Albuquerque Alcoholics Anonymous

NMCYPAA 2020 Conference – “Matching Calamity with Serenity”

Start date: 10/16/2020
End date: 10/17/2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Zoom Conference

NMCYPAA 2020!!! October 16th and 17th

Matching Calamity With Serenity – Online Conference

Zoom ID: 864 8141 3576 - Passcode: nmcypaa (all lowercase)
NOTE: The Zoom meeting ID has been updated as of 12-October-2020
Purchase Your Conference Shirt and Stickers Here: (Your contributions help pay for our technology costs and Spanish interpretation)
host.nmcypaa.org

FRIDAY - October 16th (All Times in Mountain Standard Time)

6:00 PM - Panel Meeting - Normally Would Not Mix: Our Shared Common Peril

  • Panelist will share their Experience, Strength, and Hope as it relates to our common peril of addiction and how we come together to support each other through understanding and fellowship, regardless of race, gender, or creed.

8:00 PM - Friday Main Meeting - Matching Calamity With Serenity

  • State and NM City Roll Call
  • Main Speaker 1: Ken V., Albuquerque, NM
  • Main Speaker 2: Stephanie, Portland, OR

9:30 PM - Comedy Show and AA Roast

SATURDAY - October 17th (All Times in Mountain Standard Time)

9:00 AM - 11th Step Meditation Meeting and Yoga Session

11:00 AM - Panel Meeting - AA's Legacy of Service: Society of Alcoholics in Action

  • Panelists will share their Experience, Strength, and Hope as it relates to service through action. Carrying the message to the still sick and suffering alcoholic ensures not only our sobriety, but AA's survival even during a time of global discord.

1:00 PM - NMCYPAA Advisory and Host Q&A Session

  • Vision for the Conference Moving Forward
  • Bid City Q&A
  • General Q&A and Feedback

3:00 PM - Panel Meeting - Listen to the Wind: Sobriety is Traditional

  • Panelists will share their Experience, Strength, and Hope as it relates to journey of sobriety as Native American in rural areas and their struggles and triumphs within A.A.

4:00 PM - Panel Meeting - Strange Mental Blank Spots: An Alcoholic Mind

  • Panelists will share their experience, strength, and hope as it relates to their struggles with coming to terms that they have an alcoholic mind. Struggles with the step process and how they overcame them after relapse.

6:30 PM - Saturday Main Meeting - Matching Calamity With Serenity (Spanish Translation Available)

  • Sobriety Countdown
  • Main Speaker 1: Chris T., Albuquerque, NM
  • Main Speaker 2: Paul P., Albuquerque, NM

8:00 PM - "Scared Sober Halloween Party"

  • Costume Contest! So Come Dressed Up!
  • BYOIC Social - Bring Your Own Ice Cream Social
  • Sober Theater Troupe Blackouts Performance (Pending, but we're hoping)
  • Random Silliness and Fun!

13th Annual Newcomers Workshop

Date: 11/07/2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Zoom

This workshop is hosted by the Seeking Serenity Group. Email to SeekingSerenityNewcomer@gmail.com for more information.

This is a workshop for newcomers or AA members with any length of sobriety. There will be 6 speakers who are in their first 18 month of sobriety and each speaker will cover a topic that is important for every newcomer's sobriety.

Assembly Practice #2

Date: 09/08/2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Online

This is the second practice session for the Area Assembly. We will go over the following:

  • How to raise your hand,
  • How to rename yourself for voting,
  • Which Zoom co-host to contact for which purpose,
  • Moving in and out of breakout rooms for committee meetings on Saturday
  • Language Interpretation

Assembly Practice Session #1

Date: 09/02/2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Online

This is the first practice session for the virtual Area Assembly. We will go over the following:

  • How to raise your hand,
  • How to rename yourself for voting,
  • Which Zoom co-host to contact for which purpose,
  • Moving in and out of breakout rooms for committee meetings on Saturday
  • Language Interpretation

Area 46 Virtual Assembly

Start date: 09/12/2020
End date: 09/13/2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Online

The September Area 46 Assembly will be held September 12th and 13th. It will be hosted on Zoom. The PDF version of the agenda is here. La versión en español de la agenda está aquí.

The organizers request that anyone planning to attend any part of the Assembly register in advance. Please go here to register.

2020 Women’s Sobrietyfest

Date: 09/26/2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Zoom Conference

The Women's Sobrietyfest will be held September 26th, 2020. The theme is "The Spiritual Life is Not a Theory". There will be Al-Anon participation, ASL interpretation, and real-time Spanish translation. Please visit their website to learn more. You may also download a copy of the flyer with black-and-white artwork here.

District 3 Service Workshop

Date: 07/25/2020
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Online - please call 505.610.8327, Central Office, or email webchair@nm-aa.org for details

27th Annual Red Road Convention

Start date: 05/06/2022
End date: 05/08/2022
Time: 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Marriott Albuquerque 2101 Louisiana Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87110

The Red Road Convention will be held May 6-8, 2022, at the Albuquerque Marriott. You may learn more, and register, at nmredroad.org. A map to the Marriott Albuquerque is here.