The purpose of the East Coast Convention is to make accessible a convention that is cost effective for newcomers and to supply the Basic Text to jails and prisons.
The East Coast Convention of Narcotics Anonymous (ECCNA) functions with the support of the Host Area, and the ECCNA, Inc. Advisory Board (AB) to coordinate and conduct a convention that will bring our fellowship together in a celebration of recovery. Any Area along the east coast of the US can bring a bid to the bid meeting at the convention and potentially host the annual convention. The Area which wins the bid is announced during the main meeting and immediately begins forming their Host Committee for next year’s ECCNA.
Historically the convention has been held at a school campus where housing and food is affordable so that the registration includes all costs including room and board. There has been a long hiatus between ECCNA 13 and ECCNA 14 (first ECCNA in this century). Similar to the first ECCNA this ECCNA will no doubt be attended by a small group that will remember this event fondly. The hopes and dreams are that this will be the beginning seed for the rebirth of ECCNA.