Agenda Item Submission

Agenda Submission Forms:

English Agenda Submission Form English Download

Spanish Agenda Submission Form Spanish Download

FAQs:

Where to send Completed Form: Send completed form to dcm11@area93.org
Approval process: After the District approves the submission, it will be forwarded to the Area for review. Once approved by the Area, it will be sent to the Conference Agenda Committee for consideration.
Submission Deadline for Next Conference: For submissions to be considered for the 2027 Conference, it must to be submitted to the Conference Agenda Committee by Sept. 30th.
If You Miss the Deadline: Please submit the form even if the deadline has passed. Late submissions will be considered for the following year.

Conference Agenda Items

to answer the Delegate’s four (4) questions click here for English and here for Spanish.
to view all the conference agenda items and background information click here.

August 2026

Next Assembly (hybrid)
- 🗓 Sunday, August 16
- ⏱️8am – 5pm, Meeting starts at 1pm, if attending online
- 📍 East Bakersfield Veterans Building -2101 Ridge Rd., Bakersfield
- 👉🏽All are welcome to attend. Login information is listed on the agenda here.
Deadline to submit Proposed Agenda items for the 2027 conference to AAWS is September 30th. For process information and to download forms, go to home page and select Agenda Item Submissions button.
San Fernando Central Office needs donations: contribute at sfvaa.org.
Agenda result highlights from 76th General Service Conference:
- Approve the draft of the Fifth Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous with minor editorial changes — Passed
- Produce an animated video based on The Twelve Steps Illustrated and the Twelve Steps Illustrated pamphlet — Passed
- Consider a request to create a Twelve Step study guide or workbook — Failed
- Suspend printing of the Fifth Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous until the Conference develops further consensus around procedures and practices related to changes to “Founders’ Writings” — Failed
- Remove the word “Eskimo” from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, chapter essay on “Tradition Eight,” and replace it with a neutral, non-racial term — Passed
- Remove the word “Eskimo” from “Chapter 7: Working With Others” in the Big Book and replace it with a neutral, non-racial term — Passed
- The committee reviewed updates to the Plain Language Big Book process and suggested clearer change details, page references to the original Big Book, and a possible larger format size
Deadline to submit Proposed Agenda items for the 2027 conference to AAWS is September 30th. For more information, contact the Area 93 Delegate at delegate@area93.org.
Writers needed to write for:
- Grapevine (https://www.aagrapevine.org/) Grapevine has a monthly topic.
- La Vina (https://www.aalavina.org/)
- Recovery times(https://sfvaa.org/recovery-times/).
Bridging the Gap (BTG) helps alcoholics transition from treatment centers, hospitals, and correctional facilities into local AA meetings. Volunteer AA members act as Temporary Contacts, accompanying newcomers to meetings and helping them connect with the AA community. For more information goto https://area93btg.org
San Fernando Valley AA Central Office is looking for phone volunteers. For more information go to sfvaa.org, then select Volunteering. Or email info@sfvaa.org
AA Podcasts:
- Grapevine weekly meeting open AA meeting (https://www.aagrapevine.org/podcasts) – Each week AA Grapevine holds an open virtual AA meeting with a host and two speakers. We record the meeting to create this podcast.
- The AA Grapevine Half-Hour Variety Hour (https://www.aagrapevine.org/podcasts) – Each week long-time AA members will interview a different member about their experience, strength and hope, in a casual “meeting after the meeting” manner.
- GSO Podcast (https://www.aa.org/gso-podcast) – Through interviews with GSO staff and voices from A.A. history and the Fellowship today, we explore how GSO supports A.A. to carry the message of recovery to those who need it most.
Events:
- 2026 Area 93 Oldtimers Event (30 & up)
  - Day/Time: Sunday, Oct 4th, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  - Location: Robert M Wilkinson Senior Center, Northridge – 8956 Vanalden Ave. Northridge, Ca 91324
  - Free for Oldtimers, $20 for everyone else
  - Arrive early for fellowship, Lunch is included (12pm)
- Movie Night – Flight w/Denzel Washington
  - 12502 Van Nuys Blvd, Pacoima
  - Free! Bring a snack for yourself or to share.
- View events, in real time –
  - Go to Central Office Events Page – https://sfvaa.org/sfvaa-events/
  - Recovery Times – https://sfvaa.org/recovery-times/

General Service Terms

AAWS – A.A. World Services – Manual page s78 – Nine Directors, Two Trustees, two regional trustees, three non trustee directors, one 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 93)
Area Assembly – A periodic meeting with all representatives to discuss A.A. affairs of the area. In Area 93 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).