ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
CONVENTION IN BIARRITZ, FRANCE
1ST BIARRITZ INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH SPEAKING CONVENTION
WITH AL-ANON PARTICIPATION
www.aaconventionbiarritz.com
HAPPY, JOYOUS & FREE
Friday 13 October – Sunday 15 October 2017
Contact Email: [email protected]
LOCATION
RADISSON BLU HOTEL, BIARRITZ
1 Carrefour Hélianthe, Côte des Basques, 64200 Biarritz France
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
HAPPY, JOYOUS & FREE
RADISSON BLU HOTEL, Tel: +33 (0)559 011 313
1 Carrefour Hélianthe, Côte des Basques, 64200 Biarritz, France.
CONVENTION PROGRAM
Wednesday 11 October 2017 and Thursday 12 October 2017
17h30 Registration Desk Opens | 18h30 Pre-convention AA Meeting
18h30 Pre-convention Al-Anon Meeting
Friday 13 October 2017
14h00 Registration Desk Opens | 19h30 Welcome Meeting – 20h00: Speaker Meeting | 21h00
Speaker Meeting | 22h00 – 02h30 Marathon Pop-in/Pop-out Meeting
Al-Anon Meetings
Saturday 14 October 2017
07h00 Early Bird Meeting | 08h45: Registration Desk Opens | International English AA Speaker
Meetings at 09h30, 11h00, 13h30 and 19h00 | 13h00-20h00 Breakout Meetings/Workshops
16h45 Film | 20h00 Banquet (€35 by September 29) Meeting & Countdown
22h00 – 02h30 Marathon Pop-in/Pop-out Meeting
Al-Anon Meetings
Sunday 15 October 2017
07h00 Early Bird and International English AA Speaker Meeting at 09h30
10h45 Closing Ceremony, Raffle Draw for Selected Prizes
18h00 Stay-Overs AA Meeting
Al-Anon Participation
Monday 16 October 2017
18h00 Stay-Overs AA Meeting
EXCURSION TO COSTA BRAVA AA INT’L CONVENTION
Tuesday 17 October 2017
09h00 Guided Coach Tour to Costa Brava/Tossa de Mar AA Convention
(Cost €97.50 – 55 pax. Max. – Lunch Extra)
SEVENTH TRADITION
The Seventh Tradition Will Be Observed During The Convention.
REGISTRATION/PRE-REGISTRATION
Convention registration/seating capacity is limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
Saturday night optional Banquet/Meeting is not included in registration fee.
Registration fee is not included in hotel prices.
• 2017 Pre-Registration (meetings & events) €25.00*/person (book/pay before 15/08/2017)
• 2017 Saturday evening Banquet & dinner-event €35.00*/person (book/pay before 5/10/ 2017)
• 2017 Pre-Registration Full-Pack (meetings/events/banquet €60.00*/person (before 15/08/2017)
• 2017 Coach Tour to Costa Brava Int’l. AA Convention €95.00*/person (order before 15/09/2017)
• 2017 Pack-Lunch on day of your departure €25.00*/person (order before 12h00 5/10/2017)
• Send your ‘euro cheque’ in the amount of your selected items to: BAB/Happy Joyous & Free, BP 4,
64201 Biarritz Cedex, France. Include your email address so that we may send you a receipt.
* Payment may be made online, on the event website (soon) using PayPal or credit/debit card
VENUE, PRICES AND BOOKING
RADISSON BLU HOTEL, BIARRITZ Tel: +33 (0)559 011 313
1 Carrefour Hélianthe, Côte des Basques, 64200 Biarritz, France.
Single B&B €145.00/night | Double/Twin B&B €175.00/night | Ocean View €30/night
extra, Book directly with the Radisson Blu Hotel, quoting code AABB17.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.radissonblu.com/en/Biarritz
Alternative/lower budget accommodation is available at nearby hotels, self-catering facilities and surf
camps, at convention discount prices.
• 2017 Accommodation pricing and booking information is available on the event website
• 2017 Alternative accommodation pricing ranges from €30.00 to €64.50 per person/night
• 2017 Accommodation pricing is payable directly to the hotel/accommodation you select
FEATURED SPEAKERS & TOPICS
Joel S-M. | Moderator, and Speaker.
Daniel F. / Discussion Meeting | How I stay sober today
Liz C. | Experience Strength & Hope/Living In The Day
Meeting/Open discussion | Topic/speaker to be determined
Dave G. | Presentation/Workshop | Positive Thinking
Presentation/Workshop | Topic/speaker to be determined
Film | My Name is Bill W. (stars: James Woods, Jo-Beth Williams, James Garner)
Jess J. | Experience, Strength, Hope/Recovery & Recreation.
Daniel F. | Spirituality and Our Recovery
CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Bruce B. (France) +33 (0)780 025 838 (English/French)
Joel S-M. (USA) +1 (310) 869 4232 (English/French)
Helen C. (UK) +44 (0)7624 470 228 (English)
BIARRITZ
Biarritz is the only surf town in the
world with a royal history. In 1854,
Empress Eugénie convinced her
husband, Napoleon III, to visit the
area. They bought land and built a
palace on the beach, which made
Biarritz one of the hottest resort towns
in Europe. Eugenie invited foreign
royalty to stay with their entourages
and courtiers; Queen Victoria of
Britain, came regularly over a period
of 30 years, and sundry Spanish,
Swedish, Dutch, German, & Russian
nobility. The Russians built their own
magnificent Orthodox Church next to
the Palace. Prince William and Kate
visited Biarritz in the summer of 2016
with their two young children and
stayed at the Palace/Hotel du Palais.
Film screenwriter Peter Viertel brought
the first surfboard to France in 1956,
when he came to shoot location shots
for The Sun Also Rises. Biarritz is
considered the birthplace of European
surfing; and is a combination of
French high culture and SoCal surf
culture, putting a decidedly surfy spin
on the notion of joie de vivre.
Biarritz and area slideshow / Video
Check out le Biarritz Tourism website