Convention Resource Library

This library provides resources for all aspects of the NCA Convention from the submission process to presenting.

Reviewing the General Convention Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and the Professional Standards for Convention Participants are two great places to start for general information about the NCA Convention. Other resources are organized below.

If you have any suggestions on additional resources you would like to see, please contact convention@natcom.org.

Convention Submission Process

Below is important and helpful information as you consider your convention submission. The first step for anyone considering making a submission should be to review the Professional Standards for Convention Participants. This guide will answer many questions about the commitment that comes with making a submission to the NCA convention as well as guidelines on determining whether or not to submit.

All convention submissions are made via NCA Convention Central. NCA Convention Central also houses all of the calls for submissions that NCA Interest Groups and affiliation organizations issue. NCA Convention Central opens for submissions on January 9, 2023. The calls will also be available for viewing on that date.

Once you have made the decision to submit please familiarize yourself with the convention submission system before you submit by reviewing the step-by-step How to Submit presentations. Be sure to keep the slides close by for reference during the submission process. NCA also offers an instructive “How to Submit” training webinars. The webinars covers how to successfully submit individual papers, paper sessions, performance sessions, and panel discussions via NCA Convention Central. We strongly encourage all potential submitters to view the recorded webinars so that the submission process is smooth and enjoyable.

Below are other resources that you may find useful before and during the submission process:

If your submission, or a submission on which you are a participant, is accepted for presentation congratulations and below you will find useful information to make your convention experience as successful as possible.

NCA convention sites are selected five to seven years in advance. To learn more about the convention site selection process, visit the links below.

NCA would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather for the 109th Annual Convention in National Harbor, MD is ancestral and unceded territory of various Indigenous Algonquian peoples - including the Piscataway, Nacotchtank, Nantaquak, Pamunkey, Mattaponi, Chickahominy, and Powhatan - People past and present.