Conference Delegate

Conference Delegates

More info regarding this position on p. 25 of “How it works”

A region is entitled to send six delegates to Conference. These should be from suitably experienced members able to conform to the requirements (set out in the section of “The General Service Conference”, section 1.5 in this handbook), who have been nominated either by the member intergroups or the regional assembly for election by the regional assembly. They should be elected well before Conference so that their names may go forward when required by GSO so that they will have time to absorb the relevant papers and re-read the suggested literature.

Quality of sobriety and service record should be the guiding principles when electing delegates. It is recommended that delegates have a minimum of 5 years continuous sobriety and that before electing a delegate, a region satisfies itself that the member has demonstrated a commitment through service to the Fellowship.

Potential delegates should be made aware, before election, of the commitment this post entails. In order to be elected as a delegate a member need not be a serving member of their region at the time of the election but an elected delegate becomes a full member of region.

While remembering that the best person for the job should be elected for the sake of AA as a whole, consideration should be given to ensuring that intergroups have easy access to a Conference delegate.

A Conference delegate’s duties do not finish with the end of the Conference. In fact this is only the beginning. He or she should be available and willing to report back fully to the region and also be willing to travel to intergroup and group meetings if invited to do so.

Conference delegates’ duties are fully explained in General Service Conference section 1.5 in the AA Structure Handbook for Great Britain.