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Issue #23, March 2026

In This Issue:

Convention News:

– Don’t Delay – Deadline is March 25 at 11:59 p.m. PDT for Submissions, Reviewer, Session Chair, and Respondent Opportunities

NCA Events:

– March 27 Spring Public Program: NCA Public Program on U.S. Authoritarianism and Fascism

NCA News:

– Celebrating Excellence with NCA Awards: Call for Nominations

NCA Publications:

– Communication Currents, Vol. 3; No. 3

CONVENTION NEWS

Don’t Delay – Deadline is March 25 at 11:59 p.m. PDT for Submission, Reviewer, Session Chair, and Respondent opportunities 

NCA’s 112th Annual Convention is happening Nov. 19–22, with a pre-conference and day of service on Nov.18, in New Orleans, and will explore Move/ments in the field of Communication. With more than 4,000 attendees and 1,000 sessions, the NCA Annual Convention brings together the Communication community to connect, educate, inspire, and grow.  

Get Involved: Submission, reviewer, session chair, and respondent opportunities 

Before you participate, review the AI guidance relevant to your role: 

✍️ AI Guidance for Submitters

🧑‍⚖️ AI Guidance for Reviewers & Unit Planners

Learn more about the process and resources: 

📄 Call for Submissions

📝 Call for Reviewers, Chairs, and Respondents

Planning ahead: 

🎤 All Convention participants—including accepted presenters, reviewers, session chairs, and respondents—must register to attend. 

🏨 Registration and discounted hotel block opens in July.



💸 Save on registration by becoming an NCA member and registering during the Early Bird discount period through Sept. 16.

🔐 NCA account assistance: memberservice@natcom.org

🎤 Convention & submission questions: convention@natcom.org

Watch the 2026 Convention Preview Video:

NCA EVENTS

March 27 Spring Public Program: NCA Public Program on U.S. Authoritarianism and Fascism

How to have hope in the impossible times: Thinking through pain, memory and desire during the rise of authoritarianism and fascism in the U.S. 



Join the National Communication Association (NCA) on Friday, March 27 from 1-2:30 p.m. EDT for a transformative virtual event that brings together refugee and immigrant scholars to ask how we think through concepts such as memory, resistance, refusal, desire, and pain when our established systems of knowing and living are collapsing. All together the program considers hope as a communicative practice that shapes our response to oppression and violence. 

Mark your calendars and register now for this must-attend event! Stay tuned for more details including our list of speakers in the next few weeks! For questions about this event, please email: communications@natcom.org.

NCA NEWS

Celebrating Excellence with NCA Awards: Call for Nominations

Nominations for the 2026 NCA National and Interest Group Awards are now open, recognizing outstanding scholarship, leadership, service, and impact across the NCA community. This is an opportunity to highlight exceptional individuals and programs whose work advances our discipline and strengthens NCA. View full details, including eligibility criteria and submission requirements, on NCA’s website.

📅 Nomination Deadline: May 27

🏆 Awards Presented: 112th NCA Annual Convention in New Orleans (Nov. 19–22)

📝 Submit Your Nomination: Use the nomination portal below

For more information, please contact nomination@natcom.org.

NCA PUBLICATIONS

Communication Currents, Vol. 3; No. 3

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