Dublin Regional Assembly
The Dublin Regional Assembly was held from Friday–Sunday, June 22–24. There were 170+ registered including 25 S-Anon members. Participants came from 16 nations and spoke 12 different languages. This included people from the USA, Germany, and Austria. Irish hospitality at the St. Patrick’s University campus was fantastic. The space and environment were wonderful and it was easy to access the airport and city.
Some highlights:
- Two SA meetings per time slot; an open SA/S-Anon meeting. Had one room for Open Meetings and another room for Closed Meetings.
- Used WhatsApp messaging for coordination to minimize tension and lack of information.
- Used floater participants for special needs and time conflicts and had co-chair model as the assembly leaders.
- The fantastic talent show had Polish SA rappers.
- There were bagpipes at the closing – playing “Coming Home.”
- One attendee said “Lots of learnings and memories – the best time of my life!”
- After we concluded the Assembly, 30 people kept going for 3–5 days at a nearby retreat site.
- No 2019 EMER assembly. Instead we will meet in Madrid next January.
Celebrating Five Years!
European & Middle East Region (EMER) came into existence in December 2011. It began with just 5 Intergroups supporting about 100 SA meetings. Since then, 5 more Intergroups have joined, and the total number of meetings is now about 280.
That means that EMER has nearly tripled in its first five years! There are 5 Delegates representing EMER now. The success of the EMER global Geek camp last August resulted in it becoming a scheduled event. For all this we can surely be grateful!
The annual EMER Regional Assembly took place on Friday before the Dublin conference. Two SA Trustees attended the assembly. A very helpful “Love and Service” open meeting with Trustees/ Delegates was part of the program. In 2019 the EMER regional assembly will be in Madrid as part of the SA International Conference.
