This communication is for online and/or hybrid groups. I am requesting to meet with you to gather information about your group. There are a set of questions I would like feedback on from our online groups in Area 49.

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1. Are the online groups in your area participating in their districts? At the area level? 

2. Is this participation at in person meetings, online via hybrid meetings, and/or fully

online only meetings? 

3. Are members of your online groups active at the district and/or the area level as

chairs/members of committees or officers?

4. How are the voices of online groups heard at the area level? 

5. How have your districts and area coped with purchase, maintenance, and

transportation of equipment, as required for online and/or hybrid meetings? 

6. What option does your area (inclusive of online groups) prefer

a. No change: online groups are listed based on geography and areas are  

autonomous regarding if they need or want a virtual district and other efforts to

facilitate participation. 

b. The implementation of an online area for US/Canada. The area would be

autonomous regarding membership and structure; HOWEVER, delegates would

need to be from the US or Canada.

c. Another option? Please describe.

7. How have the online groups in your area used their expertise to help district and

area service committees to:

a. Bring online meetings to treatment facilities, correctional facilities,

nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers.

b. Reach out and connect with remote communities.

c. Help members who are homebound or have mobility issues. 

d. Offer more options for members with accessibility challenges, such as: hard of

hearing, blind and/or deaf. 

e. Use simultaneous interpretation to offer meetings in more languages. 

f. Provide meetings for immunocompromised members. 

g. Offer meetings 24/7 for A.A.s who are shift workers, new parents, or caregivers.

h. Make meetings accessible to those who have lost their driving privileges. 

The ad hoc committee for the Participation of Online Groups asks that you submit feedback.

If you can't come to the sharing session please email your responses to me delegate@aaseny.org by Friday October 6, 2023.

  

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