General Service Conference 73
Delegates Day of Sharing
Presentations & Background Materials
Review suggestions for themes for the 2024 General Service Conference.
Q. Did you know that any A.A. member can submit a suggested theme for the next conference year? Yes or No – Comments?
Consider retiring the pamphlet “A Member’s Eye View of Alcoholics Anonymous.”
Q. Should the pamphlet be retired? Please read the pamphlet and give your groups opinion.
Discuss service piece, “Safety and A.A.: Our Common Welfare” (SMF-209) and its revisions.
Q. Have your group members read the service piece (SMF-209) from 2017? 2021? After it was revised in April 2022? What does your group think about this service piece?
Review the Conference-approved level of $10,000 for individual bequests to the General Service Board from A.A. members.
Review the Conference-approved maximum annual contribution of $5,000 to the General Service Board from an individual A.A. member.
Q. Should these amounts stay the same? Be raised? Lowered? Unlimited? Explain
Discuss the new proposed agenda items (PAI’s) regarding the book Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.
Q. What are your group’s thoughts on setting a policy on how and whether to edit AA founder’s words in our current literature.
Consider a request to provide all area alternate delegates the same conference materials as sitting delegates.
Q. Does your group think the alternate delegate should have access to the dashboard? Yes or No. Please explain.
Review progress report regarding the translation of the book Alcoholics Anonymous (4th Edition) into plain and simple language.
Q. After reading the raw draft passages from Chapter 5 how does your group feel about the plain language?
Q. Does your group feel plain language will allow more people to understand our program and get sober? Yes or No. Please Explain.
Review report of the GSB Ad-Hoc Committee on Participation of Online Groups in the U.S./Canada Service Structure.
Q. What suggestions can your group offer on incorporating online groups into our service structure?
Consider posting an anonymity-protected Conference Final Report on aa.org.
Q. Should an anonymity protected version be placed on the AAWS website? Yes/No Why
Consider a request to do an Accessibilities Inventory of Alcoholics Anonymous throughout its services and structure.
Q. Would a full inventory be helpful to assess the effectiveness of accessibility in A.A.? Yes or No. Explain.
Discuss inviting up to twenty-one non-A.A. speakers to participate in the 2025 International Convention at A.A.’s expense.
Q. Should our basket money be used for non-A.A. members? Yes or No. Explain why.
Discuss update report on methods of closing the Big Meetings at the International Convention.
Q. Is this study accurate? How does your group feel about the way the Big Meetings are closed at the IC?