COVID-19 Update and Virtual Meetings

Meetings taking place at the Atlantic Club in West OC are still on as scheduled at this time, with a limitation of 10 people per meeting. All other meetings held in area churches and community centers are temporarily suspended.

Some Home Groups have set up online meetings. If your Home Group is doing this, please email the details to info@ocaa.org and we will post it so others can join in. Here’s some guidance on how to set up a remote meeting with Google Hangout, Zoom or FreeConferenceCall.

Listed below are some Virtual Meetings taking place now in the Ocean City Intergroup:

• 6 pm   Happy Hour via Zoom https://us04web.zoom.us/j/991330530   Dial in: +1 (301)-715-8592   Meeting ID: 991 330 530
• 7:30 pm   Not A Glum Lot via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/217995249?pwd=cXlZK21CanRtY2pqOE9hSG4rNG9HUT0   Dial in: +1 (301)-715-8592   Meeting ID: 217 995 249   Password: 382990

• Noon   Happy Joyous and Free Women’s group reads “As Bill Sees It” via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86421946835?pwd=cytBUmJLVndrMVhRQVQycFhhWHh0Zz09   Dial in: +1 (301)-715-8592   Meeting ID: 864 2194 6835   Password: 010397

• 8 pm   Fresh Air group via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/883151032?pwd=KzM1cGtMOFNlOVVUWDdmQnh5SVNjUT09
  Dial in: +1 (301)-715-8592   Meeting ID: 883 151 032   Password: 352385

• 8 pm   Free To Be Women’s group via Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/358229631   Dial in:+1 (301)-715-8592   Meeting ID: 358 229 631   Password: 9S1PSg

• 7 pm   Primary Purpose group Big Book Study Meeting via https://ppgmd.org

• 10 am   Happy, Joyous and Free Women’s group reads “12 and 12” via Zoom https://us04web.zoom.us/j/798078394   Dial in: +1-(301)-715-8592   Meeting ID: 798 078 394
• 8 pm   Action Group via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83700376116?pwd=b1dFZnkwdXRGVUtCOENJcWdKcjRldz09  Dial in: +1-(301)-715-8592   Meeting ID: 837 0037 6116   Password: 497989

Saturday 

• 7 pm   Saturday Night Live! via Zoom https://us04web.zoom.us/j/954508347?pwd=TDJ0UnNuYmZIYm9Ed1pHQmxEWHR0Zz09   Dial in: +1 (301)-715-8592   Meeting ID: 954 508 347   Password: 646266

Sunday

• 8 pm   CDA (Chemical Dependents Anonymous) • Step To It! via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86011984838?pwd=RHdSaTdJSUhpNk5tUE0zcUloZnJmUT09   Dial in: +1 (301)-715-8592   Meeting ID: 860 1198 4838   Password: 611310

More Resources

Intergroups outside of Area 29 are also maintaining lists of online meetings:

• Southern Delaware
  • https://sussexaa.org/meetings/?tsml-day=any&tsml-type=ONL

•  Baltimore
  • https://baltimoreaa.org/upcoming-phone-online-meetings/
• Hagerstown
  • https://www.hagerstownaa.org/covid-19-updates-for-aa/
• Mid Shore
  • https://1ff6716a-bbac-4643-a36e-8b7bbdaf4807.filesusr.com/ugd/3a7348_e4132bd8c64141cd83fc25ac8cba802e.docx?dn=Conference%20call%20meetings%20v3.docx
• Northeast Maryland
  • https://www.nemdaa.org/virtual-meetings
• Southern Maryland
  • http://www.somdintergroup.org/olm.html
• West Central
  • https://westcentralaa.org/online%20meetings/

Online Meeting Resources: with the statewide orders to limit in-person gatherings, many of us are experiencing online, virtual, or dial-in meetings for the first time. Please keep in mind that not everyone has online access from their home and consider ways to include those alcoholics in your virtual meetings! I want to highlight a few resources that we’ve run across which might be generally helpful as you participate in or host online or dial-in meetings:

• • Baltimore Intergroup Updates on Virtual Meetings (Anonymity, 7^th Tradition, etc.)
    • https://mailchi.mp/e207727ac28d/covid19announcement32092020-2593798
    • https://mailchi.mp/9d87b5502184/covid19announcement3252020-2596350
  • Protecting Anonymity in Zoom Meetings:
    • https://aasfmarin.org/zoom-meetings-protecting-anonymity-default-settings
  • Personal Anonymity in Zoom Meetings:
    • https://aasfmarin.org/maintain-anonymity-online-zoom-meeting
  • Managing Attendees in Zoom Meetings:
    • https://www.nyintergroup.org/managing-meeting-participants/
  • How to Move an AA Meeting Online in Five Simple Steps:
    • https://aasfmarin.org/how-to-move-an-a-a-meeting-online-in-5-simple-steps
  • Setting Up a Remote Meeting:
    • https://aasfmarin.org/setting-up-remote-meetings-help
  • Suggested Best Practices for a Digital Seventh Tradition:
    • https://aasfmarin.org/online-contributions-your-digital-7th-tradition-guide-to-best-practices

Weekly Area 29 Zoom Call: Area 29 will be hosting a weekly Service zoom call on Saturday mornings at 9:00 a.m, starting this Saturday, March 28, 2020. If needed, we will announce an adjustment to that timing to accommodate for the virtual Mini-Conference, which is scheduled for April 4. These weekly zoom meetings will be your opportunity to connect with other trusted servants in Area 29 to discuss any issues that you are facing in your local groups, districts, or intergroups as we navigate virtual meetings and other issues caused by the pandemic. The meeting will last for one hour and is open to anyone doing any kind of service work in Area 29 (local group, Intergroup, District, Area, etc.).

Area 29 Service Call, Every Saturday at 9:00 am until further notice

https://zoom.us/j/291463487?pwd=OTRNUXp3M3RDK0s5cTBXeWdBRWduQT09

Meeting ID: 291 463 487

Password: 010594

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+19292056099,,291463487# US (New York)

AA Grapevine Available Free: the 2020 digital editions of AA Grapevine,as well as the audio versions, are available free online at: https://www.aagrapevine.org/we-are-here-to-help.