In addition to the NCA Annual Convention, NCA hosts programs and other meetings across a variety of topics, but with the unifying goal of advancing the communication discipline. These meetings are official events, sponsored by NCA.
Upcoming Conferences & Events
Humanities Advocacy Day, March 17-19, 2013, Washington, DC
A national gathering of the humanities community who engage in an annual conversation on the state of the humanities and make
their voices heard on Capitol Hill.
Clarifying Conversations: "Representations of Race and Identity in American Culture"—Tuesday, April 16, 2013, Emerson College, Boston.
The Committee on International Discussion and Debate (CIDD) — Dates TBA
CIDD promotes
international understanding and the practice of communication through
discussion and debates between students from the United States and other
nations.
NCA Undergraduate Honors Conference — May 16-19, 2013
The Undergraduate Honors Conference prepares rising seniors to complete their senior year capstone projects; held on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C.
The 12th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment - June 6-10, 2013
Organized under the auspices of the International
Environmental Communication Association (IECA), the 2013 COCE conference will take place in Uppsala, Sweden.
NCA Chairs' Summer Institute — June 28-30, 2013
NCA's
Second Annual Chairs' Summer Institute will be held at the St. Gregory
Hotel in Washington, D.C. and is open to any department chair or head.
NCA Doctoral
Honors Seminar — July 18-21, 2013
NCA Doctoral Honors Seminars (DHS) bring together approximately 30 promising graduate students with distinguished researchers to discuss current topics within the
discipline. Visit the 2013 DHS site here for the full call for submissions and submission information.
Institute for Faculty
Development -
July 21-27, 2013
Also known as the “Hope Conference,” this event provides
participants the opportunity to focus on topics of communication that may
inspire undergraduate teaching or research.
NCA/AFA
Summer Conference on Argumentation — August 1-4, 2013
Co-sponsored by the National Communication Association, the American Forensic
Association, and the University of Utah, the conference brings together
scholars interested in all aspects of argumentation.
National Freedom of Speech Week - October 21-27, 2013
Consistent with its Credo for Free and Responsible Communication in a Democratic Society, NCA celebrates National Freedom of Speech Week
(NFSW) each October.
National Science and Engineering Festival - 2014
NCA
is an official partner of the USA Science & Engineering
Festival. The month-long celebration, designed to stimulate interest in
science and technology, culminates with an expo Washington, D.C.
Previous NCA Sponsored Conferences & Events
Beyond Wins & Losses: A Citizen's Guide to the 2012 Presidential Debates
A public program co-sponsored by NCA and the First Amendment Center at the Newseum, October 1, 2012.
'Unlike Any Other Presidential Debate in History': Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the 1992 Richmond Town Hall Debate
A public program co-sponsored by NCA and the Department of Rhetoric & Communication Studies at the University of Richmond, October 18, 2012.
First Annual NCA Chairs’ Summer Institute - Sponsored by NCA and held in Washington, D.C., June 2012.
Ethnography of Communication: Ways Forward - Held on the campus of Creighton University in Omaha, NE, June 2012.
Assessing Civility: Arizona Forum on Civil Communication - Co-sponsored by the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, February 2012.
Developing Successful Grant Proposals in the Social Sciences Seminar - Sponsored by the NCA Research Board, Chicago, IL, July 2010.
Teaching Rhetorical Criticism/Critical Inquiry Conference - Hosted by the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, July 2010.
International Conference on Intercultural Dialogue - Co-sponsored
by the NCA International and Intercultural Communication Division and
Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey, July 2009.
Methods and Measures for Communication and Cognition Research - Co-sponsored by the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, July 2008.