- 2018 - Communication at Play - Salt Lake City, UT
- 2017 - Our Legacy, Our Relevance - Dallas, TX
- 2016 - Communication's Civic Callings - Philadelphia, PA
- 2015 - Embracing Opportunities - Las Vegas, NV
- 2014 - The Presence of Our Past(s): NCA at 100 - Chicago, IL
- 2013 - Connections - Washington, DC
- 2012 - Celebrate COMMunity - Orlando, FL
- 2011 - VOICE - New Orleans, LA
- 2010 - Building Bridges - San Francisco, CA
- 2009 - Discourses of Stability and Change - Chicago, IL
- 2008 - unCONVENTIONal! - San Diego, CA
- 2007 - Communicating Worldviews: Faith-Intellect-Ethics - Chicago, IL
- 2006 - Creating Sites for Connection and Action - San Antonio, TX
- 2005 - The Health of the Discipline - Boston, MA
NCA Statement on Convention Locations
NCA convention sites are selected five to seven years in advance. To learn more about the convention site selection, visit the links below:
- 1915 Chicago
- 1916 New York City
- 1917 Chicago
- 1918 No Convention
- 1919 Chicago
- 1920 Cleveland
- 1921 Chicago
- 1922 New York City
- 1923 Cincinnati
- 1924 Evanston
- 1925 New York City
- 1926 Chicago
- 1927 Cincinnati
- 1928 Chicago
- 1929 New York City
- 1930 Chicago
- 1931 Detroit
- 1932 Los Angeles
- 1933 New York City
- 1934 New Orleans
- 1935 Chicago
- 1936 St. Louis
- 1937 New York City
- 1938 Cleveland
- 1939 Chicago
- 1940 Washington, DC
- 1941 Detroit
- 1942 Chicago
- 1943 New York City
- 1944 Chicago
- 1945 Columbus
- 1946 Chicago
- 1947 Salt Lake City
- 1948 Washington, DC
- 1949 Chicago
- 1950 New York City
- 1951 Chicago
- 1952 Cincinnati
- 1953 New York City
- 1954 Chicago
- 1955 Los Angeles
- 1956 Chicago
- 1957 Boston
- 1958 Chicago
- 1959 Washington, DC
- 1960 St. Louis
- 1961 New York City
- 1962 Cleveland
- 1963 Denver
- 1964 Chicago
- 1965 New York City
- 1966 Chicago
- 1967 Los Angeles
- 1968 Chicago
- 1969 New York City
- 1970 New Orleans
- 1971 San Francisco
- 1972 Chicago
- 1973 New York City
- 1974 Chicago
- 1975 Houston
- 1976 San Francisco
- 1977 Washington, DC
- 1978 Minneapolis
- 1979 San Antonio
- 1980 New York City
- 1981 Anaheim
- 1982 Louisville
- 1983 Washington, DC
- 1984 Chicago
- 1985 Denver
- 1986 Chicago
- 1987 Boston
- 1988 New Orleans
- 1989 San Francisco
- 1990 Chicago
- 1991 Atlanta
- 1992 Chicago
- 1993 Miami
- 1994 New Orleans
- 1995 San Antonio
- 1996 San Diego
- 1997 Chicago
- 1998 New York City
- 1999 Chicago
- 2000 Seattle
- 2001 Atlanta
- 2002 New Orleans
- 2003 Miami Beach
- 2004 Chicago
- 2005 Boston
- 2006 San Antonio
- 2007 Chicago
- 2008 San Diego
- 2009 Chicago
- 2010 San Francisco
- 2011 New Orleans
- 2012 Orlando
- 2013 Washington, DC
- 2014 Chicago
- 2015 Las Vegas
- 2016 Philadelphia
- 2017 Dallas
- 2018 Salt Lake City
- 2019 Baltimore
- 2020 Indianapolis
- 2021 Seattle