Hosted by Mid-Southern California Area 09
Pacific Regional Forum 2028
- Friday, December 1 – Sunday, December 3, 2028
- Hilton Long Beach · 701 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA
Thank you for joining us!
The Forum at a glance
Dec 1–3, 2028 When
Hilton Long Beach WhereLong Beach, CA
No registration fee Cost
Open to all A.A. members Who
Registration is not open yet.
The General Service Office (G.S.O.) posts Regional Forum registration and the hotel room block on aa.org, usually about two months before the Forum. The links will be here as soon as they are available.
About the Forum
What is a Regional Forum?
A weekend of sharing and information where A.A. members, trusted servants and newcomers to service connect directly with the General Service Board, G.S.O. and AA Grapevine staff. Open to all A.A. members and anyone interested in A.A.
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Share
Sharing sessions give every attendee a chance at the microphone to offer experience, concerns and ideas.
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Ask
Ask trustees, GSO and Grapevine staff your questions directly — or anonymously through the Ask-It-Basket.
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Learn
Presentations and workshops explain how A.A. works as a whole — from finances to literature to the Conference.
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Connect
Meet members from Alaska to Arizona and Hawaii to Idaho, and bring fresh ideas home to your group.
The Forum in numbers
- Regional Forums began
- 1975
- Areas in the Pacific Region
- 15
- Attendees in Las Vegas, 2024
- 918
- First-time Forum attendees, 2024
- 588
- Registration fee
- $0
Our home, our welcome
10 service positions need you
Mid-Southern California Area 09 is the Welcome Committee for the whole Pacific Region. Raise your hand for a chair position, or pitch in for a shift during the weekend.
- Registration Chair
- Carry the Message Chair
- Volunteers / Greeters Chair
- Translation Equipment Chair
- Workshops Chair
- A.A. Meetings Chair
- Coffee Chair
- Friday/Saturday Night Activities Chair
- Hospitality Suite Chair
- Attraction / Outreach Committee
2026–2029
The road to Long Beach
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2026
Venue selected
GSO confirms the Hilton Long Beach for December 1–3, 2028.
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Fall 2026
Save the Date & outreach
Flyers distributed; the region is informed; volunteers invited.
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Dec 4–6, 2026
2026 Pacific Regional Forum — San Diego
Learn from Area 08’s experience as host.
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January 2027
Area Assembly confirms chairs
Ten Welcome Committee positions confirmed; committee meetings begin.
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2027
Budget & planning
PRF budget submitted to MSCA 09; region-wide attraction efforts.
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~Fall 2028
Registration opens on aa.org
GSO posts registration and the hotel room block.
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Dec 1–3, 2028
Forum weekend in Long Beach!
Welcome home, Pacific Region.
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2029
Final Report
The Forum Final Report is shared with attendees and posted on aa.org.
Area 09 has hosted before
This is not our first time welcoming the Pacific Region. From the Area archive:
- 2006 Banning, CA — A Special Native American Indian Forum, held in Area 09.
- 2010 Torrance, CA — Pacific Regional Forum, August 27–29, 2010, hosted by Mid-Southern California Area 09. See the flyer
- 2028 Long Beach, CA — Our next welcome!
Get a preview in San Diego
The 2026 Pacific Regional Forum is December 4–6, 2026 in San Diego (Area 08). Going is a great way to see what a Forum looks like before we host in 2028.