1. RSC
March 2017

2. World Convention 37 WCNA Updates
Sign up to receive information about the 37th
World Convention of NA, to be held in 30 August
thru 2 September 2018 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
You will receive updates as they are available.
Presentation by NAWS was introduced this weekend 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 (item 1201) or
softcover (item 1202).
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
The World Board has held its first few meetings of this
Conference Cycle.
A Guide to World Service in NA
Draft of WSC 2016 Minutes
WIP:
Issue Discussion Topic Questions and Workshop outlines

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. FIPT Statement
Thank you to those of you who sent in input on the draft
statement related to FIPT issues. NAWS received input from
91 people, 49 of whom were delegates. Of those 49, 22 would
approve the statement as written, 16 would approve it if
revised, and 11 would never approve it. Given that fewer than
half of delegates responded to the survey, there does not
seem to be a conscience on releasing a statement from the
WSC.
NAWS will, instead, release something from the World Board
that reports on the WSC discussions, decisions, and straw
polls perhaps along with some historical context.   

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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: 

13. Literature Customer Survey
As part of an evaluation of our literature distribution system,
NAWS is collecting feedback from members, groups, areas,
regions, and offices that have ordered literature from NA
World Services.
Please take a moment to answer some simple questions
which will assist us in this effort. NAWS has created an online
survey and you can access it at
NAWS is asking for your responses by 31 March 2017.

14. Service Material Projects
NAWS is also working on a couple of “tool box” projects for
service materials this cycle—one for conventions and events
and another for local service tools. NAWS knows that updated
service materials are long overdue, and developing a
collection of tools rather than a large handbook means that
they can produce more items more quickly and that they can
more easily translated and adapted for local use. NAWS will
be creating a web page for each focus and will eblast a notice
to all members on the NAWS Update list when the pages are
posted and they have more information.

15. WSC Summary of Decisions
NAWS has uploaded and posted at
a first draft summary of decisions
from the Conference.
NAWS hopes this makes reporting to your regions easier.
If there is something NAWS forgot to upload or if you believe
you’ve spotted an error in the summary of decisions, please
let them know.

16. 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.

17. Conventions Webpage: www.na.org/conventions
           
Sign up for project updates and send us local materials:
First web meeting: 4 February 2017,  2pm PST.

18. Toolbox Webpage: www.na.org/toolbox
           
Webpage:
Sign up for project updates and send us local materials:
First web meeting: 17 January 2017, noon PST.

19. 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

20. 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.

21. Service Pamphlets
NAWS is highlighting this valuable resource for groups and
members—available online here:

22. Contributions Some good news . . .
For the second fiscal year in a row, NAWS has received over
One million dollars in contributions.
Thank you so much to everyone who helped make this
possible.
NAWS ia very grateful.

23. Financials
Long-term financial viability is a priority for NAWS in this
cycle.
NAWS is focused on ensuring NAWS’ sustainability; including
reevaluating our literature distribution system.

24. Post WSC 2016 Post WSC 2016 2016-2018 Guide to World Services
Post WSC 2016
Guide to World Services
WSC 2016 Draft Summary of Decisions (Revised)
WSC 2016 Draft Summary Record

25. SEZF Now that the guidelines are in place, moving forward was
discussed at the December 2016 meeting in Greensboro, NC
Our Report to the SEZF has been posted on our website
Minutes of that meeting are also posted on our website
Meeting took place this weekend at the FSS

26. Florida Service Symposium
Florida Service Symposium was held this weekend
This was a big undertaking and drew participants from many
other Regions including World Board Participants
Thank you all who participated

27. 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

28. 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.

29. May 2017 RSC
TBA