General Service Conference Committees
The Traditions
Twelve Steps
Alphabet Soup
Austin Fun Facts
100

This group facilitates carrying AA’s message into Prisons.

What is the Correctional Facility Committee?

100
“AA ought never be organized …” – so begins this tradition.
What is Tradition 9?
100
In this step, we share our inventories with another human being and our Higher Power?
What is Step 5?
100

DCM

What is District Committee Member?

100

This is the slogan adopted by the Austin Independent Business Alliance to promote small businesses in Austin, Texas.

What is Keep Austin Weird?

200
This committee is involved with “our meeting in print”.
What is Grapevine?
200
According to the Long Form of this tradition, we don’t promote as we feel “it is better to let our friends recommend us”.
What is Tradition 11?
200

According to the Big Book – “Ain’t it fine the wind stopped blowin’” is the WRONG attitude to have when you undertake this.

What is Step 9?

200

H&I

Hospitals & Institutions

200

Singer Janis Joplin got her start in Austin at this gas station and restaurant where bands played for rounds of beer.

What is Threadgill's?

300
This committee creates a greater understanding of the AA program through such vehicles as the media and speaking to community groups
What is PI - Public Information?
300
This tradition sets forth that “You are a member when you say you are.” A desire to stop drinking is the only requirement.
What is Tradition 3?
300
In the Twelve & Twelve, this steps speaks to “Instincts in Collision”
What is Step 4?
300
ICYPAA
What is “International Conference of Young People in AA”
300

With 200 live music venues and as many as 2,000 bands and performing artists, Austin is considered to be this.

What is the Live Music Capital of the World?

400
This committee is involved with the items that are published by AAWS.
What is Literature?
400
This tradition reminds us that Twelfth Step work ought never be paid for …
What is Tradition 8?
400
This step involves making a list, perhaps checking it twice – all done being naughty, it’s time to make nice.
What is Step 8?
400
GSO
What is the General Service Office?
400

This famous movie was filmed in Austin.  One of the featured local sites still standing and operating today is Top Notch Hamburgers.

What is Dazed And Confused?

500
This group is concerned with the professionals such as doctors or judges who come in contact with alcoholics.
What is CPC – Cooperation with the Professional Community?
500
This tradition reminds us that “each member is but a small part of a great whole.”
What is Tradition 1?
500
In the Big Book, this step is associated with a prayer that begins, “My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad …”
What is Step 7?
500

SWRF

What is the Southwest Regional Forum?

500

This is the original name of the city of Austin when the city was officially chosen as the new capital of the Republic of Texas.

What is Waterloo?

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