A brief history of the East Coast Convention (taken from the ECCNA 16 program):
In October of 1978, at the R.S.C meeting, in Pennsylvania, the idea of an East Coast Convention was presented. The thoughts were that a convention was needed to create more unity and bring groups from different areas closer together in a cost effective manner. In September 1979, convention committee members were elected and found a location for such a convention at Bucknell University. In January 1980, the flyers were sent out – by March only 50 members had registered for the convention. There was not much hope that the convention would take place, but since 50 addicts wanted the convention it was enough to keep the committee members going. Williamsport groups held dances to support the convention and programming had a lot of responses to the search for speakers. Shortly after this the registrations doubled. This was just enough to make the convention work … Thus, the birth of the East Coast Convention.
In 1992, after ECCNA 13, the convention folded due to financial problems and appeared to be lost … but not forgotten. A few determined members that continued to believe in the purpose of the East Coast Convention once again dedicated their efforts to the rebirth of ECCNA. In 2010, seventeen years later, the East Coast Convention resumed and ECCNA 14 was held in Fort Myers, Florida. The East Coast Convention’s purpose has remained the same since its inception in 1980. In 2010, this purpose was expanded to purchase and distribute Basic texts to addicts in jails and prisons along the East Coast. There are now 22 regions from 17 states participating in ECCNA. It is our hope that ECCNA 16, hosted in Pittsburgh, Pa., will continue to carry on the tradition that so many before us dedicated their service to … helping the addict who still suffers.
East Coast Convention – 1980 to 2017
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Year : 2016
Theme : Dreams Really Come True
College : Robert Morris University
City : Moon
State : PA
Date : July 8,9, 10 2016
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Year : 2017
Theme : Planting the Seeds
College : Connecticut College
City : New London
State : CT
Date : June 23, 24, 25 2017
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