Updated 3/8/2010

The 34th Annual Rhode Island AA Convention

Garden of Gratitude

will be held at the Hyatt Regency on Goat Island in Newport

March 19-21, 2010

 2010 Convention Registration Closed

Event Sold out

The convention is a non-smoking event. Ashtrays are located outside and away from doors. Please use ashtrays provided 

                                 Convention Schedule/Marathon Meetings

Friday - 3:00 PM Registration Opens      Main Foyer
         3:00 PM Hospitality Room Opens  Vanderbilt Room
         3:00 PM Marathon Meetings Begin Heritage Room
         *6:00 PM Dinner                  Brenton Hall
         8:00 PM Opening Meeting         Grand Ballroom
         10:00 PM Karaoke & Ice Cream    Brenton Hall
         12:00 AM Hospitality Room Closes

Saturday 6:00 AM Hospitality Room Opens  Vanderbilt Room
         7:00 AM Marathon Meetings Begin Heritage Room
         **9:00 AM Meditation Workshop     Grand Ballroom
         10:30 AM Newcomers Panel        Grand Ballroom
         *12:00 PM Lunceon Buffet         Brenton Hall
         1:15 PM  Speaker                Grand Ballroom
         2:30 PM Old-Timer's Meeting     Grand Ballroom
         4:15 PM Play                    Grand Ballroom
         *6:00 PM Banquet                 Brenton Hall
         8:00 PM Speaker Meeting         Grand Ballroom
         10:30 PM Dance                  Brenton Hall
         12:00 AM Hospitality Room Closes

Sunday   6:00 AM Hospitality Room Opens  Vanderbilt Room

         8:00 AM Spiritual Meeting       Heritage Room

         10:00 AM Speaker Meeting     Grand Ballroom

*Meals are Ticketed Events **Please be on time for Meditation Workshop
Doors will close to Admission at 9:10 AM

AA Marathon Meetings                     Heritage Room
Alanon Meetings                          Cmdr Perry Room
Hospitality Area                         Vanderbuilt Room

                     Marathon Meetings

Friday 3:00 PM     Step 1 Powerlessness        Heritage Room
       4:00 PM     Step 2 Restored To Sanity
       5:00 PM     Step 3 Accepting God's Will
       6:00 PM     Open Disscussion
       7:00 PM     Step 4 Inventory
       8:00 PM     Open Discussion
       9:00 PM     Open Discussion
       10:00 PM    Step 5 Confiding in Another (Spanish/English)
       11:00 PM    Step 6 My Character Defects
       12:00 AM Open Discussion

Saturday 7:00 AM   Step 7 Asking For Character Defects Removal
         8:00 AM   Step 8 List Of Persons Harmed
         9:00 AM   Step 9 Amends (Spanish/English)
         10:00 AM  Step 10 Daily Inventory
         11:00 AM  Step 11 Prayer and Meditation
         12:00 PM  Step 12 Carrying The Message
         1:00 PM   Sponsorship
         2:00 PM   Service
         3:00 PM   Fellowship
         4:00 PM   Open Discussion
         5:00 PM   God's Grace (Spanish/English)
         6:00 PM   Open Discussion
         7:00 PM   The Home Group (Spanish/English)
         8:00 PM   Open Discussion
         9:00 PM   Open Discussion
         10:00 PM  The Traditions
         110:00 PM Ego Deflating
         12:00 AM  Gratitude

Sunday   8:00 AM Spirituality

For information on the AA International Convention click here