Area Committee Reports History
Committee Reports from Past Assemblies
Below are all historical reports digitally submitted by Committees since we implemented digital report submission. This is not a full history of all Committee reports.
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Assembly: 2nd Quarter
Committee Chair: Chad S
Committee: Public Information Chair
The public information committee had a good meeting that was well attended today. We discussed at 11 agenda items today and report as follows.
Item A – We reviewed the progress report on PSA development and review plan. It appears that Spanish and French versions of the PSA‘s are being developed. All PSA‘s are to be reviewed and potentially revised or retired every five years from the time of the creation.
Item B – We reviewed the report on the GSO podcast “Our Primary Purpose“. It appears that the podcast has been well received in its first year and a second season of the podcast has now begun. We encourage everyone to check out the podcast.
Item C – We reviewed the report on the AAWS YouTube channel. The channel continues to pursue search engine optimization by adding new content. Most recently shorts of the public service announcements have been added as new content.
Item D – We reviewed the report on Google ads. This revealed that only 1/3 of our original ads are still being run, but that still covers the $10,000 per month grant credit for nonprofits to keep AAWS at the top of Google searches.
Item E – We reviewed the report on the Meeting Guide app. Upcoming additions to the meeting guide app are proposed such as an ability to sync with calendar applications and automatically update changes of conference approved literature linked to the app.
Item F – We reviewed the report on the GSO AA website. This revealed that a chat assistant for the website is being considered, a more mobile friendly version of Box 549 is being developed, and automatic updates to literature changes are being put in place.
Item G – We reviewed the report for AAWS online business profiles. These profiles are working as intended with no updates to report.
Item H – We reviewed the AAWS social media policy. The 2025 conference committee on public information recommended that the social media policy be brought back to the 2026 conference committee on public information for approval prior to implementation. However, this recommendation did not receive the 2/3 vote necessary to become a conference advisory action. Furthermore, this document is under the purview of the AA World Services Board.
Item I – We reviewed the proposed plan for the 2026 membership survey. This revealed that a pilot survey of non-registered groups and meetings will be performed prior to the planned 2026 full membership survey. This is an effort to see what statistics may change and if these non-registered groups and meetings should be included in a full membership survey. Subcommittees have been formed in the area of methodology and content. These subcommittees continue to make recommendations for the upcoming survey.
Item J – We were asked to review the draft revision of the pamphlet “Understanding Anonymity“. However, this draft revision is apparently for committee‘s eyes only and could not be reviewed.
item K – we reviewed the content and format of the PI kit and workbook. We found no problems with the content or format of the kit and workbook.