What is the Birthday Party?

The annual Overeaters Anonymous Birthday Party is a two and a half day celebration of the founding of Overeaters Anonymous in January of 1960. Every year hundreds of recovering compulsive overeaters from across the United States, Canada and many other countries gather to celebrate the founding of Overeaters Anonymous, personal recovery, and the fellowship we all share around the world. Many long timers from all over attend the Birthday Party. Frequently the speakers and leaders of the Panels, Workshops and Marathon meetings will have anywhere from five to forty plus years of recovery!

Where is it located?

The 52^nd Overeaters Anonymous Birthday Party will be at the Four Points by Sheraton LAX in Los Angeles. This is a recently renovated hotel with updated rooms, large lobby, restaurants (2), outside heated pool, 24-hour fitness center, and free Wi-Fi Internet access throughout the hotel. There is a $5.00 shuttle that takes hotel guests to the beautiful Manhattan Beach, for shopping, beach time, or fabulous beachside dining. Click here to see more.

What are the costs?

The Birthday Party room rate is $95.00 per night plus taxes for single or double occupancy. You can offset the room cost by sharing your room with a roommate or friend. You can also let us know if you need us to find a roommate for you on the on-line or paper registration form.

Parking is $5.00 per day with in and out privileges in the hotel's parking lot and structure.

Registration will be three tiered:

• Early Bird registration: $40.00
• Regular pre-registration: $45.00
• On-site registration: $55.00

OA 52nd Birthday Party Highlights

This is an early sampling of the events available throughout the weekend.

Opening Ceremony: Welcome address, housekeeping rules, Opening speaker and evening entertainment.

Panels: Panels consist of three to four speakers sharing on a specific aspect of recovery and how they continue to achieve success with that aspect. Long-timer panels will consist of speakers with 20+ years of abstinence.

Workshops: An interactive experience, where a leader or facilitator conducts a two- to three-hour hands-on workshop on how to utilize one or more of the nine tools of Overeaters Anonymous to enhance your recovery.

Marathon Meetings: Hourly meetings that start on Friday night and go through to Sunday morning. Whenever you feel like you need a meeting, this is where you can come. The speakers will be sharing their experience, strength, and hope as it relates to the overall theme of the Birthday Party.

Keynote Speakers: These are speakers with five or more years of recovery who will share their experience, strength and hope after lunch, dinner, and breakfast. All who wish to hear the speakers after the scheduled meal times will be welcome.

Meditation: An experienced fellow will facilitate learning and understanding on how to meditate and clear your mind.

Morning Yoga: Start your day with a fellow-led beginner or intermediate yoga session. 

Big Book Workshop: This will be a special workshop with an expert fellow that focuses on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Instruction and guidance on how to utilize The Big Book as the basis for understanding the disease and facilitating recovery.

*NEW* Sponsor Meet-and-Greet: Frustrated with trying to find an available sponsor? Are you available and willing to sponsor? Come to one of these meet-and-greet sessions for the sole purpose of mingling and meeting available sponsors and those who need a sponsor.

If you missed the Birthday Party or attended it and now want to relive the memories, you can by ordering CDs or MP3s of the event. These are available "a la carte" or you can also purchase the entire event.

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