News & Updates

Come join us Saturday, July 26th for fun and fellowship and to visit our “Service Expo Exhibit Halls” where OIAA’s Service Committees will be standing by to share and provide info, answer questions, exchange experience,… Read More

We are thrilled to say hello from the International Convention!! Be sure to visit us at our suite! Read More

Did you notice the change to the website as soon as you logged on? We are excited to debut the new version of the OIAA website today and we truly hope it improves your experience… Read More

🎉 Online Intergroup Alcoholics Anonymous celebrates 30 Years! 🎉 Join OIAA in Vancouver from Wednesday July 2 to Sunday July 6 We can’t wait to see you at the 2025 A.A. International Convention in Vancouver,… Read More

We're thrilled to mark OIAA’s 30th anniversary at the 2025 International Convention in Vancouver, BC, from July 2–6! 📍 OIAA Cyber Suite Location:Hyatt Regency Vancouver655 Burrard St., 4th Floor, Constable Room 🕗 Suite Hours: Thursday,… Read More

Join us this Saturday 3-May for the engaging quarterly OIAA TechSteppers safety workshop! Zoom Meeting ID: 839 1683 1125Passcode: OIAA Workshop Topic: Meeting Management in Zoom, Host Tools and Best Practices   For trusted servants and… Read More

The next IGR Forum is coming up soon....Sat April 26th...and we have an exciting Forum planned, featuring an International panel of A.A. home group members discussing their respective group’s journey in carrying the message online.… Read More

Thank you to all members who participated in the OIAA Assembly- March 2025! Working together, you helped us move forward with many necessary items for our continuing efforts and operations.  Here's a quick summary: Minutes from the Dec 2024… Read More

The OIAA 2024 financial review report was submitted on January 29th, 2025. The report was presented to the Finance Committee on February 8th and to the OIAA Board on February 9th. The Board voted unanimously… Read More

Please join us monthly for Coffee with the Board.  This is an opportunity to talk to an OIAA trustee about anything you need help with, have questions about related to OIAA, or to make a suggestion… Read More

Susan R. has posted the monthly Chair’s report for February. Please take a look when you have a few minutes and feel free to reach out with any questions or comments. Read it here. Read More

Please join us for our engaging quarterly OIAA TechSteppers safety workshop! 2:00 PM Eastern Zoom Meeting ID: 839 1683 1125Passcode: OIAA Workshop Topic: Delegation of Host for opening Zoom meetings Bring your zoom account admins… Read More

The Unity Committee is thrilled to announce that OIAA2025 - our 2nd annual convention - will take place on November 14, 15, and 16.  Save the dates ! ALSO: The Unity Committee is changing the… Read More

Our trustee-at- large has resigned for personal reasons.  Therefore, we will be accepting resumes for this position by February 7, 2025 and appointing a new trustee-at-large. As per our bylaws, the trustee-at-large would stand for… Read More

Susan R. has posted the monthly Chair’s report for January. Please take a look when you have a few minutes and feel free to reach out with any questions or comments. Read it here. Read More

Date: 03 Jan 2025 The final 2024 OIAA Assembly was held on Saturday December 21st.  This was an important assembly setting the course for 2025 as the Assembly approved the 2025 OIAA Operating Budget  and also… Read More

Dear members, The 2024 OIAA Online International Convention report is now available, and will soon be translated and distributed in Portuguese, Spanish, French, Farsi, and Malayalam.  https://beta.aa-intergroup.org/board-updates/announcement-dec-2024/ Enjoy the convention memories page which will soon include… Read More

Susan R. has posted the monthly Chair’s report for December. Please take a look when you have a few minutes and feel free to reach out with any questions or comments. Read it here. Read More

OIAA General Assembly Saturday, December 21st, 202411:00am PST/1:00pm CST/2:00pm ESTMeeting ID: 839 1683 1125; Passcode: OIAA We will be approving the 2025 budget and electing 3 officers and 1 non-officer trustee on December 21st, 2024. … Read More

Susan R. has posted the monthly Chair’s report for November. Please take a look when you have a few minutes and feel free to reach out with any questions or comments. Read it here. Read More

The OIAA Online International Convention Flight will depart in only 8 days!  You will join the 4505 registered members from 85 countries on your trip around the globe.   Learn about the Zoom functions that you… Read More

Susan R. has posted the monthly Chair’s report for October. Please take a look when you have a few minutes and feel free to reach out with any questions or comments. Read it here. Read More

As of now, we have reached 3,044 convention registrations!  Please continue to spread the word about this epic event. The 1st ever OIAA International Convention is October 25-27, 2024! It’s FREE!  The convention agenda is published on… Read More

Our A.A. members DO have talent! Wow! Continue to send in your video submissions for the OIAA Online International Convention. We are blown away by the videos you have submitted thus far. Thank you! For more… Read More

We have reached 2,450 Convention registrations from over 60 countries! Please continue to spread the word about this fantastic event. The 1st ever OIAA International Convention is October 25-27, 2024! It’s FREE! The convention agenda… Read More

Susan R. has posted the monthly Chair’s report for September. Please take a look when you have a few minutes and feel free to reach out with any questions or comments. Read More

We are thrilled to announce that we now have over 2050 registrations!   Help us to continue to share this event with the world! Please make these 2 announcements in as many meetings as possible. Please share these… Read More

21 September 2024, 2pm ESTZoom:  839 1683 1125Password:  OIAA The September assembly is open to all who wish to join, but only intergroup representatives, OIAA standing committee chairs, OIAA officers, and non-officer trustees are voting… Read More

We are thrilled to announce that as of today we have 1725 registrations for the OIAA Online International Convention from over 50 countries!  We are anticipating many more.  Our Convention will be  announced in the Bulletin Board… Read More

Susan R. has posted the monthly Chair’s report for July. Please take a look when you have a few minutes and feel free to reach out with any questions or comments. Read More

Open & Safe – protecting our meeting space while keeping the doors to A.A. wide open Join OIAA’s TechSteppers and share your experience, strength and hope on keeping a safe and secure online meeting space… Read More

As OIAA's growth continues steadily, as we continue to seek new ways to serve our online A.A. groups in their common purpose of carrying the A.A. message to the alcoholic who still suffers, we continue… Read More

 As of July 12, we have 653 registrations for the convention from over 34 countries!  Please continue to share the link and fliers with your groups and other A.A. members!  https://beta.aa-intergroup.org/1st-oiaa-online-international-convention Our convention is now featured… Read More

As of July 9, we have 591 registrations for the convention from over 20 countries!  Please continue to share the link and fliers with your groups and other A.A. members!  https://beta.aa-intergroup.org/1st-oiaa-online-international-convention Our convention is now featured… Read More

Susan R. has posted the monthly Chair’s report for July. Please take a look when you have a few minutes and feel free to reach out with any questions or comments. Looking For More News… Read More

Susan R. has posted the monthly Chair’s report for June. Please take a look when you have a few minutes and feel free to reach out with any questions or comments. Looking For More News… Read More

Registration for the OIAA International Convention is NOW OPEN! Visit the International Convention page and click on the REGISTER HERE link and register early. The convention will be here sooner than you think! Read More

New OIAA International Convention Video Here is a link to a new video, in Portuguese, created to build awareness in Portugal and in Brasil about the OIAA Internacional Convention Online. The video can also be… Read More

Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees: OIAA is accepting resumes for this position. The deadline for submission of a service résumé for this position is July 1, 2024; send to OIAA.board@aa-intergroup.org.  The Board will… Read More

Staying Safe: Keeping pace with disruptors Thanks to the over 100 participants who joined to share your experience, strength and hope around our on-going challenges and solutions in providing a safe and secure online meeting… Read More

We are excited to give you a taste of some of the formats and themes that will be featured in our 2024 OIAA Online International   Convention!  More themes will be added shortly. Formats - speaker… Read More

Visit our OIAA YouTube channel to view our newest video introducing the 1st OIAA International Convention. Read More

"Nothing matters more to A.A.'s future welfare than the manner in which we use the colossus of modern communication.  Used unselfishly and well, it can produce results surpassing our present imagination" Bill W. What does… Read More

Many of your group's members have graciously volunteered to assist in the tech service during the convention.  Our OIAA International Convention Tech Chair is Beth D. and she is beginning to organize tech volunteer teams.… Read More

For all groups participating in the OIAA International Convention, please remember to email your theme and format for the convention ASAP to Beth A international.trustee@aa-intergroup.org.  This information will be showcased when members register for our convention.… Read More

Susan R. has posted the monthly Chair's report for April 1. Please take a look when you have a few minutes and feel free to reach out with any questions or comments. Read More

As many of you have requested, we have added a new form for you to make updates to your group IGRs and Alt IGRs. You'll find access to the new IGR/Alt IGR Update form on… Read More

Thank you to all members who joined our Assembly this past Saturday, March 16th...we accomplished a lot together! IGRs or Alt IGRs voted and approved the following items: December Assembly Minutes 50 yes (Unanimous) OIAA… Read More

March Chair's report. | March Assembly Information | Guideline's Review Session | February Analytics The March OIAA Chair's report is up and available for you to take to your groups. The OIAA 16 March 2024 Assembly information… Read More

Over the course of 2023, as the Online Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous (OIAA) was being built into an international organization, the communications committee was trying to develop language that captured the essence of what OIAA is… Read More

The topic for your input at this Forum is “Building Fellowship in your online group“. Quoting our Big Book: “…the fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. There you will find release from care, boredom, and worry.” (p52) What does your… Read More

The final 2023 OIAA Assembly was held on Saturday December 16th.  This was an important assembly setting the course for 2024 as the Assembly approved the 2024 OIAA Operating Budget  (see also 2024 Budget Compared With 2023… Read More

The 2023 OIAA Membership Survey is underway!  IGRs, Alt-IGRs, Committee Chairs and all Officers & Trustees should have received an email from OIAA Secretary Jeff B on Dec 21st.   Surveys need to be completed by… Read More

Members asked at the assembly for a copy of the 2024 Budget compared to the 2023 Budget. It is linked below and is on the Assembly page and the Finance Committee page. 2024 Budget compared… Read More

You can find the December Chair's Report on the Chair's Page as well as on the OIAA Assembly 16 December 2023 page. Find out what OIAA committees have been up to and get ready for… Read More

The Technology Committee has posted a report for December that includes: OIAA Group numbers. Meeting Guide numbers. Page views. Devices used to access the site. Languages used by our users. Locations that the site is… Read More

There are many upcoming Alcathons listed on our Group Events page. You do not need to be an OIAA Member Group to list an event. Events listed may be online only or Hybrid (in-person and… Read More

November Chair's Report | October Finance Reports | Election Assembly Information The November Chair's Report and October Finance Reports have been posted. The OIAA 16 December 2023 Assembly information is updated as it becomes available. We will… Read More

The October IGR Forum page has been updated with all the links used during the presentations. Welcome To Our New Groups!!! You can upload a Group Report at the bottom of that page and here… Read More

We are inviting you to share your personal short stories on how online groups and meetings help you and help others carry the A.A. message to anyone, anytime and anywhere.  How has your participation in… Read More

Election Assembly Information | October Chair's Report | 2024 Yearly Budget | Meeting Guide Video We encourage all who are qualified to stand for election. The OIAA 16 December 2023 Assembly information is now available.… Read More

OIAA 16 December 2023 Assembly information is now available. Election of OIAA Officers We encourage all who are qualified to stand for election. Officer positions standing for election are: Chairperson, Vice Chair and Treasurer. Please submit… Read More

If you are looking at getting into service and have a financial background, OIAA has a service position for you!  We would like to have an internal audit conducted by a team to start in… Read More

The 17 June and 29 July Assembly Minutes have been posted on the OIAA Assembly 16 September 2023 page. The Financial Reports for August have been posted on the OIAA Assembly 16 September 2023 page. We hope to see… Read More

And so, another month of service to our groups…. Your vice chair and I are attending committee meetings; the committee chairs have met with the board. Officers and committees have prepared and submitted budgets for… Read More

We'd like to share a video walk through of all the new layout of the OIAA website. We also have two instructional videos of ways you can participate. Groups can now share their Group Reports… Read More

Bring your online meeting safety concerns and questions. OIAA TechSteppers share their Experience Strength and Hope around meeting safety as we continue to work together in unity and discuss ongoing efforts to counter meeting disruptors… Read More

Two topics are in this report: the first deals with our service committees and how our service to you deals with the 9th Tradition-…” directly responsible to those they serve;” and how your service to… Read More

July 2023 In the past month we have had to pivot and find our way back to institutional unity to serve the myriad of groups we are privileged to list on OIAA.  An example of… Read More

Please plan to join the next OIAA Assembly scheduled for Saturday, 29-July at 2pm EST. You can find information on the July assembly page . Looking for the information from the June Assembly?  You can find… Read More

Join June Assembly Now Meeting ID: 839 1683 1125 Passcode: OIAA Assembly Agenda June 2023 Welcome and Announcement of Quorum Chair Report Minutes of March 2023 Assembly Website Report Treasurer’s Report New Business   See… Read More

We are very proud and grateful to have been part of the conception and creation of this new version of OIAA’s website. We’d like to thank the entire OIAA community for your patience and participation… Read More

OIAA Assembly 17 June 2023 The Agenda, Financial Reports and Acting Chairs Report are all available. Please join us : Saturday June  17, 2023 11:00am PT | 1:00pm CT | 2:00pm ET 19:00pm GMT |… Read More

We are inviting you to share your personal short stories on how online groups and meetings help you and help others carry the A.A. message to anyone, anytime and anywhere. How has your participation in… Read More

OIAA is excited to announce details for our next Assembly scheduled for Saturday March 18th. The complete Assembly Agenda is now available on the OIAA website. OIAA assemblies are open to all who wish to join. Voting… Read More

January 28th's IGR Forum proved a great experience for all IGRs and Alt IGRs in attendance.   Watch the IGR Hotlist page for updates on the next Forum scheduled for April 29th All presentations from the… Read More

Get info here for the next OIAA General Assembly scheduled for Saturday March 18th OIAA General Assemblies take place quarterly.  Future 2023 General Assembly dates: June 17 | September 9 | December 16 (Election Assembly)… Read More

Thank you to the nearly 600 participants who joined us on Saturday Jan. 14th for OIAA's "Don't let Zoom Bombers Win" Security Workshop. Your response to this event was overwhelming and the love and care… Read More

The newly elected OIAA Board meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.  You can view meeting agendas and meeting minutes on the recently added OIAA Board page. Please join us in a tremendous expression… Read More

Here are some of the great comments we've received so far, thank you! "It was great to "meet" alcoholics from all over which helps to see the worldwide connections" "It was another affirmation of AA… Read More

Thank you to the more than 100 members who attended OIAA's General Assembly on Saturday December 3rd. Not only did the Assembly approve the 2023 OIAA Operating Budget, but also, the Assembly held its first… Read More