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About the Virtual Gathering
Q: As a first time attendee, what should I know first?
- If you need help at any time ask a question in our Slack channel or in the Zoom Hospitality room. Alternatively, you can email help@naatw.org.
- We use Slack and a shared Google doc Workshop Report to collaborate and communicate during the conference.
Q: Where’s the hospitality room?
- The Hospitality room is a separate Zoom room. The Hospitality room will be open throughout the day.
Q: What is slack?
- Slack is a third party chat application that allows closed communications between members. NAATW is not affiliated with Slack nor do we endorse it. We do use it to communicate real-time during the workshop. Use the Slack channel #naatw-2020-virtual-gathering during sessions to have a conversation with other workshop participants.
Q: How do I connect to slack?
- Use this link to join the NAATW Slack team – https://app.slack.com/client/T0BN35V1N/C0BN1JN2Z
- Download the slack application on your device (mobile, tablet, or computer). Once connected to the NAATW organization, join the #naatw-2020-virtual-gathering channel
Q: How do I get the Workshop Report?
- We do not create a Workshop Report. Please collaborate with other attendees to create a report together.
- We’ve started a google document for such sharing. Anyone with the link can add or edit the document. [live link removed]
- We understand that there are anonymity concerns with the use of such Google documents. If you do not wish to participate in the collaboration, please post comments in the slack channel and ask someone to add it to the report.
- We will generate a PDF of the document for distribution to all registered participants approximately one week after the Conference.
Q: How do I get the Session Recordings?
- Session audio and screen share content will be made available in the weeks following the event.
Q: How do I share on social media?
- Don’t share on social media. This was a trick question.
- Read https://www.aa.org/assets/en_US/mg-18_internet.pdf.
- While we wish not to cause any controversy, we are pushing the limits (and in some cases breaking them). We fully support the idea of not using Facebook or Twitter for AA communications.
- We wish we didn’t use Google for shared documents too and we hope to have a better solution by next year.
Q: You are recording, what about anonymity?
- We will read this statement at the beginning of every meeting: “All session audio and screen share content is being recorded. NAATW will not publish anyone’s last name or face. If you hear a last name, please let us know so we can scrub it on post processing.
- Please send any anonymity concerns to info@naatw.org.
Q: There’s a survey?
- Yes there is, after the Workshop please fill out this survey — [live link removed]
About the Organization
These questions are about the Organization
Q: What is TIAA? How are NAATW and TIAA related?
- TIAA is the Technology in AA online Forums. TIAA was started after our second Conference by members who attended the Conference.
- It is a different organization from NAATW. Yet we are closely related. Our membership overlaps.
- We have formed a sub committee that is in active discussions on how the two organizations can best serve our membership and work with each other.
Q: Who is a member of NAATW?
- You are!
- The only requirement to be a voting member of NAATW is to be present at our annual members meeting on Sunday.
Q: How do I get involved in service within NAATW?
- Send an email to info@naatw.org and tell us that you’d like to help.
Q: How do I bid to host a future Workshop?
- We try to move the Workshop around geographically. Ideally we’d follow a schedule that goes somewhere in the middle of the country every other year and to each coast every fourth year. In practicality, we go wherever someone is willing to host.
- Talk to any Steering Committee Member to let us know your intention, or just send an email to chair@naatw.org