How it Works Global
Committee Nominations
July 2025
Committee Nominations
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Business Meeting Sunday 27th July 2025
9am PDT / 12pmEDT / 5pm BST / 6pm CEST
Nomination Instructions
As per AA Tradition 2, we do not govern therefore committee roles are rotated twice a year within How it Works Global.
Below are descriptions, sobriety requirements, service lengths, and current holders for each role.
Nominate only one person per role.
Nominations will be accepted via this form up to an hour before the Business Meeting.
Nominations will be accepted during the business meeting.
Both the nominee and the nominator must attend the business meeting.
To support rotation of roles It is encouraged that the incumbent not be re-nominated.
CHAIRPERSON
ONE YEAR SOBRIETY RECOMMENDED. SIX-MONTH POSITION.
Incumbent - Kevin W
Maintains meeting and group structure as a whole.
Oversees elections, running the nomination and voting process
Responsible for committee incumbents carrying out and performing the responsibilities of their elected role. Including communicating and governing corrective action.
Oversees fulfillments of all commitments taken on by group members.
Communicating corrective action as necessary.
TREASURER
ONE YEAR SOBRIETY RECOMMENDED. TWO-YEAR MINIMUM POSITION.
Incumbent - Bobby B
Responsible for collection of seventh tradition contributions.
Delivers and posts a monthly financial update report.
Pays invoices: Zoom (meeting room and step 5 room), Website hosting, Google workspace and email addresses, App development and maintenance, Literature print on demand.
Maintains a prudent reserve.
Manages and maintains payment third party solutions. I.e. Venmo, Zell, Wise etc.
Rotating again July 2026
SECRETARY
SIX MONTHS’ SOBRIETY RECOMMENDED. SIX-MONTH POSITION.
Incumbent - Ivan F
Responsible for: opening the HIWG Group Conscience submissions board 4 days before meetings; reviewing submissions and consolidating those with similar subject matter; building and posting meeting agendas 24 hours in advance for both Group Conscience and Business Meetings.
Responsible for recording minutes at Conscience and Business Meetings and distributing the report within 48 hours.
Creates and maintains an action item register, following up on progress of approved actions.
Maintain an up to date HIWG committee member and duty list.
Actively collaborates with all other Trusted Servants to achieve shared objectives.
TECHNOLOGY
SIX MONTHS’ SOBRIETY RECOMMENDED. SIX-MONTH POSITION.
Incumbent - Arun
Actively collaborates with all other Trusted Servants to achieve shared objectives.
Maintaining HIWG Website, App, email addresses. WhatsApp, App development and maintenance.
Maintaining technical relationship with third party vendors. I.e. Zoom, Google workspace, Print on Demand, Website Host, App developer and WhatsApp
Maintains and schedules Zoom, main meeting and Step 5 rooms.
Liaising with:
Cake Day - Submission Forms, Virtual Chips, Birthday Register. Cake Day Reminders.
Host training - Availability of zoom room, zoom tech updates.
Host Scheduling - Assist where needed.
Literature - Script distribution, publishing screen sharing documents, assist with print on demand. Website literature maintenance.
Communications - WhatsApp, Email responses and meeting reminders.
CAKE DAY
SIX MONTHS’ SOBRIETY RECOMMENDED. SIX-MONTH POSITION.
Incumbent - Laura
Responsible for organizing cake night each month.
Inviting members to submit their sobriety dates.
Confirm celebrants of 6 months, 1 year and multiple years in collaboration with Secretary and Technology.
Confirm celebrants cake presenter.
Arranges and confirms speaker.
Announcing celebrants in advance on WhatsApp channels in collaboration with Communications.
Hosting the cake day meeting.
Ongoing Virtual chip distribution in collaboration with Secretary and Technology.
HOST TRAINING
SIX MONTHS’ SOBRIETY RECOMMENDED. SIX-MONTH POSITION.
MUST BE A TRAINED & OPERATIVE HOST.
Incumbent - N/A
Training of new hosts and co-hosts.
Ensures current meeting formats are clear and adhered to.
Liaise with the members who are willing to do service in the capacity of co-host or host.
Liaise with Technology about availability of zoom room.
Familiarise hosts with meeting resources available on website.
Familiarise hosts with meeting resources available on HIWG Hosts Google Drive.
Scheduling host and co-host training in tandem with Host Scheduling.
HOST SCHEDULING
SIX MONTHS’ SOBRIETY RECOMMENDED. SIX-MONTH POSITION.
MUST BE A TRAINED & OPERATIVE HOST.
Incumbent - Jilly
Responsible for co-ordination of hosts for our 5 meeting per day.
Including:
Host Coverage for emergencies, Illness, vacation or absenteeism.
Looking after Hosts welfare. (Burnout)Keep an up to date rota of permanent commitments pinned in WhatsApp Group.
Posting weekly schedule every Sunday in Host WhatsApp Group.
Posting daily schedule in Host WhatsApp Group.
Moderation of Host WhatsApp group making sure members are following the guidelines.
LITERATURE
SIX MONTHS’ SOBRIETY RECOMMENDED. SIX-MONTH POSITION.
Incumbent - Joan
In collaboration with Technology
Maintain all literature on the HIWG website.
Maintain and update website literature page.
Updating and posting host scripts, screen share documents, step sheets and crib sheets to the host group google drive for all meeting formats.
Update screen share documents and step sheets on website for all meeting formats.
Maintaining working relationship with third party vendors. i.e. Print on Demand.
Print on Demand
HIWG literature i.e Step Workbook & Daily Reader.
COMMUNICATIONS
SIX MONTHS’ SOBRIETY RECOMMENDED. SIX-MONTH POSITION.
Incumbent - David B
Actively collaborates with all other Trusted Servants to achieve shared objectives.
Moderation of the WhatsApp chat groups making sure members are following the guidelines.
WhatsApp announcements of BIG Book Study, Traditions and Customs, Conscience and Business Meetings and Cake Day celebrations.
Daily WhatApp meeting reminders before each meeting.
First responder to external How It Works Global e-mail enquiries.