AOSM History
1978- 1993 |
First proposal for an AOSM at the 1978 Helsinki World Service Meeting. This was discussed in Australia 1982. It was again proposed 1985 in New York then further discussed in New Zealand. In 1992 at the New York WSM informal discussions were held among Delegates. |
1993- 1994 |
Conference New Zealand approved the go ahead, followed by research, discussions and planning with GSO Japan. First AOSM planned for Tokyo in 1995. |
AOSM Locations so far
| Year | Location | Theme | Attendance |
| 1995 | 1st AOSM Tokyo, Japan |
Twelve Stepping Your Neighbor Country | (5) Hong Kong, Vanuatu, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, GSO, New York. |
| 1997 | 2nd AOSM Auckland, NZ |
Friends We Have Not Met | (4) Australia, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, GSO New York |
| 1999 | 3rd AOSM Sydney, Australia |
Our Primary Purpose | (7) Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Bali, Hong Kong, GSO New York |
| 2001 | 4th AOSM Seoul, South Korea |
The Growing AA Family | (14) Australia, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, Saipan, Tonga. |
| 2003 | 5th AOSM Hong Kong, China |
The Three Legacies-‐ Recovery, Unity, Service | (10) Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand, The Philippines, GSO New York. |
| 2005 | 6th AOSM Gold Coast, Australia |
Sponsorship in ever Widening Circles | (13) Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Russia, Thailand, Vietnam, GSO New York. |
| 2007 | 7th AOSM Ranzan, Japan |
Global Growth through Structured Groups | (15) Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, MERCAA (Middle East Regional Committee of AA) Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, GSO New York. |
| 2009 | 8th AOSM Bangkok, Thailand |
Reaching Out | (10) Australia, Bhutan, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, GSO New York. |
| 2011 | 9th AOSM Chandigarh, India |
Singleness of Purpose | (11) Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korean Intergroup in Japan, MERCAA, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, GSO New York. |
| 2013 | 10th AOSM Irkutsk, Russia |
Carrying the Message Beyond Borders | (9) Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, MERCAA, Mongolia, New Zealand, Russia, Thailand, GSO New York. |
| 2015 | 11th AOSM Dubai, UAE |
Carrying the Message through Public Information and Cooperation with the Professional Community (PI & CPC) | (12) Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, MERCAA, Mongolia, New Zealand, Russia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, GSO New York. |
| 2017 | 12th AOSM Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
Preserving the Integrity of Carrying the Message | (11) Australia, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, MERCAA, Mongolia, New Zealand, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, GSO New York. |
| 2019 | 13th AOSM Hong Kong, China |
Improving Links with All Communities | (14) Australia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, MERCAA, Mongolia, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, GSO New York. |
| 2021 | 14th AOSM Hyderabad, India (Virtual) |
Carrying the Message in the Digital Age | (19) Australia, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, MERCAA, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, GSO New York. |
| 2023 | 15th AOSM Fiji |
Carrying the Message and Overcoming Cultural Challenges within Borders | Australia, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Japan, MERCAA, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, GSO New York. |
| 2025 | 16th AOSM Singapore |
One Message, Many Languages, One Fellowship | TBD |