- 2024 – Communication for Greater Regard – New Orleans, LA
- 2023 – FREEDOM – National Harbor, MD
- 2022 – Honoring PLACE: People, Liberation, Advocacy, Community, and Environment – New Orleans, LA
- 2021 – Renewal and Transformation – Seattle, WA
- 2020 – Communication at the Crossroads – Virtual Event (Indianapolis, IN)
- 2019 – Communication for Survival – Baltimore, MD
- 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
- December 28 – 30, 1949: Chicago
- December 27 – 30, 1950: New York City
- December 27 – 29, 1951: Chicago
- December 29 – 31, 1952: Cincinnati
- December 27 – 29, 1953: New York City
- December 29 – 31, 1954: Chicago
- December 28 – 30, 1955: Los Angeles
- December 27 – 30, 1956: Chicago
- August 25 – 29, 1957: Boston
- December 27 – 31, 1958: Chicago
- December 27 – 30, 1959: Washington, DC
- December 28 – 30, 1960: St. Louis
- December 27 – 30, 1961: New York City
- December 27 – 30, 1962: Cleveland
- August 18 – 21, 1963: Denver
- December 27 – 30, 1964: Chicago
- December 27 – 30, 1965: New York City
- December 27 – 30, 1966: Chicago
- December 27 – 30, 1967: Los Angeles
- December 27 – 30, 1968: Chicago
- December 27 – 30, 1969: New York City
- December 27 – 30, 1970: New Orleans
- December 27 – 30, 1971: San Francisco
- December 27 – 30, 1972: Chicago
- November 8 – 11, 1973: New York City
- December 27 – 30, 1974: Chicago
- December 27 – 30, 1975: Houston
- December 27 – 30, 1976: San Francisco
- December 1 – 4, 1977: Washington, DC
- November 2 – 5,1978: Minneapolis
- November 10 – 13, 1979: San Antonio
- November 13 – 16, 1980: New York City
- November 12 – 15, 1981: Anaheim
- November 4 – 7, 1982: Louisville
- November 10 – 13, 1983: Washington, DC
- November 1 – 4, 1984: Chicago
- November 7 – 10, 1985: Denver
- November 13 – 16, 1986 Chicago
- November 5 – 8, 1987: Boston
- November 3 – 6, 1988: New Orleans
- November 18 – 21, 1989: San Francisco
- November 1 – 4, 1990: Chicago
- October 31 – November 3, 1991: Atlanta
- October 29 – November 1, 1992: Chicago
- November 18 – 21, 1993: Miami
- November 19 – 22, 1994: New Orleans
- November 18 – 21, 1995: San Antonio
- November 23 – 26, 1996: San Diego
- November 20 – 23, 1997: Chicago
- November 21 – 24, 1998: New York City
- November 4 – 7, 1999: Chicago
- November 9 – 12, 2000: Seattle
- November 1 – 4, 2001: Atlanta
- November 21 – 24, 2002: New Orleans
- November 20 – 23, 2003: Miami Beach
- November 11 – 14, 2004: Chicago
- November 17 – 20, 2005: Boston
- November 16 – 19, 2006: San Antonio
- November 15 – 18, 2007: Chicago
- November 21 – 24, 2008: San Diego
- November 12 – 15, 2009: Chicago
- November 14 – 17, 2010: San Francisco
- November 17 – 20, 2011: New Orleans
- November 15 – 18, 2012: Orlando
- November 21 – 24, 2013: Washington, DC
- November 20 – 23, 2014: Chicago
- November 19 – 22, 2015: Las Vegas
- November 10 – 13, 2016: Philadelphia
- November 16 – 19, 2017: Dallas
- November 8 – 11, 2018: Salt Lake City
- November 14 – 17, 2019: Baltimore
- November 19 – 22, 2020: Virtual (Indianapolis)
- November 18 – 21, 2021: Seattle
- November 17 – 20, 2022: New Orleans
- November 16 – 19, 2023: National Harbor
- November 21 – 24, 2024: New Orleans
- November 20 – 23, 2025: Rockies/Denver
- November 19 – 22, 2026: New Orleans
- November 18 – 21, 2027: Salt Lake City
- November 16 – 19, 2028: Indianapolis
- November 15 – 18, 2029: Boston
- November 21 – 24, 2030: San Francisco
- November 20 – 23, 2031: Chicago