Update for PAC– Nov 2025
Policy & Admissions Committee (PAC) Report November 2025
What We Do:
The Policy & Admissions Committee (PAC) assists new groups in registering and listing their A.A. meetings on the OIAA meeting directory. Our responsibilities include:
- Reviewing new meeting submission forms for completeness and compliance with meeting directory listing guidelines.
- Ensuring that new meetings/groups retain a Traditions statement.
- Assisting new member groups in listing their Intergroup representatives at the time of registration.
- Helping meetings/groups regain their status for relisting in the OIAA meeting directory or as Intergroup representatives if they have lapsed.
- Addressing complaints and answering questions regarding meetings/groups listed in the OIAA meeting directory.
- Providing policy and guideline advisories to any interested parties.
What we did: Committee actions from November 1 to November 30, 2025:
- New meeting submission forms reviewed: 82
- New meeting submission forms processed to listed completion: 36
- Meetings listed with an IGR: 6 (17% of November completed listings)
- Outstanding – waiting for reply: 25
- Declined listings: 2
- Sent to Steppers: 0
- Sent to PIC: 1
- Requested removal: 1
- Decided Not to List: 6
- Duplicates/Not a Listing/An Update/Hold/Spam/Already Listed: 9
- Complaints/Concerns: 1
- OIAA policy/guideline advisory: 0
During November the OIAA Board took some action that positively impacted the PAC Committee. They rescinded the motion they had passed earlier this year, which changed the OIAA Meeting Directory Guidelines. The motion which was rescinded had not been in keeping with A.A.’s 12 Traditions. The PAC Committee is very grateful that the original Meeting Directory Guidelines have been reinstated.
The OIAA Board also issued a formal amends to both Jan BB, the former PAC Chair and the PAC Committee, for harm that the Board has caused both Jan and the PAC Committee. We are extremely grateful for the heartfelt amends which were received.
At the present time the PAC Committee is functioning like a well-oiled machine. All requests are replied to within 48 hours. We do everything we can to assist groups and meetings who wish to be added to our Meeting Directory. We also respond to questions, concerns and complaints. We understand that each meeting is autonomous and as long as a meeting is, in fact, an A.A. meeting, they are provided the autonomy to conduct their meetings according to their group conscience.
Questions and comments are always welcome!
Respectfully submitted,
Beth D. OIAA PAC Chair
