WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NA WORLD SERVICES THAT YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW...

• Almost 40,000 copies of the Traditions book, Guiding Principles: The Spirit of our Traditions have been distributed. A hand-numbered, limited edition is now available.
• Recovery Literature Project: input is being sought on an IP on recovery and mental health/mental illness (www.na.org/mhmi) and a daily meditation project (www.na.org/meditationbook). The deadline for this is 1 June 2017.
• Conventions and Events Tools: All experienced or interested members are asked to assist indeveloping this resource. Submit your name to conventions@na.org and attend the first webmeeting 4 February 2017, 2:00 pm (PST).
• Interested in PR? H&I? Inmate Step Writing? Please write PR@na.org or HandI@na.org to sign up for these member-driven web meetings; these are held every three to four months.
• Doing service in a rural location? We recently started web meetings for those serving in rural locations. Please write to servicesystem@na.org if you would like to be notified of the next web meeting.
• Interested in participating in a workgroup or helping with a project in some way this cycle? We 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 for Groups, Areas, and Events; Delegate Sharing; WSC Seating; or any of our other projects or periodicals, please let us know at worldboard@na.org. If you have not completed a World Pool form, please complete one (www.na.org/HRP).
• Issue discussion topics for this cycle are Applying Our Principles to Technology and Social Media, How to Use “Guiding Principles,” and Atmosphere of Recovery in Service: Every member, inspired by the gift of recovery, experiences spiritual growth and fulfillment through service. More info is available at www.na.org/IDT.
• Financials: NAWS finances remain stable and we are grateful to have received over $1,000,000 in Fellowship contributions for the second year running. The new accounting system and shopping cart will be online in early 2017.