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The AA Service Manual, US & CA 2006-2007 Edition and Australia, Sixth Edition, 2005

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  • AA_SERVICE_MANUAL.pdf
    The Whole Manual (3.57mb) Section 1: The Conference Plan
  • Section 2: The AA Group
  • Section 3: The GSR
  • Section 4: The District
  • Section 5: The Area
  • Section 6: The Area Delegate
  • Section 7: The Conference
  • Section 8: AA's International Activities
  • Section 9: The Board
  • Section 10: The National Office
  • Section 11: AA Literature
  • Section 12: AA's Traditional 'Legacy' Documents (the 12 Steps, 12 Traditions & 12 Concepts, Conference Charter & 3rd Legacy Procedure)
  • Section 13: Service Documents - General Service Board (Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association)
  • Group Registration Form
Section 1: The Conference Plan
  • Section_01.pdf
    Size: (546 KB) AA's Legacy of Service - Bill W
  • Highlights of AA Service History
  • Jack Alexander Looks at AA
  • Service to the Whole of AA
  • Birth of the Conference
  • The Conference Plan
  • A Resolution (North America)
  • Historical Background of AA in Australia
  • A Resolution (Australia)
  • The General Service Conference Structure
  • The Conference Charter
Section 2: The AA Group
  • Section_02.pdf
    Size: (302 KB) What is an AA Group?
  • Responsibility for All Our Services
  • The Final Voice
  • How Much Organisation?
  • Group Conscience Meetings
  • The Home Group
  • Group Information Sheets
  • Registration for Public Liability Insurance
Section 3: The GSR
  • Section_03.pdf
    Size: (108 KB) Qualifications & Duties
  • How Elected?
  • The Alternate GSR
  • Election Procedure
Section 4: The District
  • Section_04.pdf
    Size: (119 KB) What is a District?
  • The DCM
  • How elected
  • What the DCM does
Section 5: The Area
  • Section_05.pdf
    Size: (346 KB) Part 1 The Area Committee
    • Area Officers, Qualifications
    • The Area Assembly
    • Third Legacy Elections
    • Area Support
  • Part 2 Area Activities - Local
    • Non-election Assemblies
    • Sharing Sessions
    • Working with Central Offices
    • How do we form a new Area?
    • The Role of the Area Registrar
    • Part 3 Areas Looking Outward
    • The Area & the Region
    • Area, Regional & National Conventions
    • Regional Forums
    • Regional Trustee Nominations
    • The Area & Conference
    • Help on the Annual Conference Program
Section 6: The Area Delegate
  • Section_06.pdf
    Size: (225 KB) The Duties & Role of the Area Delegate
  • Primary Duties
  • Servants, not Senators
  • Term, Origin, Expenses
  • The Alternate Delegate
  • What makes a good Area Delegate?
  • The Area Delegate Goes to Conference
  • Preparing for Conference (Suggestions)
  • Delegate as Communicator
  • Reporting Back Home on Conference
  • Personal Views on General Service
  • What Makes an AA 'Leader'?
Section 7: The Conference
  • Section_07.pdf
    Size: (487 KB) Why Do We Need a Conference?
  • The Annual General Service Conference Meeting
  • How Does it Work?
  • Who Conference Members Are
  • What They Do
  • The Conference Acts for AA as a Whole
  • A Reminder about 'Chiefs' in AA
  • How to get Something Discussed at the Conference
  • Advisory Actions
  • Historical North American Conference Advisory Actions
  • Sample of Actions of the Australian General Service Conference from 1967
  • A Note About Changing the AA 'Service Documents'
  • Advisory Action Flow Chart
  • Reporting to the Fellowship
  • Conference Committees and how they Serve AA
Section 8: AA's International Activities
  • Section_08.pdf
    Size: (392 KB) Overview of the International Service Structure
  • Election
  • Relationship to the General Service Structure
  • Activities - WSM, AOSM and AOSM Zone
  • Roles & Responsibilities
  • The International Sponsorship Fund
Section 9: The Board
  • Section_09.pdf
    Size: (292 KB) The Board
  • The Trustees
  • How AA Chooses its Trustees
  • Why the Board Chooses its Members
  • Disapproval Votes at Conference
  • Trustees' Committees
  • Legal Structure of the Board
Section 10: The National Office
  • Section_10.pdf
    Size: (175 KB) What goes on at NOAA?
  • What gets done at NOAA?
  • How NOAA is structured
  • AA as a Publisher
  • How NOAA is supported
Section 11: AA Literature
  • Section_11.pdf
    Size: (244 KB) Categories of AA Literature
  • How Literature is Produced
  • AA's 'Intellectual Property'
  • Copyright on AA Literature
  • Acknowledging Copyright
  • Licence to Print
  • International Obligations
  • Registered Trademarks
  • Flow Chart for AA Pamphlet Development
Section 12: AA's Traditional 'Legacy' Documents
  • Section_12.pdf
    Size: (0.97 MB) The Twelve Steps
  • The Twelve Traditions
  • The Twelve Concepts for World Service
  • The Charter of the Australian General Service Conference
  • The Third Legacy Procedure
Section 13: Service Documents - General Service Board
  • Section_13.pdf
    Size: (252 KB) Memorandum of Association
  • Articles of Association
Group Registration Form
  • group_reg_form.pdf
    Size: (44.8 KB) Complete and send in this form to register a group.