General Service Conference
Area 09's voice in A.A. as a whole: what the last Conference did, what is coming at the next one, and how your group's conscience gets there.
The most recent Conference
April 26 – May 2, 2026 · New York Hilton Midtown, New York, NY
Theme
“Humility in Action”
Delegates from the 93 areas, trustees, directors and staff met for a week to consider the agenda — the group conscience of A.A. in the U.S. and Canada. It was the first Conference for Area 09's Panel 76 Delegate.
From the Delegate's report to the May Assembly and the monthly Delegate's reports. The Final Conference Report has the complete record.
On the way to Conference no. 77
Every year follows the same rhythm. The highlighted step is where we are right now.
Summer · by Sept 30
Members, groups and areas send ideas for the next Conference to the General Service Office.
Fall
The trustees' committees review the proposals, and a preliminary agenda goes to the delegates.
January–February
The agenda is set; delegates receive the background and share summaries with their areas.
Late Feb – early March
The Pacific Region's service assembly previews the topics coming to the Conference — open to every member.
March
District boot camps, a Spanish inter-district meeting and online sharing sessions — GSRs take the items to their groups.
April
At the Area's Pre-Conference, GSRs bring their groups' conscience to the Delegate.
Late April – May
A week of committee work and floor discussion in New York. What passes by two-thirds becomes a Conference Advisory Action.
Summer
The Delegate reports at the May Assembly and visits districts; the Final Conference Report follows.
Anything that concerns A.A. as a whole can become a proposed agenda item. The trustees' committees review every proposal, and the ones accepted go on the Conference agenda.
Proposals usually need to arrive by September 30 to be considered for the following year's Conference; later ones go to the Conference after that.
Proposed agenda items on aa.orgHow the Area gets ready
Our Delegate goes to New York carrying the informed conscience of Area 09's groups. This is how we get there each spring.
Volunteers form workgroups that follow the Conference committees — Public Information, Literature, Finance, Treatment and more — and prepare packets in English and Spanish.
Districts host workshops where GSRs go through the agenda items together.
The Spanish-speaking districts hold their own session on the agenda.
Each GSR shares the items with the group and brings back its conscience.
At the April Area meeting the Area discusses the items as a mock Conference while the Delegate listens.
Informed by the Area, the Delegate votes as a member of the Conference — in the best interests of A.A. as a whole.
Conference background material is confidential: it is shared only with Conference members and the people helping the Delegate, and it is never posted on this website.
Mark your calendar
Assemblies, forums and workshops that bring Area 09 together with the rest of A.A. Each card disappears once the event is over.
December 4–6, 2026
Wyndham San Diego, 1355 N. Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92101
Meet trustees, directors and General Service Office staff and share with members from across the Pacific Region. Registration is free. Interpretation is offered through an AI tool — bring a phone and earbuds.
March 5–7, 2027
Westin Seattle, 1900 5th Ave., Seattle, WA
Hosted by Western Washington Area 72. Panels, roundtables, open-mic sharing and speakers on the topics coming to the next Conference — open to every A.A. member. Area 09's Delegate and Alternate Delegate attend.
September 23–26, 2027
San Bernardino, CA
A.A. archivists from across the U.S. and Canada gather in San Bernardino, inside Area 09.
July 4–7, 2030
St. Louis, Missouri
Held every five years. In 1960 the International Convention came to Long Beach, inside today's Area 09.
Dates to be announced
Long Beach, CA
Area 09 is planning to host the 2028 Forum in Long Beach. Dates will be posted by the General Service Office; ask the Delegate how to help.
Nothing scheduled right now.
Delegate's Corner archive
57 posts from 2020 to 2023 — sharing sessions, reports to the Area and reflections on service, mostly by the Panel 70 and Panel 72 Delegates.
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