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Celebrating A.A.'s First 90 Years

Celebrating A.A.'s First 90 Years

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A.A. International Conventions

International Conventions, steadily growing in size, have been held since 1950. That year, 3,000 A.A. members, including Bill W. and Dr. Bob., gathered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Attendance at Conventions has grown steadily since.  Most recently, in 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia, an estimated 57,000 A.A. members attended. The convention had 5,000 volunteers - some local, others from distant states and countries.

As usually happens at A.A.’s International Conventions, attendees virtually took over the city, filling hotels and crowding the coffee shops. A.A. members enjoyed many activities - live music, dances, hospitality rooms, and more than 250 meetings, which were held in more than 10 languages, including ASL (American Sign Language). 

As soon as I walked into the registration hall, I knew this weekend would be like no other in A.A. Everywhere people were smiling, laughing and hugging one another. Excitement filled the air. Until that day, I hadn’t realized just how big A.A. really is."
— A.S., Middletown, PA Grapevine, December 2016
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Authorization of Limited Use of the 2025 International Convention Logo

Areas and districts may wish to link their Web sites directly to the 2025 International Convention Web page.

This notice represents a limited authorization to all Area and District Web sites to use the Service Mark, 2025 International Convention logo, ONLY as an icon link on their websites to G.S.O.’s A.A. 2025 International Convention web page. We ask that this A.A.W.S. Service Mark not be used for any other purpose.

The 2025 International Convention logo is an A.A.W.S. Service Mark and may only be used with permission from A.A.W.S.