Where does Lamplighters fit in the worldwide AA structure?
Defining a logical place in the worldwide structure for internet-carried AA groups, where there are no geographical borders to facilitate AA’s “inverted pyramid” structure, has long frustrated the pioneers of online recovery. Some believe that online AA might develop its own Conference structure and eventually have a place in the World Service Meeting. The Online Intergroup is at work on this issue. Continued help to the sick and suffering alcoholic and active service work will eventually pave the way. Meanwhile, Lamplighters is listed in the international directories by GSO in New York, and elects a GSR and Alternate GSR, although these officers do not vote in the Conferences of any nation. However, our central general service body, the Online Intergroup of AA (OIAA), maintains liaison with the GSO of the US and Canada, and with other national general service bodies.
