Find a Meeting will be offline Tuesday, September 16, from 7 p.m. to midnight Eastern Time. Add, Edit, and Cancel a Meeting will be offline for about 24 hours starting Monday, September 15, at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
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
OA service bodies are encouraged to view and distribute One-on-One Outreach: Demonstration Video and Talking Points, a new resource that includes a video demonstration of conversational outreach to a health professional plus suggested talking points. The video is subtitled in 23 languages, which accounts for more than 99 percent of all non-English OA meetings and … Continued
Carry the message to health professionals with Issue IV of OA’s free Professional Community Courier. The Courier is written for health professionals, by health professionals to spread the word about the benefits the Overeaters Anonymous program offers to patients and clients. This issue includes several insightful testimonials, written by a certified nurse midwife, a chiropractor, and an … Continued
A new document, Sample Policies and Procedures for Intergroups and Other Service Bodies, has been posted in the Document Library on oa.org. This comprehensive template helps intergroups and other service bodies establish or refine the ways they officially function. Download the Sample Policies and Procedures today and discover clear definitions of key terms, examples of … Continued
The Public Awareness/Professional Tradeshows Committee of the OA Board of Trustees has released a memo advising service bodies of an option for a free software platform that offers licensed images, translation, and graphic design tools. The memo, Free Licensed Images, Translation, and Graphic Design Platform for Intergroups and Service Boards Registered as Nonprofits/Charities has been … Continued
Attention Public Information and Professional Outreach (PIPO) Committees! OA’s Press Kit has been updated to reflect the best current information we can present to media professionals about OA worldwide, including: Estimated total number of OA meetings, including the availability of thousands of online meetings. Estimated total number of countries and languages for which OA available. … Continued