New Area has been formed: Chelan & Douglas Counties of NA – http://www.cdcna.org

The April 2015 edition of NAWS News is now available to be viewed online.

Traditions Book

Many members have been waiting for the opportunity to see and give input on the first drafts of the Traditions Book. Well, that process has begun. The introduction and Tradition One of the book are posted here. Unlike the password-protected R&I drafts we have used in the past, this PDF can be accessed without a password. However, because it is only draft material, the PDF will expire and the material in the document will no longer be accessible after that point. Please note that some web browsers will not display the PDF correctly; our recommendation is that you download the file to your local drive and open it using a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat.

We look forward to hearing your feedback. The deadline for this review period is 31 January 2015, but the sooner you can send in your input, the better. Input on this first chapter and introduction will help us learn whether the overall structure works and what the fellowship would like to see different, not just in this chapter and intro but in the piece overall.

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We know a number of you are anxious for news about the convention, but unfortunately, we have no specifics to give you. We are working with our third housing vendor; however, we are more confident with this housing vendor and expect to provide you with specific information in the near future. In the meantime, we encourage members in North America who are planning to attend this world convention to begin the visa process now.  For the most recent information, please go to www.na.org/WCNA.

Issue Discussion Topics (IDTs)

We are finishing up the session outlines and PowerPoints for this conference cycle’s IDTs. They  will be posted on www.na.org/idt shortly. Please participate and provide us with your feedback. worldboard@na.org

· Welcoming All Members: This issue discussion topic helps us become familiar with our newly approved IP#29 Introduction to NA and aims to raise our awareness of the Third Tradition. The workshop asks us to consider how we welcome potential members who come to meetings on drug replacement therapy, those who are taking other medications, and those from various demographic groups and cultures.

· Planning: We created this session as a means to introduce the idea of planning to members in a creative, fun way.  We hope members trying this profile will be inspired to try planning for service delivery.

· Group Support: Sometimes groups’ needs and concerns may take a back seat in committee discussions or groups are unaware how to get support for their issues. This session offers members an opportunity to explore avenues to get their groups’ needs met.

· Traditions Mini Workshops: This resource, available on the Traditions Project webpage at www.na.org/traditions, was created to help gather input for the Traditions Book Project. The booklet can be used for a quick discussion on one Tradition question or for a longer workshop that covers a few Traditions. For the Traditions Project, we are taking input on Tradition Two through Seven until 30 November 2014, and on Tradition Eight through Twelve until 31 March. (These dates are different from the review and input periods—visit the project webpage for more information.)

Re-posted from the NAWS Newsletter ( nawsupdate@na.org) titled, “Traditions Book Review and Input, WCNA 36 news, etc.” sent on November 5th, 2014.

Traditions Book

Many members have been waiting for the opportunity to see and give input on the first drafts of the Traditions Book. Well, that process has begun. The introduction and Tradition One of the book are posted here. Unlike the password-protected R&I drafts we have used in the past, this PDF can be accessed without a password. However, because it is only draft material, the PDF will expire and the material in the document will no longer be accessible after that point. Please note that some web browsers will not display the PDF correctly; our recommendation is that you download the file to your local drive and open it using a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat.

We look forward to hearing your feedback. The deadline for this review period is 31 January 2015, but the sooner you can send in your input, the better. Input on this first chapter and introduction will help us learn whether the overall structure works and what the fellowship would like to see different, not just in this chapter and intro but in the piece overall.

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We know a number of you are anxious for news about the convention, but unfortunately, we have no specifics to give you. We are working with our third housing vendor; however, we are more confident with this housing vendor and expect to provide you with specific information in the near future. In the meantime, we encourage members in North America who are planning to attend this world convention to begin the visa process now.  For the most recent information, please go to www.na.org/WCNA.

To read the full NAWS Update, click here.

Clean & Free 2015 Online Registration is open from Nov 1st, 2014 until Feb 7th, 2015. Please use the C&E Registration link on the left menu to access the new registration site or go there directly here: http://reg.wnirna.org. Also just added to the Forms & Resources page: Working Steps for Recovery – Behind the Walls Orientation Packet has been uploaded.

Clean & Free 2015 Online Registration is open from Nov 1st, 2014 until Feb 7th, 2015. Please use the C&E Registration link on the left menu to access the new registration site or go there directly here: http://reg.wnirna.org. Also just added to the Forms & Resources page: Working Steps for Recovery – Behind the Walls Orientation Packet has been uploaded.

Results from the CAR 2014 votes have been posted and are available in the forms and resources section.

The FSA Insurance Binder Request Form has been updated. It is now an online form located in the Forms & Resources page, which you navigate to from the left menu. If you would like to print this document, there is a link to get to the PDF within the online form itself.

Also available as online forms from the Forms & Resources page:

• WNIR RCM Report Form
• IT Services Report Form

If you have any issues with any of these forms, please email the WNIRNA Webservant.

The 2012 Conference Agenda Report is available for review. Please review this document to prepare for the CAR Workshop that will take place in your Area. Here is the Regional Delegate’s Report with the upcoming CAR Workshop & Schedule. You may also view NA’s 2009 – 2010 Membership Survey. If you’re excited about it or not sure about what you are hearing in the Conference Agenda Report please take part in the following survey to express your opinions and give your delegates information to take to the floor of the World Service Conference. Online Survey. Password: WSC2012.

You may also review some more relevant information like the CAR Workshop Outline and the CAR Workshop. To all WNIR RCMs, please fill out the WSC 2012 Ballot and send it to the RD team @ regional_delegate@wnirna.org or alt_regional_delegate@wnirna.org before the next RSC on April 13th & 14th, 2012. Thank you.

Welcome to the new site!

As you can see we’ve made many changes/enhancements. Please give us your feedback. You can now do this directly from the site, by going to the Contact Us page. Then click a title (bold) link to use our web-form or an email address link to use your email client.

Redirects for the old website pages are setup! But, if you’re an Area Webservant in our Region or anyone else linked to this website, please update the links on your website!

The domain name wnirna.org now belongs to the region. If you type this in your browser, it will take you to this website. We have now transitioned to this domain name as of 11-03-2011, so please remember to update your

Area Website & Favorites/Bookmarks. The region still owns wnir-na.org but this domain will expire 07-2012 and will still forward to the regional website until then. So, please make the changes to your Area Websites to the primary domain name wnirna.org before then. Thanks for your time and patience.