| Alcoholics Anonymous General Services of Southeast Michigan Area 33 |
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 Official Area 33 Web Site Guidelines Updated 04/03/07 |
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Statement of Purpose "Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety." The Area 33 Web Site was created to provide a useful tool for conveying information about A.A. and Area 33 activities to alcoholics, the general public and members of the professional community. Our goal is to provide A.A. groups and individual members information about A.A. General Services and invite them to get involved in service. This will help strengthen our unity within Area 33 and the fellowship of A.A. The hotlines and information about A.A. on the Web site will help us fulfill our primary purpose of staying sober and carrying the A.A. message to suffering alcoholics. Disclaimer This is the official Web Site for Area 33. It is neither endorsed, nor approved by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. No copyrighted material shall be purposely posted herein without the express permission of those individuals or institutions possessing ownership of said copyrights. Alcoholics Anonymous®, A.A.®, and The Big Book® are registered trademarks of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. The Grapevine® and A.A. Grapevine® are registered trademarks of The A.A. Grapevine, Inc. Organization General Services of Southeast Michigan-Area 33 owns the domain aa-semi.org. The current Website Chairperson shall be listed as the administrative contact. The billing contact shall be the Website Chairperson. The Web Site Committee While many A.A. web sites are primarily a public information vehicle maintained by their Public Information Committees, our Web site is also intended as a service tool for the Area to reach more alcoholics. Due to the broadened scope of our Web Site, we felt it necessary to form a standing committee to maintain and administer the Web Site. The Web Site Committee shall ideally consist of the following:
a) Presides over committee meetings. b) Provides Web Site Committee reports each month to the Area Assembly. c) Primary contact for the Web Site Committee. d) Keeps in contact with Area 33 and GSO Public Information committees. e) Makes sure information is collected from the Districts and Area committees. f) Works directly with the Internet Service Provider (ISP) regarding technical matters. g) Main Editor for the Web Site. h) Provides backup and support for all Web Site Committee service positions. i) Compiles data and articles of interest for Area News web page and Web Site Committee’s Newsletter. a) Assists and supports the Chairperson. b) Provides backup and support for all committee service positions. c) Represents the Chairperson in her/his absence. a) Maintains Calendar of Events web pages. b) Works closely with Districts and Service Committees c) Synchronizes Calendar of Events and Upcoming Events sections on District web pages. a) Development and production of educational and informational materials for the Web Site. b) Reviews all written documents for the Web Site. c) Coordinates distribution of educational and informational materials for the Web Site. d) Coordinates all Web Site presentation opportunities and requests. e) Develops format of presentations for specific events. f) Coordinates volunteers on special projects. g) Reviews and distributes Web Site Committee’s Monthly Newsletter. h) Assists Chairperson in keeping contact with Area 33 and GSO Public Information committees. a) Maintains HTML files of the official GSO database for the directory. b) Receives Group Change Forms and New Group Forms submitted through the Web Site. c) Reviews the forms for completeness. c) Forwards the forms to the Area Registrar. d) Keeps a log of submitted changes via the Web Site. a) Manages and administers the Web Site databases, in particular for the AA Meeting Directory. b) Advises the Web Site Committee on technical requirements for the databases. a) Primary contact for District Committee Members (DCMs) whose districts wish to post material on the Web Site. b) Collects such information at the monthly DCM Meetings. c) Edits district and district officers web pages. d) Keeps frequent contact with all DCMs throughout the month. e) Helps editors synchronize Calendar of Events and Up-Coming Events section of the 25 District web pages. a) Assists with Web Site editing. b) Formats materials as web pages. a) Obtains, edits, formats and archives A.A. related feature articles, poems and short stories for the “Features” section of the Web Site each month. b) Gains traditional concensus from the Web Site Committee on all materials submitted for approval before posting. a) Develops graphics for the Web Site, such as, logos, maps, and themes. b) Assists chairperson with Web Site design. a) Maintains official records of the Web Site Committee. b) Records Web Site Committee meeting minutes each month. [Listing currently under construction...] a) Primary contact for chairpersons whose committees wish to post material on the Web Site. b) Collects such information each month at the Area Assembly Meeting. c) Attends quarterly Service Committee meetings. d) Edits Service Committee and District Service Committee Officers’ web pages. e) Keeps frequent contact with chairpersons of all committees throughout the month. f) Assists with maintenance of the Calendar of Events web page and helps synchronize the Up-Coming Events sections of the Service Committees’ web pages. a) Develops and maintains technical operations for the Web Site. b) Determines hardware and software needs. c) Makes recommendations according to policy, procedure and availability of hardware, software and vendor services. a) Maintains financial records of the committee; b.) Develops committee budget. c) Keeps track of committee expenses. d) Provides monthly reports to committee. a) Develops effective Web Site workshop topics and agendas. b) Lead presenter for the workshops. c) Produces a summary of each workshop. d) Provides monthly reports to the committee for updates on any projects and/or recommendations. You may contact the Web Site Committee at area33webchair@aa-semi.org Posting Instructions It is the intent of the Web Site Committee to leave the appropriateness of the material submitted for the Web site up to the group conscience of the districts and committees submitting the material. However, when considering material, please adhere to A.A.'s 12-Traditions and 12-Concepts, as well as, guidance provided in the A.A. Service Manual and subsequent revisions thereof. The Web Site Committee Chairperson is responsible for making sure that no objectionable material is published. In instances where a determination cannot be reached by the Web Site Committee, the issue will be presented to the Area Assembly for clarity in the matter. Refrain from using last names of individuals or e-mail addresses containing individual's last names at all times. Remember, we must always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films: "an A.A. Web Site is a public medium with the potential for reaching the broadest possible audience and therefore, requires the same safeguards we use at the level of press, radio and film." -Box 4-5-9, 2004. Do not include personal e-mail addresses or links while participating in our sharing session. Objectionable postings will be removed immediately from this site. Anyone wishing to address such information to our Web Site Committee may do so by accessing our Message Center. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. External Links Links to other web sites do not imply endorsement or approval. When connecting to an external link, you will be advised by a message that you are leaving the Area 33 Web Site. We exercise cooperation without affiliation. The links provided are for entities that the Area Assembly has decided may be complementary or beneficial in helping alcoholics contact local intergroups, special events and Al-Anon Family Groups. Unauthorized external links added to this site shall be removed immediately. |
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