The WAI web committee is responsible for overseeing and maintaining WAI’s web site and web-based resources and tools (excluding Zoom). The web committee oversees and maintains WAI's web resources in a manner that:

• Supports WAI's primary purpose in service to the AA community.
• Abides by AA traditions and Internet guidelines (MG-18, SMF-197)
• Reflects AA principles in scope, content, and functionality.

Web Resources

In keeping with WAI’s primary purpose, the Web Committee manages web-based resources to help the still-sick alcoholic, local AA members and groups, and those working or living with alcoholics in central and metro west Massachusetts. Such resources include:

• General AA information
• AA news & calendar events
• AA meeting list information
• Email accounts for aaWorcester.org mailboxes
• Web accounts (site hosting, payment processing, cloud/web services, etc)
• Web site content (images, documents, events, web pages, etc)
• Web-based tools (mobile apps, web forms, website emails/texts, etc)

WAI has established a Zoom committee tasked specifically with managing WAI's Zoom accounts and offering virtual meeting resources and support to AA groups.

Web Committee Tasks & Procedures

The web committee is responsible for performing the following web-related tasks and procedures:

• Report on committee spending and web-related news to the delegates.
• Post flyers, events, and documents on behalf of WAI committees, as needed.
• Update AA meeting information and the Meeting Guide app feed, as needed.
• Post PDF version of "The Beacon" as needed.
• Ensure the website is secure and web resources/tools are functional.
• Provide web-related training, as needed.
• Reset login credentials and manage email accounts, as needed.
• Oversee and help resolve web-related problems & issues, as needed.

• MG-18 Internet Guidelines
• SMF-197 Anonymity Online & Digital Media
• A.A. Service Manual: Area Websites
• Frequenty Asked Questions about A.A. Websites
• WAI Web Site Design Document

An archived (retired) version of WAI's previous web site can be viewed: here.