Webmaster Report - January 2026

Greetings, Area 41.

During the first eleven days of this new rotation, I have focused on maintaining and supporting Area 41’s technology, communications, and website functions to ensure accurate information flow and continuity of service.

Key activities include: 

• Reset and reconfigured email accounts for Area officers, service positions, committee chairs, and DCMs. In accordance with past committee documentation, a complete list of Area 41 service email addresses is now posted in Member Services. Please note that servants may choose to log in to Google Workspace or have their service email forwarded to a personal address.
  • To the best of my knowledge, this was our first full rotation of all 51 service email accounts at once. Officers, service positions, and committee chairs were all reset in the wee hours of January 1, but I later learned that password reset emails sent via the Admin Console were not consistently delivered. In future rotations, I will also manually forward temporary passwords to ensure timely receipt.
  • Based on feedback received, I want to assure the Area that I do not have access to individual email messages. My role is limited to administering accounts and ensuring messages are routed to the appropriate trusted servants. 
• Verified and corrected website infrastructure, including form destinations, meeting information, district pages, the Treasurer mailing address, calendar events, and Assembly-related Zoom details.
• Posted multiple committee agendas and updated Area documentation, including the revised Area 41 Financial Guidelines.
• Added and updated meeting listings, including new meetings and changes to existing meetings. 
• Supported committees and events through Zoom configuration, calendar invites, agenda posting follow-ups, and event flyer assistance.
• Attended the State Convention Committee meeting and provided technical support. 
• Responded to inquiries to ensure timely access to Area resources and information.

Overall, this work has been directed toward improving the reliability, accuracy, and accessibility of Area 41’s communications and digital services in support of the Assembly and its committees.

Looking ahead: 

• I will continue completing the rollout of the new website; a few sections are awaiting full content. 
• Please note that there is a blue alert banner directly below the Sandhill cranes banner on the area41.org website. This banner links to the Area Assembly Documentation page and includes a brief note indicating what materials were most recently posted.
  • We are consistently achieving publication of the next Area Assembly agenda within two weeks of the previous Assembly. I encourage everyone to check this banner for timely access to forthcoming agenda items, so they may be reviewed and discussed with your groups and districts.
• The Twelve Step Meeting List data will be converted to a “feed” format. Volunteers from Lincoln Intergroup and Omaha Intergroup are assisting with quality control to ensure accuracy before retiring their duplicate lists. This will allow meeting data to live in one source while populating multiple websites and positions us for future service should districts elect web servants.
• Districts are invited to collaborate on updating their District pages on area41.org. These pages can function as district websites and may include a description of your district’s location, meeting links, recurring district meeting information, special events, posts, and contact forms. I am reformatting each page to include, at minimum, a button linking to the meetings in your district and content blocks for recent posts and upcoming events.

Similarly, pages for officers, committees, and service positions are intended as tools to communicate with the Area 41 fellowship. I welcome your content for scope descriptions, posts, and events. 

I am grateful for the opportunity to serve and look forward to supporting your ideas. 

In service,
Sarah R.