Sponsor, Exhibitor & Advertiser Information

Exhibitors at NCA Annual Convention

For information on the NCA Graduate School Open House, NCA Career Center, or evening reception space, visit the Department Information webpage.

Sponsors
Our sponsors are a valuable connection for our members to gain insight to the latest knowledge and tools in the industry. NCA works personally with each and every sponsor to design and develop a personalized sponsorship plan to meet your marketing and advertising growth goals. Whether your focus is social media growth and awareness, educational advancement, branding, community outreach and/or relationship building, we personalize a plan to best suit your needs. View our current sponsorship opportunities. Please contact the Convention Team if you are interested in sponsoring or have any questions.

The NCA Exhibit Hall is a great opportunity to visit with publishers, software vendors, educational product vendors, and other discipline-related associations. The NCA Exhibit Hall will be located in the Gaylord National Harbor in the Potomac Ballroom. The NCA Exhibit Hall will additionally house NCA Registration, the Graduate School Open House, the Career Center, and other programming.

The Exhibit Hall hours are:

  • Wednesday, November 15 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, November 16, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday, November 17, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The NCA Annual Convention is the single largest gathering of Communication teachers, researchers, administrators, students, and professionals. We invite you to share in the experience with over 4,000 member attendees. For more information about exhibiting opportunities, please download an Exhibitor Prospectus. If you have any questions, please contact convention@natcom.org. If you represent a publisher and are not able to attend the Annual Convention in person, consider displaying your latest titles in the NCA Combined Book Exhibit.

Complete your application today! Step-by-step instructions on completing this online process is available here.

**If you have any issues completing your online purchase, please complete and submit this PDF form.

Put your company/school ad in the hands of every single convention attendee. Attendees will see your advertisement every time they refer to their printed program for session times, descriptions, locations, and special events. This is a valuable opportunity to reach your target audience. Printed programs will be available to all convention registrants. Deadline to submit application, copy, and payment is August 11, 2023. Any organization that pays for a print advertisement before July 1 will receive a complimentary digital advertisement. Ad copy does not need to be submitted by July 1 to recieve this benefit. NCA reserves the right to deny advertising to any potential advertiser. If you have any questions, please contact the Convention Team.

 

Regular Rate

 NCA Department Member* or University Press Rate
Covers** $3,600 $3,100
Full Page (7" x 10") $1,600 $1,450
Half Page (7" x 5") $1,250 $1,135
Quarter Page (7" x 2.5") $1,000 $910
Digital ONLY*** $1,600 $1,450

*Department Membership must be current through December 1, 2023 to be eligible for the member rate.
**Covers are assigned based on a lottery. Organizations who wish to be considered for the cover lottery will pay for a full page advertisement today and will be invoiced for remainder, if selected.
***Any organization that pays for a print advertisement before July 1 will receive a complimentary digital advertisement. Ad copy does not need to be submitted by July 1 to recieve this benefit.

Reserve private boardrooms for meetings and small group discussions. Contact convention@natcom.org with any questions.