CPC – Cooperation with Professionals Agenda for 02 August 2026

OIAA Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC)
Committee Meeting Agenda
August 2, 2026

Chair: Leila and Pato
Secretary: Naterena P-C
Language Support: Andresa

1. Welcome & Opening (5-10 minutes)

• Welcome and introductions
• Serenity Prayer
• CPC Purpose: To “inform professionals and future professionals about A.A. — what we are, where we are, what we can do, and what we cannot do. [We] attempt to establish better communication between A.A.s and professionals, and to find simple, effective ways of cooperating without affiliating.” (CPC Workbook)
• Reminder of available resources, including:
  • OIAA CPC Charter
  • Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC) Kit (Version en Español)
  • † (Versión en Español)
  • Our 12 Concepts for World Service Illustrated (Versión de los conceptos en Español)
  • Pamphlets and literature specific to CPC work (for committee members and for professionals).
  • Videos at org e.g. for Healthcare Professionals and for Legal and Corrections Professionals
• Introductions (if there are new or potential new members)

2. Updates (5-10 minutes)

• Pato: July Service Expo
• Leila:
  • Reorganized Drive with many new resources from PI/CPC Working Group, Area 10 CPC, OIAA PIC, AAWS (in addition to existing OIAA CPC files)
  • Onboarding for responding to incoming inquiries
• Naterena: Completes her one-year commitment for the Secretary role in October, and the position will be available at that time

3. Translations (email templates, resources, etc.)
4. Outreach to Professionals

• Committee Experience and Connections related to CPC
  • Pato: Universities and other organizations in Chile, Mexico, and US
  • Mauricio: Public relations, psychiatrists, treatment centers, and other mental health institutions
  • Any additional members experience and/or connections
• Outreach Pilot (committee discussion and decisions)
  • Target
  • Offer (e.g. panel, materials, or information)
  • Messaging
  • Workflow
  • Training
  • Next steps and assignments
    

5. Next Steps, Action Items & Closing (5-10 minutes)

• Secretary role beginning October
• Close with the Responsibility Pledge
  • English: “When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there. And for that: I am responsible.”
  • Spanish: “Yo soy responsable… cuando cualquiera, dondequiera extienda su mano pidiendo ayuda, quiero que la mano de AA esté siempre allí. Y por eso: yo soy responsable”

Parking Lot (Topics for discussion in future meetings, after committee is consistently handling responses to incoming inquiries, unless another member would like to serve as a project owner)

• Outreach projects
• Speaking on virtual panels
• Videos