Proposed Agenda Item (PAI) Submission Form for the 2026 General Service Conference (GSC)

Thank you for taking the time to consider proposing a policy level idea that might be useful for the good of A.A. within our US/Canada service structure.

This is an exciting opportunity for your group’s voice to be heard.

All parts of our Fellowship — group meetings, committees, offices, Conferences, and group jobs — share one common purpose: to help the alcoholic who still suffers.

In accordance with our Twelve Traditions, we need a system of communication for finding out how A.A. as a whole feels about its world affairs, and how it wants to operate. The General Service Conference serves as the group conscience for A.A. in the U.S. and Canada.

The resources mentioned below are available in English, Spanish, and French, on the G.S.O. website, www.aa.org. It is all done in the spirit of Love and Service.

Participation in the GSC Process is a year-round cooperative effort.

The Conference meets for six days a year, yet the 138 or so Conference members are active in Conference affairs throughout the year. Every A.A. group shares its experience with other groups through its area delegate to the Conference.

Does my PAI rise to the policy level?

For A.A. to run its own affairs, each A.A. group needs to make its voice heard on overall A.A. policies. Proposals are important to the future of Alcoholics Anonymous such as policy decisions or request for changes to Conference-approved literature, and items that might require the collective conscience of the Fellowship. To understand about proposed agenda item submissions in general, please visit the section, "Sources of Agenda Items" in the A.A. Service Manual on page 42.

Who participates in PAI submissions?

AA Groups, Districts and Areas: To contact your local GSR, District, or Area Committee or Delegate, please visit the link to “List of General Service Conference Area Websites.” These local A.A. trusted servants strive help you develop PAIs and discuss Conference Background materials and helps the delegate prepare for the GSC.

Individual AA members: Individual A.A. members can participate in the Conference Process by submitting a PAI.

Additional sharing and resources

Thanks to contributions from A.A. members across the US and Canada here is sampling of resources from GSO that include sharing about participating in the Conference Process:

Read: “A.A. Service Manual,” “Circles of Love and Service,” and “AA Group.”

Watch: Your General Service Office (G.S.O.), the Grapevine and the General Service Structure,

Listen: “Twelve Traditions Long Form"

What happens after a PAI is submitted?

Your PAI submission will be forwarded to the trustees’ Committee or Board for discussion at their next meeting. Following the meeting, a trustees' committee or Board secretary will contact you to let you know the outcome of the committee’s deliberations.

Printed forms can be provided to you on request. Please contact the GSO Conference Desk:

EMAIL: conferencesa@aa.org

POSTAL MAIL Submissions :

Attn: Conference Desk General Service Office

P.O. Box 459

Grand Central Station

New York, NY 10163