from our WSC Delegate, Rosanna:
Hi family,
As some CA(N) meetings become hybrid (meeting face to face and virtually) there are restrictions that need to be followed,
Below is the WSO's position on what to do if a group was registered as a temporary electronic meeting (TEM) but is now hybrid. In short, if a group is partially face to face and partially online, the group cannot be listed as a TEM on the WSO website meeting list. The group would need to take action to remove their temporarily electronic status. If the group did not register as a TEM, nothing needs to be done as far as the WSO's meeting list is concerned.
Note: your group is not a TEM unless your GR sent a special form to WSO to register it as such. Being on the Sacramento Area list of virtual meetings does not make it a TEM.
In response to the pandemic many Areas reached out to us to inquire as to how to display temporary online meeting information so that members could still find help and hope in Al-Anon meetings. In that evolution, a temporary online electronic meeting change form was created for members to use in order for temporary meeting information to be displayed on al-anon.org. Not all meetings have this temporary meeting information displayed with us; most is displayed on local District and AIS websites.
What the WSO requests is that if your meeting has resumed face-to-face and your temporary online meeting information is displayed on al-anon.org,that a member of the group please submit the change information to remove the temporary online meeting information. This does not mean that the group cannot have members meeting in the physical location in addition to using an online platform to connect additional members into the meeting that are concerned about safety. Members are encouraged to check to see what meeting information is currently displayed on al-anon.org and decide from there how to proceed.
I hope this is helpful. Please don't hesitate to reach out to groupservices@al-anon.org if you have additional questions.
Yours in service,
Sue P
Associate Director - Group Services
