SERVICE: a PEARL of RECOVERY Nicotine Anonymous World Services Conference 30 April 24 –26, 2015 · San Francisco
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SERVICE: A PEARL OF RECOVERY Nicotine Anonymous World Services Conference 30 April 24 –26, 2015 · San Francisco his year’s conference in the beautiful HOW TO REGISTER WITH THE San Francisco Bay Area of California ICE: A PEARL OF RECOV SERV ERY BEST WESTERN PLUS GROSVENOR HOTEL Twill be held at the Best Western Plus Reservations : 1-650-873-3200, o r Grosvenor Hotel , conveniently located near 1-800-722-7141 the San Francisco Airport at 380 South Group Na me: Nicotine Anonymous Airport Boulevard, South San Francisco, Mention the group for your special rate of CA 94080. $99 per night plus tax for single or double occupancy, available from April 22 through CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NAWS CONFERENCE 30 April 28. This includes a buffet breakfast, Registration is $35 for early registration until APRIL 24–26, 2015 • SAN FRANCISCO waived overnight parking fees and free April 1, 2015. After April 1, 2015 the fee is wi -fi throughout the hotel. raised to $45 . Non-NicA spouses and partners are welcome at no charge . Please fill out the form below and include a check payable to NAWSC 30. Mail your registration form and check QUESTIONS AND SPECIAL NEEDS to: NAWSC 30 You may also register online with E-mail [email protected] 2261 MARKET STREET, #229A PayPal or major credit card at Phone: 510-658-5323 http://nica-norcal.org/wp/ SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM ✁ Complete and mail with your check to NAWSC 30, 2261 Market St., #229A, San Francisco, CA 94114, OR register online with PayPal or major credit card at http://nica-norcal.org/wp/ Name _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ City ___________________________________________________________State ____________Zip _________________________ Phone __________________________________________E -mail _______________________________________________________ ROOMMATES DELEGATES I am an elected delegate for the following group or inter - Yes I would like a roommate: Male Female n n n group: ____________________________________________ Every effort will be made to help you find a roommate. Delegates must register with World Services by 3/24/15. However, you are responsible for contacting each other E-mail [email protected] and include and making the hotel arrangements. your name, address, phone, email and group represented. (See over for more information.) CONFERENCE FEE AMOUNTS REGISTRATION TOTALS Early Registration $35 (Indicate # of people): ______ x $35: $________________ Late Registration (after 4/1/2015) $45 (Indicate # of people): ______ x $45: $________________ MEALS Saturday Banquet ($45 includes gratuity) Chicken Fish Vegetarian (Indicate # of people under each meal preference) _________ _________ _________ # of people x $45: $________________ Sunday Brunch ($30 includes gratuity) (Indicate # of people): _________ x $30: $________________ T-SHIRTS $16 adult sizes S –XL _________ _________ _________ _________ ______ x $16: $________________ (INDICATE # OF EACH) SMALL MEDIUM LARGE XTRA LARGE $18 adult sizes XXL –XXXXL _________ _________ _________ ______ x $18: $________________ (INDICATE # OF EACH) XXL XXXL XXXXL OPTIONAL NICA DONATION (thank you! ): $ _______________ TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ _______________ DELEGATE SELECTION Why do we elect delegates? How do I learn whether my Intergroup has Electing delegates ensures that the group conscience is already selected a slate of delegates? served through equal and fair representation of the mem - Following is a list of phone numbers and websites of regis - bership. Registered delegates receive information packets tered Intergroups. If you live in one of these areas, please concerning voting items being presented, enabling them to contact the Intergroup for further information about becom - review materials in advance and to learn their home group’s ing a delegate. If you live in an area where there is no Inter - conscience before the conference. group, your group may elect you as a delegate. Intergroup Name Telephone Number Website Arizona Intergroup 480-990-3860 Chicagoland Intergroup (CINA) 312-458-9826 www.nicotine-anonymous-chicagoland.org Georgia Intergroup 404-244-8444 www.ga-nica.org Mid-Atlantic Intergroup 410-964-2180 www.nicamar.homestead.com NJ/PA Intergroup 609-883-7675 NY Metro Intergroup (NYMAI) 631-665-0527 www.nymainica.org Northeast Ohio Intergroup 330-673-6784 www.ohio-nica.org North California Intergroup 415-995-1938 www.nica-norcal.org San Diego Intergroup 619-682-7092 So. California Intergroup 800-642-0666 www.scina.org How many delegates can an Intergroup Whom can I contact for further information vote to elect? about this process? Each Intergroup is entitled to send one delegate for every If you have any questions about this process, or three meetings and one additional delegate for any portion would like additional information about forming an Inter - thereof. group in your area, please contact: What if my group doesn’t belong to an World Services Chair-Elect Intergroup? Nicotine Anonymous World Services Groups not affiliated with an Intergroup also are eligible to 6333 E. Mockingbird #147-817 send a delegate using a similar system. If there are between Dallas, TX 75214 one and three groups not affiliated with an Intergroup, 1-877-TRY-NICA 1-877-879-6422) those one, two or three meetings may elect one delegate or via email at: [email protected] collectively. If there are more than three, those groups again may collectively send one delegate for every three meetings How do I register as a delegate? and one additional delegate for any portion thereof. Delegates must register 30 days prior to the conference with World Services Secretary: Are the costs a delegate incurs reimbursable? What are the procedures for an election? Nicotine Anonymous World Services Delegate election is done the way any other business is 6333 E. Mockingbird #147-817 conducted at your local group or Intergroup. Some Inter - Dallas, TX 75214 groups reimburse delegates for a portion of the conference expenses, but both of these aspects of delegate service are or via email at: [email protected]. outside of the scope of World Services in keeping with our fourth tradition. Delegate expenses may be tax deductible. Please provide the delegate’s full name, mailing address, telephone number, email address and the name of the group s) or intergroup that the delegate is representing..