The District Committee Member (D.C.M.) is an essential link between the group G.S.R. and the area delegate to the General Service Conference. As leader of the district committee, made up of all G.S.R.s in the district, the D.C.M. is exposed to the group conscience of that district. As a member of the area committee, he or she is able to pass on the district’s thinking to the delegate and the committee. (The pamphlet “Your D.C.M.,” available from the General Service Office, provides basic information on this service job.)
Term: Two years
Duties & Responsibilities
The D.C.M.’s job is primarily that of two-way communication. The D.C.M.:
• Regularly attends all district meetings and area assemblies.
• Receives reports from the groups through G.S.R.s and through frequent personal contacts with groups in the district.
• Holds regular meetings of all G.S.R.s in the district.
• Helps the Conference delegate cover the area, which would be impossible for the delegate to do on a group-by-group basis.
• Assists the delegate in obtaining group information in time to meet the deadline for A.A. directories.
• Keeps G.S.R.s informed about Conference activities; this includes setting up opportunities for the delegate’s Conference report, occasionally making the Conference report if the delegate cannot be present, and inviting the delegate to regular district meetings.
• Makes sure that G.S.R.s are acquainted with The A.A. Service Manual, the Twelve Concepts for World Service, the G.S.O. bulletin Box 4-5-9, workbooks and guidelines from G.S.O., and any other service material.
• Helps G.S.R.s make interesting reports to groups, and encourages them to bring new A.A. members to service events.
• Keeps groups informed about Conference-approved books and pamphlets.
• Organizes workshops and/or sharing sessions on service activities.
• Regularly keeps in touch with the alternate D.C.M. and the delegate; sends district minutes to the delegate and alternate, and exchanges them with other districts.
• Brings Traditions problems to the attention of the delegate.
• Makes a regular practice of talking to groups (new and old) on the responsibilities of general service work.
~Taken from the A. A. Service Manual combined With The Twelve Concepts for World Service. pg S31