Update For Public-information – Jan 2025

Public Information Committee Report

4th Quarter 2024

Purpose:

The Public Information Committee’s primary purpose is to carry the AA message to the alcoholic who still suffers. The Committee promotes the unity of online AA groups in accordance with Tradition One; carries the message of AA in accordance with Tradition Five; and responds to the needs of the online AA groups in accordance with Tradition Nine. The Committee provides a central source of information about Alcoholics Anonymous; OIAA and answers general questions about our website; the OIAA organization; listed online meetings; the directory; requests for general information; and complaints or directs those concerns to the appropriate committee for a response.

Fourth Quarter 2024:

The Public Information Committee received 163 legitimate inquiries from October  1 through December 31, 2024. We received 11 spam emails during the same period. All spam emails were rejected and reported to Google. Those ranged from offers to purchase bitcoin, drug products, or web services.

153 of the legitimate requests were answered by a PIC member with 10 requests being forwarded to the Communications, Policy and Admissions, Steppers, Technology, TechSteppers, or Unity committees for a reply. The CPC Chair also responded to one inquiry that was not forwarded. All queries received prompt replies, usually within 24 hours of receipt or fewer.

PIC has 2 active members, currently. One person joined the committee during the quarter, was very active for several weeks, and has resigned, subsequently. We do receive inquiries about serving on the Public Information Committee, but most who seem  interested decide not to join us for various personal reasons.

Managing incoming email requests remains doable with our present membership. We rarely receive more than 2 or 3 requests per day.

Respectfully submitted,

Mary M.

Public Information Committee Chair

pic.chair@aa-intergroup.org