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Geography Communities History Funding Meetings Fellowship Development Translations Videos, Photos 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

Rocky Mountain: 701 Plains States: 1,297 Autonomy: 2,515 Midwest: 3,240 Southern: 3,613 South East: 4,471 North East: 4,622 Western: 6,733 Total US: 27,192 APF: 1,845 Iran: 18,200 Afri-Can: 317 Russian: 1,033 CANA: 1,360 Brazilian: 3,581 EDM: 4,212 Latin American: 9,074

6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015 Population: 3.5 billion 8 time zones NA meetings: 1,845 Plus Iran: 18,200 Total: >20,000

6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015 Aotearoa NZAustraliaAfghanistan BahrainBangladeshBhutan CambodiaChinaGuam HawaiiHong KongIndia IndonesiaIranJapan KuwaitMalaysiaMaldives NepalNERFPakistan North Pakistan SouthPhilippinesSaudi Arabia Siberia/FE RussiaSingaporeSouth Korea ThailandUAEViet Nam

6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015 Kazakhstan: 3Oman: 3 Qatar: 5Kyrgyzstan: 4 Tajikistan: 1Uzbekistan: 2 French Polynesia: 1Northern Marianas: 3 Sri Lanka: 2

6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015 Aotearoa NZ (1989) Australia (1985) Hawaii (1980) India (1994) Iran (2006) Japan (1986) Nepal (2008) NERF (1998) Philippines (1993)

6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015 Nepal: 90 Indonesia: 67 Philippines: 60 Pakistan: 41 Saudi Arabia: 36 Bangladesh: 30 Bahrain: 21 Iran: 18,200 Australia: 447 Japan: 437 India (SIRSCONA): 251 Siberia/FE Russia: 139 Hawaii: 125 Aotearoa NZ: 112

Multi Zonal Service Symposium – September 2014 Bhutan: 6 UAE: 6 Cambodia: 5 Hong Kong: 4 Singapore: 4 South Korea: 1 Viet Nam: 1 Guam: 1 [Afghanistan: ~20] NERF: 20 Malaysia: 18 Thailand: 16 Maldives: 16 Kuwait: 11 China: 8 Pakistan South: 7

First meeting - WSC 1992 Dallas 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

Iran website (history) The Fix article - "The Remarkable Rise of NA in Iran" 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

RDs, ADs (RD Alts) – 17 or 18 communities Translators Admin committee Fellowship Development Co-ordinator World Board (1 or 2) NAWS staff (1 or 2) Local fellowship Visitors 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

2001 – Jakarta, Indonesia2002 – Byron Bay, Australia 2003 – Katmandu, Nepal2004 – Bali, Indonesia 2005 – Philippines2006 – Thailand 2007 – Katmandu, Nepal2008 – KL, Malaysia 2009 – Manila, Philippines2010 – Kolkata, India 2011 – Manama, Bahrain2012 – Dhaka, Bangladesh 2013 – Imphal, NERF2014 – Cebu, Philippines 2015 – Manila, Philippines 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

Larger contributors Australia Japan Iran 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015 Hawaii Aotearoa New Zealand Individual NA members Merchandise Sales WCNA35 US$3,750 WSC World Markets APF meetings

Other sources Chesapeake & Potomac Area Unity Day – California Camp – Pittsburg Thank You 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

Reports Admin, Fellowship Development, Web Regions – challenges and successes NAWS update Elections, Old/New Business Workshops Welcome Dinner, Unity Event Recovery meetings. Convention 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

What is going well, what not so well? Where to from here – make plans, set goals Outcomes Workshops, learning days Translations Work with NAWS, EDM Create Fellowship Development role Communities with needs, others who can help 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

A variation of our primary purpose Next level of one addict helping another One NA community helping another Inspired by successful EDM projects Challenges Diversity – cultural, geography Willingness Money 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

Traditional FD Send travellers to community Assistance provided in a community with need Reverse FD Invite representatives to attend APF Provide training, workshops Leader identification, support APF’s impact on local community 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

2011 & 2012: US$10, : US$8, : US$5,000 Partnerships with NAWS Support with literature Funding Trusted servants / WB / Staff 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

Maldives (with follow up in 2011) Bhutan Malaysia 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

Afghanistan Joint ventures with NAWS NAWS funding, APF planning & delivery Functioning Area, 1,000+ members Assistance from Iran members Introduce Area service structure Workshops 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

Maldives (follow-up) Bangladesh United Arab Emirates NAWS FD Malaysia, Kuwait, NERF (North East Regional Forum) NERF FD Bhutan 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

India Siberia Indonesia – 2 events APF (learning days) NAWS (unity & service events) Korea Qatar Internal FD efforts to remote areas NERF India 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

NAMEC – FD workshop Gulf Forum – Service workshop Bangladesh – Service workshops Bhutan Follow on visit, India Region members fund Train new members. Re-organise service structure. Create unity Internal FD activities SIRSCONA (India) NERF (North East Regional Forum) 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

Bhutan Attended APF 2014 = “Reverse FD” 1 group  Area & 5 groups  seated at APF 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

NAWS “special consultative status” with UN Thailand Philippines Bangladesh Malaysia Maldives Iran Nepal 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

1.35 billion people 8 meetings No functional service structure People moved away Bi-lingual website Phoneline Literature translations, recently published IPs 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

Taiwan Reaching out for help Concern about legality of meeting 7 th Trad – what to do with it? Meeting info not published 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

“Every addict in the world has the chance to experience our message in his or her own language and culture and find the opportunity for a new way of life” 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015 Translation Basics (service material area, na.org)

Languages spoken: 32 IP #1 published: 16 languages Active draft projects: 55 Handout – latest NAWS data Published projects Projects by language 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015

Formed in May 2013 Co-chairs attend EDM, APF Funded by NAWS Learning exercise

me / facebook message Website Video? 6 th Florida Service Symposium – March 2015