This form is for updating group information (including GSR and Alt GSR contact information) with the Area Registrar and the General Service Office.
Following is an excerpt from the GSO New Group Listing Guidelines/Form (Reference: page 116 in 2024-2026 A.A. Service Manual).
Thank you for wanting to list your group with the U.S./Canada General Service Office (G.S.O.) It is the practice of the G.S.O. to list groups and not meetings. Listing provides a wider opportunity for communication between your group, G.S.O., and the General Service Structure which will help the alcoholic who still suffers. Before filling out the new group form below, here are a few good things to know:
This form is for the U.S./Canada Service Structure. The U.S./Canada structure is just one of many A.A. entities around the world. If your virtual group is based outside the U.S. and Canada, we suggest that you contact the office in that country. If your group is based outside the U.S./Canada or your group has no geographic location, and you wish to communicate with G.S.O. you can contact the G.S.O. International desk.
G.S.O. is often asked, “Will filling out this form ensure my group appears in local meeting lists?” The answer is no. This form is only so that communication can flow between your group and the U.S./Canada Service Structure (your district, your area, and your G.S.O.). Please contact the local A.A. entity that publishes meeting lists such as your local intergroup/central office, district, or area. Many of them also share information with the Meeting Guide App.
Meeting information for our Western Washington website meeting lists as well as the Meeting Guide app is completely separate from the group information managed by our Area Registrar and shared with the General Service Office. To update meeting information on our Western Washington website meeting lists and the Meeting Guide app, please follow these instructions: Update/Add Meeting Instructions (Website Meeting Lists/Meeting Guide App).