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groups as a whole. But if the groups were to carry on their primary purpose,
they would have to delegate their leadership role to a General Service
Conference. They do this by electing a General Service Representative for
each group. These G.S.R.s meet regularly in area assemblies and every two
years elect a delegate from among their number. Every April, the delegates
from the 93 areas in the U.S. and Canada meet for six days with the trustees
of the General Service Board, the staffs of the General Service Office and the
A.A. Grapevine and certain other service workers. Thus, this General Service
Conference of A.A. is “the actual voice and effective conscience of our whole
Society in its world affairs.”