General service in Area 09
Assemblies, Area Service Committee meetings, motions and the Delegate's work — how the groups of Area 09 make their voice heard in A.A. as a whole.
Sunday, October 11, 2026 8:00 AM–3:00 PM
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The Area usually meets on the 2nd Sunday of the month, hosted by a different district each time. The calendar always has the latest.
Open the calendarEvery Area meeting this panel ASC or Assembly — what's the difference?
Panel 76 at a glance
The Area meets on the 2nd Sunday of most months, hosted by a different district each time. Pick a meeting for the flyer, agenda and directions.
The 2027 dates are placeholders on the 2nd Sunday; each meeting's type, host and place are posted once the Area adopts the 2027 calendar.
Why the Area meets
“Service to the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous shall be the primary purpose of General Service in the Mid-Southern California Area.” — Area Guidelines
GSRs bring their groups' conscience to the Assembly, and the Delegate takes the Area's conscience to the General Service Conference.
Every two years the Assembly elects the Delegate and the Area officers by the Third Legacy Procedure.
17 standing committees and 2 service schools carry the message — public information, corrections, treatment, archives, literature and more — alongside 22 districts.
GSR and DCM schools, the Pre-Conference, FORO, Servathon and a monthly service study help every member learn how A.A. works.
22 Districts · 16 English, 6 Spanish
17 Standing committees+ 2 service schools
12 Area meetings a year
93 Areas in the U.S. & Canada
New GSR? Start here
Your group trusted you to be its link with A.A. as a whole. Nobody expects you to know it all on day one — here is how to get going.
Questions? Write to GSR School: gsrschoolchair@msca09aa.org
Written in Area 09
We are the General Service Representatives.
We are the link in the chain of communication for our groups with the General Service Conference and the world of A.A.
We realize the ultimate authority is a loving God as He may express Himself in our Group Conscience.
As trusted servants, our job is to bring information to our groups in order that they can reach an informed group conscience.
In passing along this group conscience, we are helping to maintain the unity and strength so vital to our fellowship.
Let us, therefore, have the patience and tolerance to listen while others share, the courage to speak up when we have something to share, and the wisdom to do what is right for our group and A.A. as a whole.
Keep learning
Open to every A.A. member — you don't need a service position to come.
A short study of the Service Manual, the Traditions and the Concepts, then committees and DCMs share what they are working on. Hosted by the Delegate and the Alternate Delegate — everyone welcome.
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Every week + before each Area meeting
The basics of general service for new GSRs, alternates and anyone curious — a weekly Service Manual study on Zoom and a session before every Assembly and ASC.
Next: Wed, Oct 7, 2026
Spring · March–April
District boot camps, a Spanish inter-district meeting and the Area's mock conference: the groups' conscience on the Conference agenda, for the Delegate.
Last held April 12, 2026
Summer · July
A bilingual day on general service topics with roundtables, started in 1992 by the Spanish-speaking districts.
Last held July 12, 2026
Fall · November
A day on one or more of the Twelve Traditions and every kind of A.A. service — a tradition in Area 09 since 1973.
Next: Sat, Nov 14, 2026· District 25
Once a year · summer
DCMs and DCMCs of Areas 05, 08, 09 and 93 share experience — a gathering that has run for more than 40 years.
Last held July 11, 2026
On the record
Approved minutes are posted after the next meeting approves them, in English and Spanish.
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