South Carolina Alcoholics Anonymous

SC State Convention

78th Annual State Convention
"What we are like now"

March 21 - March 23, 2025

Columbia, South Carolina

Click here for The convention flyer.


Hotel Information:

Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbia Greystone
200 Stoneridge Dr.
Columbia, SC 29210
(864) 252-8700

When making a reservation, reference: "78th SC State Convention Room Block – March 21-22, 2025"
For our discount.

Or to make your reservation online, CLICK HERE See you there! .

2017 Convention Schedule

Thursday, March 23, 2017

5pm - 8pm
9:30pm - 11pm
Registration
8pm - 9:30pm Speaker Meeting Kevin B. from No. Columbia Group, Cola, SC

Friday, March 24, 2017

8am - All day
Closed during mtgs
Registration
10am Entertainment Zoo & botanical gardens
2pm - 3pm Workshop Meditation
3:30pm - 4:30pm Workshop Big Book Bingo!
7pm - 8:30pm Speaker Meeting Stacy S. from San Antonio, Tx
9pm Entertainment Entertainment

NOTE: To participate or attend Friday night's entertainment, folks will need to register for the entire convention

Saturday, March 25, 2017

8am - All day
Closed during mtgs
Registration
8am Morning Yoga & Meditation
10am Entertainment Golf Tournament
10:30am - 12pm Speaker Meeting Rick J. from Ontario
1:30pm - 2:30pm Workshop Young People in AA
3pm - 4pm Workshop 12 Concepts - with Juha and Jimmy S.
7pm - 8pm 7pm - 8pm Lyle P. from Atlanta
10pm Dance Partay/ rAAve DJ Scott P.

Sunday, March 26, 2017

8am - 10am Registration
8am Morning Yoga & Meditation Beth
10am - 11:30am Speaker Meeting Mari G. from Toronto

**Discussion meetings in the hospitality suite will be taking place when there are no other events happening for the convention. There will be a separate schedule/topic/sign-up sheet available closer to the convention dates.

Why Have an AA Convention?

It’s clear that A.A. get-togethers beyond the group have become an established part of A.A. life. The calendar in any Box 4-5-9 or in the Grapevine shows how many conventions, conferences, and banquets are being held by A.A.s throughout the world.

What makes an A.A. convention click for its participants? It’s probably not style or form that matters so much as the spirit and feeling behind it. As one member puts it, the best A.A. convention is “just a darned good A.A. meeting blown up big.” Just watch enthusiastic members at any A.A. convention and you’ll get what he means.

The atmosphere alone is worth the trip. Here you’ll find fellowship, laughter, warmth, and understanding—”heaped up, pressed down, and running over.”

Excerpted from "A.A. Guidelines /Conferences, Conventions and Roundups"