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Bylaws, Policies & Guidelines, and Netiquette Advisory Welcome to the Online IntergroupIf you would like to join ...If you would like to join OIAA, write to us. NOTE: OIAA is a service entity. If you are looking for an online AA group, please visit the email or real-time meeting directories. Membership in the Intergroup is open to all online AA groups and all AA members. There are no dues or fees for membership. The Intergroup is self-supporting through contributions of AA members and groups. There are two classes of membership: voting and nonvoting.
Non-member online AA groups also can take advantage of Intergroup services. For example, membership is not required to list your group in the OIAA Meeting Directories. Our 12th Step, Public Information, and Cooperation With the Professional Community committees also are available to work with any online AA entity. If you've already joined ...In OIAA, we have a system whereby each new member is assigned a "welcomer," just to be sure you have a name and address to turn to if you are puzzled about what's going on in this service entity. We hope you will write your welcomer and ask any questions that occur to you. There are several sources of information available to help you get oriented:
The Welcome Letter that the mailing list manager sent you when you joined.
The Bylaws, Policies & Guidelines, and Netiquette Advisory documents. (available in the members section of the website or in PDF or Word format)
The current officer and committee reports and the Historian's Library. (available in the members section of the website) That's a lot of reading, and no one is expected to memorize them; however, a familiarity with their contents will be useful when looking up details later. You may find it helpful to print some or all of the operating documents. How we communicate ...There are three ways in which we communicate within OIAA: The Business ListDiscussion on the business list is limited to the agenda. Motions, election materials, committee reports and vote results are posted there. Members of the Assembly discuss the current agenda items only. All other discussion takes place on The Open Forum (see below). Participants are expected to use good judgment. Derogatory personal remarks about other Assembly members are prohibited. The Decorum Guideline applies. Irrelevant, disruptive, or abusive posts will generate a warning, then removal from the list. A full explanation of the decorum rules can be found in the OIAA Bylaws and the Policies & Guidelines document. Subject to Assembly's consent in accordance with the Bylaws, the Chair sets the weekly agenda to inform members of the business items being discussed. The agenda has the following monthly format:
The Committee ListsEach OIAA committee has its own mailing list to facilitate communication among committee members. An overview of OIAA committees can be found here. The Open ForumInformal discussion takes place in The Open Forum. For more information:
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