Talking Points

• To peak interest, speak on a few interesting agenda items. Inform them that they can review all the items on area93.org,
• Tell them the day/time for your group’s agenda discussion meeting. If no day/time is scheduled, let them know that you well have that information soon.
• Let them know they can talk to you after the meeting if they have any questions about the agenda items or general service.
• Here are some events that are happing in our area.

General Service Terms

• AAWS – A.A. World Services – Manual page s78 – Nine Directors, Two Trustees, two regional trustees, three non trustee directors, ne paid staff member and the General Manager of GSO (President of the corporation)
• ACM – Area Committee Meeting Another quarter meeting of all District Committee Members, District Committee Chairpersons and officers to discuss A.A. affairs of the Area.
• Area – a geographic division within a state or province made up of Districts. (There are 6 Areas within the state of California and 93 Areas in the United States and Canada. We are – Area 05)
• Area Assembly – A periodic meeting with all representatives to discuss A.A. affairs of the area. In Area 05 they are presented quarterly.(During this assembly there are committee meetings.)
• Area Committee Member – Members of the Area Committee: District Committee Member, District Committee Chairperson, Area Officers, Past Delegates and their Alternates.
• Area and District Officers – Elected officials of the Area and District
• Area Committee Chairperson – Appointed position that conducts business of the respective committee.
• Delegate – An A.A. member of the Area Assembly who is elected every other year to represent the are at the annual General Service Conference in New York.
• District – A geographical division of A.A. Groups within in area (There are 59 Districts in our Area – Area 93)
• DCM – District Committee Member. An experienced GSR elected by the GSR’s of their district to represent the groups of that district at Area Committee Meeting and Assemblies. DCMs coordinate service activities within their districts. DCMs are the link between the GSR and the Area Delegate to the General Service Office
• DCMC – District Committee Chairperson – The elected chairperson a group of Districts that have combined to perform service functions.
• GSC – General Service Conference – An annual meeting of 93 Delegates from Areas in the United States and Canada, Trustees and GSO Representatives, to discuss and vote on approved agenda items.
• GSB – General Service Board – A group of 21 Trustees who oversee the two nonprofit corporations. A.A. World Services, Inc. and A.A. Grapevine, Inc.
• GSO – General Service Office – Our A.A. Headquarters in New York City. GSO provides services to groups in the US and Canada and publishes literature
• GSR – General Service Representative – An individual elected by an A.A. group to represent that group in A.A. General Service. GSRs are the groups link to A.A. as a whole
• Pacific Regional Forum – A regional meeting with GSO and A.A. members.
• PRAASA – Pacific Region A.A. Service Assembly – An annual assembly hosted by one of the 15 areas in the Pacific Region of Alcoholics Anonymous each year and it therefore moves around the region.
• Trustees – Regional elected representatives to the GSB. There are 8 regions in the U.S. and Canada
• Third Legacy Procedure – The election voting process. See page S21 in the A.A. Service Manual for more details.
• Twelve Concepts of World Service – An interpretation of A.A.’s world service structure.

Suggested Disbursement of Group Contributions*

GSR Preamble

“We are the General Service Representatives. We are the link in the chain of communication for our groups with the General Service Conference and the World of AA. We realize that the Ultimate Authority is a Loving God as he may express himself in our group conscience. As trusted servants, our job is to bring information to our groups in order that they can reach an in-formed group conscience. In passing along this group conscience, we are helping to maintain the unity and strength so vital to our fellowship. Let us therefore, have the patience and tolerance to listen while others share, the courage to speak when we have something to share, and the wisdom to do what is right for our group and AA as a whole.”

Suggested Disbursement of Group Contributions*

50% to SFV Central Office
30% to General Services in NY
10% to Area 93
10% District 11

* – Sample distribution noted in the Self-Support: Where Money and Spirituality Mix AA pamphlet.

Fund disbursement is a based on group/meeting decision (group conscious).