Policy & Admissions Committee (PAC) Report March 2024

What we do: PAC assists new groups in registering to list A.A. meetings/groups on the OIAA meeting directory: Reviews all new meeting submission forms for compliance in form completion, directory listing guideline compliance, retains meeting/group Traditions statement.

PAC assists new member groups to list Intergroup representatives at time of registration.

PAC assists meetings/groups regain their status to be relisted within the OIAA meeting directory or as Intergroup representatives if they have lapsed.

PAC assists to resolve complaints and answer questions regarding OIAA directory listed meeting/groups that have been reported.

PAC offers OIAA policy/guideline advisories to any interested parties.

What we did: Committee actions from to March 1 to March 31 2024:

• New meeting submission forms reviewed: 78
• New meeting submission forms processed to listed completion: 40
• Meetings listed with an IGR: 14 (35% of March listings)
• Outstanding – waiting for reply: 25
• Declined listings: 4
• Sent to Steppers: 1
• Sent to PIC: 0
• Requested removal: 0
• Decided Not to List: 1
• Complaints: 4
• OIAA policy/guideline advisory: 0
• Duplicates/Not a Listing/Actually an Update/Hold/Spam/Already Listed: 7

Success:

• Achieved the highest number of new IGRs in a single month for the year!

Challenges:

• Actively seeking additional members to serve on PAC

We extend our thanks and appreciation to Eldin V. for his service, as he has now rotated out of his role. Thank you for allowing us to serve.

Jan BB, PAC Chair