April 30 in A.A. History

April 30–May 6

In 1995, at the 45th General Service Conference, held at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza in New York City, the following were among the advisory actions: that…

• based on an expressed need, a Spanish edition of the Grapevine be produced, contingent on [certain conditions] for up to five (5) years… If, after five (5) years, the Spanish edition of the magazine is determined to be no longer feasible, publication be discontinued;
• changes in “The A.A. Group” pamphlet be implemented…;
• a pocket edition of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions be published;
• simultaneous translation be made available at future General Service Conferences;
• a second delegate be admitted from Washington Area (Area 72);
• each Conference will determine… whether or not that… Conference will be smoking or non-smoking; and
• after a thorough examination of the issues… and acknowledging that there may have been problems with communication at many service levels in the past, it was the sense of the committee that there has been improvement and, therefore, in the interest of maintaining A.A. unity and finding there was not sufficient cause, the committee unanimously recommended that the proposal to censure the General Service Board be dismissed.

In 2000 , at the 50th General Service Conference, held at the Crowne Plaza Manhattan in New York City, the following were among the advisory actions: that…

• Southern California Area 05 be granted an additional delegate area; and
• a draft copy of the Fourth Edition of the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous,… be brought to the 2001 Conference Literature Committee, keeping in mind that if a Fourth Edition Big Book is published, it will require Conference approval and the 1995 Advisory Action that: “The first 164 pages of the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous, the Preface, the Forewords, ‘The Doctor's Opinion,’ ‘Dr. Bob's Nightmare,’ and the Appendices remain as is.”