The 2026 Delegate Support Fund Application is now available to help underfunded intergroups and service boards send delegates to the 2026 World Service Business Conference (WSBC). The fund can cover delegate costs for visas, transportation, lodging, meals, technology, and more and helps ensure greater diversity and participation from among our Fellowship. WSBC 2026 will be … Continued
In this episode of Inside OA, host Meg M. interviews Bob, an OA trustee who joined the Fellowship in 2003 and found his first sponsor at an intergroup meeting. Bob has an accounting background, so serving as treasurer is a natural fit, but as he says, “I don’t always look for treasurer positions . . … Continued
The Professional Exhibits Fund has money available to help your service body participate in a trade conference or a convention for professionals who may refer patients and clients to OA. Take a look at the application to see what expenses OA can help cover. To ensure you have everything you need for your professional exhibit, … Continued
Whether it’s as simple as leaving an Attraction Sticky Note in a public bathroom or as sophisticated as broadcasting our PSA video on your local television station, there is something you can do to give service for OA public information and professional outreach (PIPO). In this latest episode of our Inside OA Podcast, host Meg … Continued
2025 Wrap Up Report What were the important decisions made at World Service Business Conference 2025? Which regions are now eligible to send five extra delegates in 2026? Find out in the new Wrap-Up Report! World Service Business Conference 2025 closed on Saturday, May 10 after five days of business meetings used to discuss and … Continued
OA’s Logo Request Form (PDF or DOCX) and Reprint Request Form have both been carefully revised to reflect the current practices and policies of OA. If your group or service body plans to request permission to modify and use our OA trademarks or to reprint OA literature, please download these new forms and submit them … Continued
The World Service Office recently posted a thorough update to the OA Copyright and Trademark Requests page (formerly the Copyright Requests page) on oa.org to offer the most comprehensive information about how and when registered OA groups and service bodies may use and reproduce bookstore literature, Lifeline stories, logos, and other resources that are the … Continued
Ever mindful that “To Carry the Message Is Our Primary Purpose,” 199 delegates to World Service Business Conference (WSBC) came together virtually May 6–10, 2025, under this theme to work an agenda of New Business Motions and Bylaws Amendments, attend new workshops designed to strengthen recovery in our Fellowship, and experience for themselves a powerful … Continued
Ever take on a service role and ask yourself “What have I just gotten myself into?” Bob F. asked himself that very question in 2004 when he accepted the role of Center Mic Monitor at World Service Business Conference. Bob had been abstinent since January 1, 1986, so he knew to talk to his sponsor … Continued
OA has launched a new podcast series, “Inside OA,” offering interviews with OA trusted servants and their diverse opportunities and experiences with service at the region and world service levels. In our first episode, “World Service Convention,” Laurie O., trustee liaison to Region Eight and Convention 2025 Committee member shares her qualifications and lets everyone … Continued