The 50th Annual OA Birthday Party
January 15-17, 2010
LAX Marriott Hotel
This year's Birthday Party was one of the biggest events ever!
There were over 750 people in attendance to hear Rozanne S. and many others talk about their recovery!
You can buy CDs or MP3s of some or all of these great speakers, as well as recordings of the panel, workshops and Harlan G.'s Big Book Bootcamp
You can own a full set of CDs
or MP3s of this historic event.
Click here to go to the website for
more information on the recordings.
What is the
Birthday Party?
The annual OA Birthday
Party is a three day celebration of OA's founding in Los Angeles in
1960. Every year hundreds (over 500 in recent years -- and 700 or more expected this year) of recovering
compulsive overeaters from around the world gather to celebrate both
the event and their recovery. Many of the fellowship's longest
standing members attend and speakers and workshop leaders often have
20, 30 and 40 years of recovery.
OA 50th Birthday Party Program Highlights
Workshops
Hands-on workshops include topics such as “How Not to Eat,” “Three Generations of Sponsoring”
and “Finding your Higher Power.”
Panels
Longtimer panels will include speakers with over 20, 30, and 40 years of recovery on a variety of topics.
Big Book Workshop
Join us at a special workshop for an in depth focus on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, our text of recovery.
Young People’s Meeting
A special meeting for members between the ages of 18 to 25 or those who became members when they were 18 to 25.
Marathon Meetings
On-going themed O.A. meetings continue through most of the weekend.
Opening Ceremony
Celebrating the founding of OA, followed by an opening speaker and this year’s spectacular musical, “The Sound of Recovery” (based on “The Sound of Music”), and featuring all O.A. members, many of whom are also professional actors, singers and dancers.
Keynote Speakers
In addition to the keynote speaker at the Opening Ceremony, we will also have Keynote Speakers at the
Saturday Luncheon*, Saturday Dinner* and Sunday Closing Ceremony.
*You do not have to purchase a meal to hear these speakers.
Dinner/Dance
After the Dinner Speaker, we will have a live band and dancing, as well as a professional comedian.
Click
here to look at the tentative program
Click
here to hear some speakers and panels from a previous Birthday Party
Where is it and
why?
This year's Birthday Party will be held at the
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Marriott Hotel. A great hotel with luxurious rooms and amenities.
Our Hotel Rates will be $87.00 a night* (a $30 reduction over last year's price and MUCH less than for Hotels of comparable quality!) *plus tax.
Click here to see the Hotel
Click here for a map and directions
Other reasons to come
-
If you like the speakers you’ve heard on our Virtual Speakers page,
consider coming to the Birthday Party to hear and meet some of them in person.
- Have we mentioned that Southern California is not a bad place to be in late January?
- You can purchase up to three extra days on either side of the Birthday Party
-- at our special rate -- to see the city and its environs.
- The "Ocean Express" trolley bus takes people for free to the Manhattan Beach Shopping Village, as well as the Manhattan Beach pier
click here for more information*.
Things within a short trip from the Hotel:
- There are tour buses available from the Hotel to see the sights in Hollywood.
- Colorful Venice Beach is also a short trip from the Hotel, as is the Santa Monica Pier
and the city's Third Street Promenade.*
Other possible L.A. tourist sites include:
- Malibu and its beaches (and the scenic Malibu Canyon Drive) *
- The Farmer's Market opposite CBS Studio City and the adjoining Grove shopping area *
- Beverly Hills and the Rodeo Drive shopping district *
- Universal City and the Universal Studios tour and Citywalk *
Things within a longer drive (in Southern California):
- Disneyland in Anaheim *
- Palm Springs
- The Angeles Forest and Mt. Wilson (scenic drive, chains required
in winter)
* Any outside enterprise mentioned is neither endorsed nor opposed by OA or the LAIG,
nor are they affiliated with OA in any way. These listings are simply provided as a
service to inform possible attendees of possible outside diversions.
We want more details!
There are so many possible
details and pricing levels, we needed other pages to show them all.
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