse Prevention: The Yets" — "Straight Pepper Diet: Sober Sex & Relationships" — "Partying in Sobriety" — "Men’s & Women’s Meetings — "Sobriety... And Then What?" — "Longtimers: Sober 30+" — "Never Had a Legal Drink" — "Faith in Action" — "Homo-, Bi-, Transexual, or Heteroflexible" — "Medications & Outside Issues" — "The 4:17AM Sunrise Meeting" — "Young at Any Age" — "Possibilities & Promises" — "Divorce in Sobriety" — "Sponsorship" — "Bi-lingual Fellowship" — "Not Resting on Our Laurels"
Panel Presentations / Workshops
Panel Presentations begin with speakers sharing on the topic, followed by questions & answers or comments. Workshops begin with speakers sharing on the topic, followed by an open conversation, moderated by the workshop leader. Participation during panel presentations and/or workshops is open to all.
TOPICS: "Before the Big Book, TSOTM" — "YPAA Beyond The Continent: Around the World in 60 Minutes" — "History of Young People, Pt. 1" — "Starting YP Groups" — "Our Friends: Doctors, Psychiatrists and Clergy" — "Both Sides of the Bars: YP and AA Meet in Jail" — "Overcoming Controversy" — "Reaching the YP Where You Are" — "About EURYPAA" — "Public Information" — "Student/Teacher: AA in Schools"
International Meetings
All meetings during EURYPAA are in English, but we are proud to have made space available for meetings held in other languages as well: Svenska (Swedish), Française (French), Polskie (Polish), Español (Spanish), Norske (Norwegian), Русский (Russian), Suomi (Finnish), Íslenska (Icelandic), Danske (Danish), Deutsch (German), Lietuvos (Lithuanian), and more. If your group would like to host a meeting at EURYPAA in your native language, email info@eurypaa.org.
Al-Anon & Alateen Participation
In addition to participation at each of the main speaker meetings, Al-Anon/Alateen will have several meetings during EURYPAA. We will also have a "Double-Winners" meeting for those in AA who also attend Al-Anon, and those in Al-Anon who have come to believe they also need to attend AA. For more information on the Al-Anon/Alateen program, or to be of service to Al-Anon/Alateen during EURYPAA, email alanon@eurypaa.org.
The 1st annual All-Europe Young People in A.A. conference ("EURYPAA") will be hosted by Stockholm, Sweden, July 23-25, 2010. More information at http://www.EURYPAA.org/
