

“An AA group ought never go into business.”įor an overview of how the Traditions apply to groups, see the pamphlet “The AA Group … Where it all begins.” In brief: Groups or meetings calling themselves “AA” but that participate in “affiliate programs” that is, they receive income from ad placement (or from any non-AA source).Meetings that appear to be conducted by an organization or by individuals who are not AA members for example, commercial sites that have created “meetings” for the purpose of attracting traffic to their sites.Likewise, the group or meeting name should not contain the provider’s name. submissions will be considered if the description is about the AA meeting and not about the provider. However, if your online meeting is hosted by a provider such as Google, Zoom, etc. Non-AA web site and email list providers.Digital recording, “daily readings,” or “social networking” sites or blogs (see, for example, “General Social Networking Web Sites” in the publication AA Guidelines Internet).Face-to-face AA meetings (visit “How to Find AA Meetings” at AA World Services, Inc.).

Meeting submissions will be reviewed and filtered based on the guidelines below by the Policies and Admissions Committee (PAC).

Any online AA group or meeting may be listed in the Directory provided that it subscribes to the Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, using the Meeting Submission Form.
