1. RSC
May 2017

2. World Convention 37 WCNA Updates
Sign up to receive information about the 37th
World Convention of NA, to be held from 30 August
thru 2 September 2018 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
You will receive updates as they are available.
WCNA 37 “The Magic is Still Real”
Presentation by NAWS was introduced at the
Florida Service Symposium

3. Guiding Principles: The Spirit of our Traditions
NA’s new book, Guiding Principles: The Spirit of Our Traditions
is available for purchase in hardcover or softcover
You can order the book through our Regional Service Office 
(Almost 40,000 copies have been distributed)
A limited, hand-numbered, special edition of Guiding Principles is now
available for $ Limited to 7,000 copies Includes a
coordinating debossed leatherette bookmark
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Product News Flash
JFT Calendars available $11.75
Keychain Medallion Holder $8.00

4. World Board Happenings
A few reminder about input deadlines:
Mental Health/Illness IP Project—Ideas about what you would like to see in such an IP are due 1 June. For more information:
Daily Meditation Book—Ideas about what you would like to see in a new meditation book are due 1 June. For more information:
Convention & Events Toolbox—A draft of a potential tool for those working on convention and events program is posted for input until 15 June
Local Service Toolbox—A draft of CBDM Basics has been posted for input until 5 July

5. Contribution Portal
World Service has launched a new contribution portal. Over
the past few years, some of you have asked for a history of
personal and group/service committee contributions. This
new portal will allow contributors to see their past
contributions dating back to June 2015, and keep track of any
new ones going forward. As always, all personal data will be
held securely by the payment gateway, to ensure the privacy
of financial information. For questions regarding the portal or
about contributions in general, please
You can access the new portal at

6. PR/FD Zonal Contact
The 2016–2018 NAWS Strategic Plan includes a project
focused on the relationship between public relations and
Fellowship Development and the need for more collaboration
and planning.
This cycle’s strategy is to “Support the efforts of NA service
bodies —especially those of Zonal Forums—to strengthen
and grow NA as part of a coordinated, comprehensive PR
Strategy that advances the Vision for NA Services.”

7. PR Pamphlet Another thing NAWS wants to announce is that the PR
pamphlet, Narcotics Anonymous and Persons Receiving
Medication-Assisted Treatment, is at last available.
Thank you to all of you who gave input to improve the piece.
This pamphlet is intended for professionals who prescribe
medication to treat drug addiction.
IT is posted online at and copies are
available for order from NA World Services.

8. Fellowship Intellectual Property Trust
The Conference has clearly stated that only literature written
by addicts for addicts and approved through global decision
making at the WSC should carry the NA name.
And, in a delegated responsibility from the fellowship, NA
World Services is the sole publisher and distributor of that
literature.
World Service continues to believe that members with
information remain in the most advantageous position to halt
copyright infringements, and they welcome opportunities to
help.

9. IDT’s The Issue Discussion Topics for the cycle are:
Introduction to Guiding Principles
Atmosphere of Recovery in Service
Applying Our Principles to Technology and Social Media.
Workshop outlines, PowerPoints, and handouts for the IDTs
are all posted at If you put on a workshop
locally, don’t forget to send us the input. The input helps us
better understand local needs and concerns. NAWS will
summarize what we’ve heard in the Conference Report each
cycle.
NAWS will send an eblast when workshop and discussion
questionnaires are developed.

10. Social Media Social Media as a PR Tool Project:
The use of social media by other non-profits and twelve-step
programs will be researched, along with any public NA PR
pages. Please contact if you have experience with
this.

11. Recovery Literature Projects
NAWS is collecting input to help shape two recovery literature
projects that will be included in the project plans for
consideration at WSC One is a meditation book and
another is an IP on recovery and mental illness/mental
health. NAWS has posted webpages for each project with input
questions online to fill out and downloadable forms you can
use for your local workshops. Please spread the word to any
interested addict. More voices means better literature.
The deadline for this is 30 April 2017.
Mediation book page: 
 Mental illness/mental health IP page: 

12. Project Deadlines A few reminders about input deadlines:
Mental Health/Illness IP Project—Ideas about what you would like to see in such an IP are due 1 June. For more information:
Daily Meditation Book—Ideas about what you would like to see in a new meditation book are due 1 June. For more information:
Convention & Events Toolbox—A draft of a potential tool for those working on convention and events program is posted for input until 15 June
Local Service Toolbox—A draft of CBDM Basics has been posted for input until 5 July

13. Web Meetings
If you would like to join and discuss issues and solutions in
service efforts, please send your name, trusted servant
position, and region and/or area to for
conventions, for H&I and Inmate Step Writing
committees, for PR/PI trusted servants, and
for Service System.
These member-driven web meetings are held every three to
four months.
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Upcoming Additional Web Meetings
Saturday 17 June, 1-2:30 pm PST: CBDM Basics input
Tuesday 20 June, 1-2:30 pm PST: CBDM Basics input

14. Workgroup Participation
NAWS wanted to let you know that at our the next Board meeting they will
Be discussing workgroups for Delegate Sharing and WSC Seating. The
latter is the workgroup that will review the 2018 applications for seating
and make recommendations about each application. If you are interested in
serving on either of these workgroups, please and
let us know.
NAWS will be coordinating several virtual focus and workgroups, and possibly
some face-to-face workgroups this cycle.
If you are interested in ‘The Future of the WSC’; ‘Service Tools’; ‘WSC Seating’
or any other projects, please let the World Board know at
If you have not completed a World Pool Form, please complete one at

15. Future of WSC Seating
The broader question about a sustainable approach to the
future of WSC seating is one that NAWS will be framing for
discussion and input. Discussions this cycle will focus on WSC
sustainability and effectiveness; consensus building, discussion
protocols, and decision-making processes during the Conference;
and how we spend our time in between Conferences in relation
to planning, communicating, and building consensus.
NAWS has no immediate plans to form a workgroup on this
broader question but they look forward to talking together—
delegates, Board members, and interested members—
throughout the cycle in the hopes that they can have productive
discussions about next steps at WSC 2018.

16. SEZF Our March Report to the SEZF has been posted on our Website
Minutes of that meeting are also posted on our website
Next meeting will take place in Alabama/NW Florida in July

17. Florida Service Symposium
Florida Service Symposium was held at our last RSC weekend
This was a big undertaking and drew participants from many
other Regions including World Board Participants
Thank you all who participated
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What went well?
What did not go so well?

18. World Service Publications
Reminder:
These periodicals come to you without charge via
subscription 
NAWS Update
WCNA Update
Just For Today
NAWS News
Reaching Out
NA Way

19. Living Clean Chapter 3 When we act together, we are greater than
the sum of our parts,
smarter than our decisions,
and more powerful
than we think we are.

20. July 2017 RSC
TBA