Welcome Delegate!

Dear Delegate,

On behalf of the members of the Asia Oceania Service Meeting (AOSM), I warmly welcome you to this important forum of Alcoholics Anonymous service within our region of the world.

As a Delegate, you play a vital role in helping carry the message of recovery and strengthening communication, unity, and service among the AA structures throughout Asia and Oceania.

This introductory document provides an overview of the AOSM, its purpose, structure, and how it functions. We also encourage you to explore the AOSM website for further information and resources.

Prior to the AOSM assembly itself, you will receive presentations and orientation sessions covering key topics such as Robert’s Rules of Order, the Third Legacy Procedure, and the importance of maintaining communication and participation between meetings.

We encourage you to review these materials carefully and become familiar with the spirit and operation of the AOSM. Your participation, experience, and voice are valued and contribute to our shared purpose of carrying the message of recovery to alcoholics who still suffer.

We look forward to working together in fellowship and service as we continue to support AA across our diverse and growing region.

Yours in AA Service,

Simon A.
Chair
Asia Oceania Service Meeting (AOSM)

General Delegate Information

How long will you serve as a delegate to AOSM?

You will serve for a term of four years. For the first two years, you will serve as a ‘1^st Term Delegate’. For the next two years, after your fellowship has elected a new ‘1^st Term Delegate’, you will serve as a ‘2^nd Term Delegate’.
When will your term start and end?

Your term will start on the date determined by the highest level of your service structure. Your start date does not need to coincide with the beginning of an AOSM or with the end of an AOSM. However, immediately after you have attended your second AOSM, you will stand down from the AOSM sub-committee that you’ve been serving on. You’ll stand down even though you may continue to serve as the 2^nd Term Delegate for your structure until the end of your four-year term.
How many AOSMs will you attend?
What will you do during each AOSM?
During each AOSM, you will:

take part in informal discussions and structured workshops

vote on recommendations tabled by the sub-committees.

You may also have the opportunity to attend regular AA meetings, guided tours of your host city, several lunches and a gala dinner!
What will you do between the two AOSMs?
Between the two AOSMs, you will:

attend online meetings, roughly once-a-month, of the sub-committee that AOSM will assign you to

present the outcomes of each AOSM to your local fellowship

liaise between your fellowship and the other fellowships of AOSM, exchanging ideas, resources and services which will benefit all members of AOSM.

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