News Category: Meetings

Online meetings have a new disruption to watch for: deepfakes. Deepfakes use technology to mimic a real person to gain access and then cause a disturbance. Use the updated step-by-step recommendations in OA’s Videoconference Meeting Training and Security/Preventive Measures guidelines to prepared to respond to intruders, disrupters, and deepfakes. Ensure your on-screen meeting is secure … Continued

Delegates to World Service Business Conference 2023 have voted to change the following meeting descriptions: From To Open meeting Meeting with visitors (Open) Closed meeting Meeting without visitors (Closed) Special Topic Specific Topic Special Focus Specific Focus These changes will help newcomers and referring professionals understand that “Closed” meetings are always open to newcomers, OA … Continued

To better reflect the needs of our increasingly online meetings, service bodies, and members worldwide, the Board of Trustees has voted to adopt a new Suggested Online Meeting Format. This format is specially created to help our members run online meetings, and includes a leader’s script, PDF attachments for sharing, and helpful links to our … Continued

In keeping with the recent revival of our Lifeline content via the brand-new blog, lifeline.oa.org, the Suggested Lifeline Meeting Format has been revised and posted in the Document Library on oa.org. Groups looking to include new perspectives and insights on compulsive eating can use this meeting format as a guided way to discover the wealth of Lifeline articles and shares available to our Fellowship. Back … Continued