September 13-15, 2024
NAATW 2024 Program
NAATW 2024 Members Meeting Minutes
NAATW 2024 Crowd Sourced Notes
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FRIDAY, September 13, 2024
Event Management Solutions for A.A. Service Events and Conferences
5:05pm || Presenter: Kerri K. – Los Lunas, NM
Compare event registration, management, membership, and e-commerce tools for AA service events that need payments, tickets, reporting, and attendee communication.
Code 4 Recovery Update
5:35pm || Presenter(s): Josh R., Mountain View, CA; David V.
Update trusted servants on Code 4 Recovery projects, including Twelve Step Meeting List, Meeting Guide data quality, imports, translations, security, and volunteer support.
TIAA Forum Update
6:40pm || Presenters: Lew G. – Westminster, CO; and Shap W.
How the TIAA Forum helps members continue technology conversations year-round through searchable topics, categories, profiles, notifications, messaging, chat, and shared resources.
SATURDAY, September 14, 2024
GSO Presentation
10:00am || Presenters: GSO Panel
Update members on GSO technology services, communication platforms, data integrity work, digital assets, cybersecurity, and public-facing digital projects.
Grapevine & La Vina Update
11:45am || Presenters: Niurka M. and Wendell O. (AA Grapevine)
Review current Grapevine and La Viña digital products, including websites, social media, YouTube, apps, podcasts, and email communications.
General Service Map
12:45pm || Presenter: Josh R., Mountain View, CA
Explore how General Service maps can make Area and district boundaries easier to understand, maintain, and share online.
Scalable Self-Serve Commerce for Modern AA
2:30pm || Presenters: Bob M., Krysta H., St. Louis, MO
How an intergroup can use a self-service commerce workflow to manage literature inventory, orders, payments, pickup, and accountability.
Tech in Corrections
3:20pm || Presenter: Sandy H.
Explore how technology can support corrections service through recorded meetings, tablets, correspondence, hybrid access, and coordination with facilities.
Public Information (PI) Sharing Session
3:50pm || Presenter: Jeannie M.
Gather public information technology ideas around Meeting Guide, aa.org, QR codes, PSAs, social media, analytics, apps, and local-to-Conference feedback loops.
Zoom Security Panel
4:35pm || Presenters: Thom R. and David W.
Examine Zoom security for AA meetings by identifying disruption patterns, safety risks, settings choices, and moderator responsibilities.
Tech & Accessibility to Support Deaf AA
5:20pm || Presenter: Virginia
How ASL video resources, online meetings, interpreters, captions, and service access have expanded technology support for deaf AA members.
Intro to Website Accessibility
5:40pm || Presenter: Mary P.
Introduce website accessibility as a design responsibility, including user experience, semantic structure, mobile access, screen readers, and usable meeting information.
Mastodon: The Elephant in the Room
6:10pm || Presenter: Daniel C., Asheville, NC
Consider whether Mastodon and federated social media could offer AA service communities a more controlled way to communicate online.
SUNDAY, September 15, 2024
How to Work a Workshop (Hybrid)
10:00am || Presenter: Glenn W. (NAATW Treasurer 2023, 2024)
Break down the planning, hosting, budgeting, and committee structure needed to run a sustainable hybrid technology workshop.