The following Description of Duties, taken from the NETA Handbook, give information for both the Committee Chair and the Alternate.

Literature / Audio‐Visual Standing Committee Chair

Literature Summary: To provide information and assistance to districts and groups concerning AA literature, and assist in resolving questions and concerns of area members with regard to our AA literature.

Duties:

1. Regularly schedule and conduct committee meetings.
2. Keep current on new, upcoming, and revised literature and material from GSO.
3. Inform groups, districts, and assembly members of AA literature, audio‐visual and special items available throughdisplays and other suitable methods.
4. Cooperate and share information with other Area service committees.
5. Gather a committee composed of group and District literature chairs.
6. Encourage AA members to read and purchase AA Conference approved literature.
7. Secure appropriate literature, pamphlets and forms needed for the Area’s GSR/DCM Orientations held each year.Pertinent AA literature needed: AA Service Manuals, AA flyers and AA information pamphlets need to be ordered from the AA World Service in November for delivery in December. Assume 4‐6 weeks for delivery of material. It is suggested to order 200 copies in English and 60 copies in Spanish for pamphlets; for Service Manuals, 80 in English and 40 in Spanish. For all items that cannot be ordered, this position will be responsible for printing the items. These need to be brought to each of the Orientations and the Assemblies in March, June and September. Expenses for the Orientation are separate from the Literature Chair’s budget.

Audio‐Visual Summary: Works with districts and groups to show Conference‐approved videos to the membership. The Video chair has responsibility for a portable television and library of Conference‐approved bi‐lingual videos owned by the area.

Duties:

1. Ensure that the area inventory of videos is oriented to bi‐lingual presentation in English and Spanish.
2. Travel to group, district and area events to show videos.
3. Maintain oversight and safekeeping of area videos and video equipment.
4. Provide a written inventory of area video equipment and videos to the Area Secretary.