April 27 in A.A. History

In 1942, three of Dr. Kirby Collier’s alcoholic patients begin holding A.A. meetings in the lower right apartment at 192 N. Goodman St. [right] in Rochester, New York. This was the first A.A. meeting in Rochester.

April 27–May 3

In 2003, at the 53rd General Service Conference, held at the Crowne Plaza Manhattan in New York City, the following were among the advisory actions: that…

• the trial period [started at this Conference] for use of laptops at the General Service Conference be extended through the 54th General Service Conference;
• a draft Introduction to… Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions be developed;
• the trustees’ Literature Committee initiate a comprehensive review of “The A.A. Group;” and
• development of a Third Edition of Alcohólicos Anónimos be approved.

In 2008, at the 58th General Service Conference, held at the Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York City, the following was among the advisory actions: that…

• the Online Intergroup of A.A. (OIAA) be listed in a new section titled “Online Intergroups” under the section “International Correspondence Meetings” in the A.A. “Online Directories” above where “Meetings” appear.

In 2014, at the 64th General Service Conference, held at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook, New York, the following were among the advisory actions: that…

• a plan be created by the General Service Office to translate Conference material (background material, Conference Manual, etc.) into French and Spanish for use during the Conference;
• the pamphlet on spirituality with the title “Many Paths to Spirituality” be approved;
• during a two-year trial period[, in 2015 and 2016,] the General Service Conference include one day of electronic voting on all nonelection [sic] votes;
• [add] to the Glossary of General Service Terms [in] The AA. Service Manual:
  
  “Advisory Action—Represents the informed group conscience of the Fellowship, as the result of a recommendation made by a Conference committee or a floor action, which has been approved by the Conference body as a whole;” and
  “Additional Committee Consideration—An item that was discussed by a Conference committee, but with no action taken or made by the Conference as a whole.”