As NA grows, the World Service Conference has been growing along with it. That may sound like good news, but it’s more complicated than that. The larger the Conference becomes, the more expensive and, after a point, the less effective it gets. At the last two WSCs, participants had a series of sessions in breakout rooms about the future of the WSC and how to best meet the needs of NA in an ever-growing Fellowship. In each of these rooms, much of the discussion highlighted the possibility that the way forward rests, in part, with our use of zones. 

We plan to continue discussing the future of the WSC and the role of zones. There are two related aspects of this conversation: 1. the effectiveness and sustainability of the Conference, 2. the size and shape of the WSC.

Our hope for these conversations is that they help the Conference come to agreement about a vision for itself that serves our collective needs as a Fellowship, uses its fair share of Fellowship resources, and allows for effective discussions and decision making. The resources on this page are offered as ideas and tools to further this conversation.

October 2017 Future of the WSC 3 report

May 2017 Future of the WSC report | Spanish

February 2017 Future of the WSC report

Web Meetings for Conference Participants on the February 2017 Future Report

• March 2017 Web Meeting
  
  

• April 2017 Web Meeting
  
  

Updated WSC 2016 Planning Our Future Resources 

• Reasons We Gather Mind Map (Updated WSC 2016) 
• Needs of NA Mind Map (Updated 2016)

Pre-WSC 2016: Planning our Future Resources

• Planning Our Future WSC 2016 Packet Cover Memo | Spanish
  
• Future of WSC Session Video
  

Downloadable version: mp4 | mov

• Future of WSC Session PowerPoint | Spanish
• Future of WSC Session PowerPoint in PDF | Spanish
• Future of WSC Session script | Spanish
• Zonal Map with Survey Data | Spanish
• Zonal Survey Data | Spanish
• Zonal Survey Data and Role of Zones Workshop Graphs and Charts | Spanish

WSC 2014

• WSC 2014 Meeting Record from Planning Our Future Sessions
• Needs of NA / Why We Gather Mind Map
• Essay from 2014 Conference Report

Workshops

• Role of Zones workshop material

Reports

• April 2015 NAWS News
• Historical Reports from the Resolution Group and Transition Group

Other Resources

• Zonal Map 2019