|
Type |
Definition |
|
C /
Closed |
Closed
meeting: Attendance is limited
to alcoholics, and people who have a desire to stop
drinking |
|
O /
Open |
Open
meeting: Any person interested
in AA is welcome, including the general public |
|
Disc
/ Discussion |
Discussion: Meeting is a
discussion format on a topic selected by the chair or
group |
|
Lit |
Literature:
Meeting is centered on a reading selection from AA
literature |
|
M |
Men:
Meeting for men |
|
W |
Women: Meeting for
women |
|
Non-Smoking /
NS |
Smoking is not
permitted in the meeting room or building.
- When the
symbol appears next to a particular meeting, that meeting is
non-smoking.
- When it
appears next to a meeting time, all meetings at that time are
non-smoking.
- If all
meetings at a group are non-smoking, it is indicated at the bottom of
the group's schedule.
Note that the owner of
a group’s meeting space, not the group itself, may determine a smoking
policy. |
|
Q&A |
Question and answer
meeting |
|
Spkr
/ Speaker
|
Speaker: Meeting is centered on
one recovering alcoholic telling the story of his or her recovery in A.A.
In some parts of the country, this is called a pitch
meeting. |
|
Step
Study / Step |
Step
Study:
Meeting is centered on the
study of one or more of the Twelve
Steps |
|
Lit /
Study |
Literature: Meeting is centered on
a reading selection from A.A.'s literature. |
|
Step
Spkr |
Step
Speaker: Meeting is centered on one
recovering alcoholic sharing his or her experience of the Twelve
Steps. |
|
Big
Book / BB |
Big Book
Study:
Meeting is centered on a reading selection from the "Big Book,"
Alcoholics Anonymous. |
|
12&12 |
Twelve and
Twelve: Meeting is centered on
a reading selection from the book Twelve Steps and Twelve
Traditions. |
|
As
Bill Sees It /ABSI |
As Bill Sees
It:
Meeting is centered on a reading selection from the book As Bill
Sees It. |
|
Grapevine |
Grapevine: Meeting is centered on
a reading selection from A.A.'s "meeting in print," the Grapevine. |
|
Traditions / Trad |
Traditions: Meeting is centered on
discussion of the meaning and usefulness of one or more of A.A.'s Twelve Traditions. |
|
Newcomers
/ Beginners |
Newcomer's: Meeting is centered on
discussion of topics of greatest interest to the newcomer to Alcoholics
Anonymous, who might be new to sobriety. |
|
YP |
Young
People: Meeting is centered on
discussion of topics of greatest interest to younger members of Alcoholics
Anonymous. |
|
Birthday
Meeting |
Birthday
Meeting: Meeting is centered on
the recognition and celebration of various lengths of sobriety of group
members. |
|
Group
Conscience / GC / BM |
Group Conscience or
Business Meeting: A business-oriented
meeting where issues involving group policy, expenditure, schedule, and
activities are discussed and decided upon. |
|
 |
Wheelchair
Accessible |