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


All submissions should be received on or before September 30, 2025, 11:59 pm.


Submissions that are received after this deadline will be considered for the 2027 General Service Conference.

 

Warm Greetings from the Conference Assignment at the GSO!

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.

 

 

Proposed Agenda Item Submission


 
 
 
 
 

Note: While all items are received equally, experience has shown that ideas greatly benefit from the value of a broader group conscience. Consider if and with whom you would like to have a group conscience discussion on the proposed agenda item prior to submitting.

 
 
 
 

Note: The preferred format for any document is WORD.

Drop your files here
 
 
 

Your submission may be used as background for the trustees’ committee and widely distributed. If you object, please indicate here. Before any wide distribution occurs, we will remove your last name and personal contact information from your submission.

 
 
 
 

SUBMISSION VIA EMAIL/POSTAL MAIL

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

 

 
 

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