A Guide to World Services IN NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS ® 2012–2014 Conference Cycle ® Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous 1. We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. 4. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 5. We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. 6. We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 7. We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. 8. We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. 10. We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 11. We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Twelve Steps reprinted for adaptation by permission of AA World Services, Inc. A Guide to World Services in Narcotics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. Chatsworth, California A Guide to World Services in NA, Conference Cycle 2012–2014 Edition published for the World Service Conference of Narcotics Anonymous by Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. Copyright © 2012 by Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. All rights reserved. World Service Office PO Box 9999, Van Nuys, CA 91409 USA Tel. 818.773.9999 Fax 818.700.0700 Website: www.na.org World Service Office-Canada Mississauga, Ontario World Service Office-Europe Brussels, Belgium Tel. 32-2-346-6012 World Service Office-Iran Tehran, Iran Website: www.na-iran.org Also available from WSO Fellowship Intellectual Property Trust (FIPT). A set of documents describing how NA’s literature and logos are managed and protected for the greatest benefit of the fellowship as a whole. Contains its own glossary of terms. Approved by the fellowship in April 1993. Guide to Local Services in NA, A (GLS). This handbook was approved at WSC ’97. Twelve Concepts for NA Service. Fundamental NA principles guiding our groups, boards, and committees in their service affairs. WSC-approved 1992; published with essays as a self- titled booklet. This is NA Conference-approved literature. The name “Narcotics Anonymous,” the stylized initials “NA” alone or within a double circle , the four-sided diamond enclosed in a circle , the Original NA Group Logo , and the periodical title The NA Way are registered trademarks of Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Incorporated. ISBN 9781557767479 WSO Catalog Item No. EN-2104 8/12 ® A Vision for NA Service All of the efforts of Narcotics Anonymous are inspired by the primary purpose of our groups. Upon this common ground we stand committed. Our vision is that one day: Every addict in the world has the chance to experience our message in his or her own language and culture and find the opportunity for a new way of life; Every member, inspired by the gift of recovery, experiences spiritual growth and fulfillment through service; NA service bodies worldwide work together in a spirit of unity and cooperation to support the groups in carrying our message of recovery; Narcotics Anonymous has universal recognition and respect as a viable program of recovery. Honesty, trust, and goodwill are the foundation of our service efforts, all of which rely upon the guidance of a loving Higher Power. ® World Service Conference Mission Statement The World Service Conference brings all elements of NA World Services together to further the common welfare of NA. The WSC’s mission is to unify NA worldwide by providing an event at which: • Participants propose and gain fellowship consensus on initiatives that further the NA World Services vision; • The fellowship, through an exchange of experience, strength, and hope, collectively expresses itself on matters affecting Narcotics Anonymous as a whole; • NA groups have a mechanism to guide and direct the activities of NA World Services; • Participants ensure that the various elements of NA World Services are ultimately responsible to the groups they serve; • Participants are inspired with the joy of selfless service, and the knowledge that our efforts make a difference. Table of Contents Introduction ····················································································· vii The NA Service Structure ····································································· 1 The NA Group ····························································································· 1 The Area Service Committee ·········································································· 1 The Metropolitan Service Committee ······························································· 1 The Regional Service Committee ···································································· 1 Zonal Forums ······························································································ 1 A Vision for NA Service ·················································································· 2 NA World Services ············································································· 2 World Service Conference ············································································· 2 The World Board ························································································· 2 The World Service Office ··············································································· 3 The Regional Delegate ················································································· 3 The Human Resource Panel ·········································································· 3 The WSC Cofacilitators ················································································· 3 NA Service Structure Diagram ······································································· 4 NA World Service System Diagram ································································· 5 The World Service Conference ···························································· 6 World Service Conference Mission Statement ···················································· 6 The Meeting of the World Service Conference ··················································· 7 Consensus-Based Decision Making (CBDM) ····················································· 8 The Work Cycle between Conferences ··························································· 10 2012–2014 Conference Work Cycle Diagram ·················································· 12 World Service Conference Publications ·························································· 13 Service Units of the World Service Conference ···································· 14 World Board External Guidelines ··································································· 14 The World Service Office ············································································· 18 Human Resource Panel External Guidelines ···················································· 19 The World Pool ························································································· 21 The WSC Cofacilitators ··············································································· 22 vi A Guide to World Services in NA Conference Policies ·········································································· 24 Amendments to the Guidelines ····································································· 24 Operational Guidelines of the WSC ······························································· 24 World Service Conference Election Procedures ··············································· 24 Criteria for Recognition of New Conference Participants ···································· 26 Guidelines for the NA World Services Budget ·················································· 28 World Services Travel Guidelines ·································································· 31 World Services Translations Policy ································································ 34 Approval Processes for NA Material ······························································ 35 Approval Process for Recovery Literature ······················································· 37 Changes to NA’s Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, Twelve Concepts, or NA’s Name, Nature, or Purpose ··································· 37 Public Relations Statement of Purpose ················································ 38 World Convention Guidelines ····························································· 39 Map of the World Convention Zones ······························································ 41 Significant WSC Actions and Amendments to A Guide to World Services in NA ···················································· 42 Addenda: A: Travel Reimbursement Policy ······················································· 48 B: Ideas for World Service Projects Submission Form ···························· 54 C: World Service Participation Request Form ······································· 55 D: WSC Rules of Order ··································································· 57 E: Issue Discussion Topics—Selection and Discussion ·························· 62 F: NA Intellectual Property Bulletin #1, Internal Use of NA Intellectual Property ········································ 63 INTRODUCTION This document reflects the current policies for Narcotics Anonymous World Services, adopted by the World Service Conference. A Guide to World Services in Narcotics Anonymous is updated to reflect actions approved at each WSC and sent to conference participants. Copies of this document are also available for purchase from the WSO. Dates for 2012–2014 Conference Cycle Regions and conference participants should be aware of the following dates for the 2012– 2014 conference cycle: Travel requests (considered by quarter) 15 November for January–March (submit at least 45 days before each quarter) 15 February for April–June 15 May for July–September 15 August for October–December World Unity Day 2012 1 September 2012 Deadline for regions not resulting from a split to 1 April 2013 request to be recognized as a new conference participant at WSC 2014 WSC 2010 and WSC 2012 agreed to experiment with having ideas considered rather than having regional motions in the CAR or at the conference. We tried this at WSC 2012 and are continuing to explore ways to accomplish this. We will keep you informed of our further discussions and plan to present revisions in the 2014 CAT. Regional proposal deadline Proposals must be received by 1 August and be in CAR-ready form by 30 August 2013 Deadline for WPIF submission to be considered 30 August 2013 for WSC 2014 HRP nomination WCNA 35 29 August–1 September 2013 Philadelphia, PA, USA Deadline for region, zone, and World Board 31 October 2013 candidate submissions to the HRP English Conference Agenda Report available 27 November 2013 Translated Conference Agenda Report available 27 December 2013 Conference Approval Track material available 27 January 2014 Regional report deadline 15 February 2014 World Service Conference 2014 27 April–3 May 2014 The deadlines for material for inclusion in the Conference Report, dates and locations for NAWS activities, and other World Services deadlines will be communicated throughout the conference cycle and posted to www.na.org/conference. We will post information to this location throughout the conference cycle. vii viii A Guide to World Services in NA The other document or policy that may be of interest to conference participants is the Fellowship Intellectual Property Trust. Publications of interest are the Conference Agenda Report, Conference Report, NAWS News, and the NA World Services Annual Report. All of these items are provided to conference participants at some time during the conference cycle and are available upon request from the World Service Office. Many are also available on our website, www.na.org. If you have any questions about any of these items or anything else related to world services, please contact the World Board in care of the WSO or at [email protected].