Chicagoland Regional Delegate

   Regional Delegate/Alternate Delegate Responsibilities

The regional delegate (RD) serves as the primary contact between NA’s world services and the local NA community. On the one hand, the delegate provides information on current world service projects to the regional committee. On the other, the delegate provides a local perspective to the work of world services. During the delegate’s term, he or she attends the World Service Conference as a fully active participant, for while the delegate is elected by and accountable to the regional assembly or RSC, he or she is not a mere messenger. The delegate is selected by the region’s group representatives and/or RCM’s to act in the best interests of NA as a whole, not solely as an advocate of his or her NA community’s priorities.  

The regional delegate works closely with the region's alternate delegate. Like the regional delegate, the alternate is a full participant in the regional service committee. The delegate often consults with the alternate, asking for different perspectives on world service affairs and seeking to involve the alternate in helping to carry the workload. Alternate delegates are welcome to attend the meeting of the World Service Conference in the company of their delegates; however, they will be recognized as full participants in the meeting of the World Service Conference only in the event of the primary delegate's absence. Seating on the floor of the conference will be limited to two—one delegate and one alternate per region.