Conference Archive

2025: Long Beach, California (Onsite and Virtual)

Co-chairs: Barbara Bolt, University of South Carolina, and Bethany Tisdale, University of South Carolina

2024: Tulsa, Oklahoma (Onsite and Virtual)

ABC 89th Annual International Conference — Onsite and Virtual in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Co-chairs: Seth Frei, Texas State University, and Kristen Wilson, Eastern Kentucky University

2023: Denver, Colorado (Onsite and Virtual)

Co-chairs: Nancy Mahon, Pennsylvania State University, and Leslie Seawright, Missouri State University

2022: Tampa, Florida (Onsite and Virtual)

Co-chairs: Nancy Mahon, Pennsylvania State University, and Leslie Seawright, Missouri State University, with co-chair emeritus Susan Schanne, Eastern Michigan University

2021: Virtual

Co-chairs: Ryan Fuller, California State University, Sacramento, and Susan Schanne, Eastern Michigan University, with co-chair emeritus Dirk Remley, Kent State University

2020: Virtual

Co-chairs: Ashley Nelson and Dee Fuchs, Tulane University, with co-chair emeritus Dirk Remley, Kent State University

2019: Detroit, Michigan

Co-chairs: Clive Muir, ThinkCraftSolve, and Dirk Remley, Kent State University, with co-chair emerita Susan Schanne, Eastern Michigan University

2018: Miami, Florida

Co-chairs: Becky Crews, Miami University, and Susan Schanne, Eastern Michigan University, with co-chair emerita Jean Bush-Bacelis, Eastern Michigan University

2017: Dublin, Ireland

Co-chairs: Gail Cruise, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Jean Bush-Bacelis, Eastern Michigan University

2016: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Co-chairs: Barbara D'Angelo, Arizona State University, and Virginia Hemby-Grubb, Middle Tennessee State University

2015: Seattle, Washington

Co-chairs: Rebecca Pope-Ruark, Elon University, and Valerie Creelman, Saint Mary's University

2014: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Co-chairs: Mary Ann Wysor, Georgia State University, and Andy Wysor, U.S. Army

2013: New Orleans, Louisiana

Co-chairs: Jennifer Veltsos, Minnesota State University, Mankato, and Sandy French, Radford University

2012: Honolulu, Hawaii

Co-chairs: Roger Conaway, TEC Monterrey, and Oliver Laasch, TEC Monterrey

2011: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Co-chairs: Farridah Awang, Eastern Kentucky University, and Kathie Hill, Sam Houston State University

2010: Chicago, Illinois

Chair: Jane Johansen, University of Southern Indiana

2009: Portsmouth, Virginia

Chair: Robert Stowers, College of William and Mary

2008: Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Chair: Lana Carnes

2007: Washington, DC

Chair: Michael Goodman, Baruch College, City University of New York

2006: San Antonio, Texas

Chair: Geraldine Hynes, Sam Houston State University

2005: Irvine, California

Chair: Roger Conaway, University of Texas at Tyler

2004: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Chair: Ray Beswick

2003: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Co-chairs: Maryann Wysor, Georgia State University, and Andy Wysor, U.S. Army

2002: Cincinnati, Ohio

Chair: Ken Davis

2001: San Diego, California

ABC 66th Annual International Convention

Chair: Richard Pompian

2000: Atlanta, Georgia

Chair: Maryann Wysor, Georgia State University

1999: Los Angeles, California

Chair: Marguerite Shane Joyce

2025: Bergen, Norway

Chair: Annelise Ly

2025: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Chair: Ashton Mouton

2024: Galveston, Texas

Chair: Ashton Mouton

2024: Tucson, Arizona

Chair: Marisa Michaels, Cat Hills, Mikel Chertudi, John Delaney; Ann Springer and Scott Springer

2023: Naples, Italy

ABC Europe, Africa, and Middle East Conference

Chair: Walter Giordano

2023: Houston, Texas

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

Chair: Ashley Hall

2023: Laie, Hawaii

Western U.S. Conference

Chair: Scott and Ann Springer, Brigham Young University-Hawaii

2022: New Orleans, Louisiana

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

Chair: Lindsay Clark, Sam Houston State University

2021: Vienna, Austria (Virtual)

ABC Europe, Africa, and Middle East Conference

Chair: Ursula Lutzky, Vienna University of Economics and Business

2021: Unconscious Bias

2021 Business Communication Symposium 1

Chair: Hosted by the Midwestern U.S. and Southeastern U.S. regions

2021: Virtual

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

Chair: Leslie Ramos Salazar, West Texas A&M University

2020: San Antonio, Texas

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

Chair: Kayla Sapkota, Arkansas State University at Beebe

2020: Baja, Mexico cruise

Western U.S. Conference

Chair: Peter Cardon, University of Southern California

2019: Wellington, New Zealand

Asia-Pacific Conference

2019: Houston, Texas

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

Chair: Carol Wright, Stephen F. Austin State University

2018: Madrid, Spain

ABC Regional Conference

2018: Cincinnati, Ohio

ABC Midwestern/Southeastern U.S. Regional Conference

Chair: Kathryn Rybka, University of Illinois-Urbanna

2018: Albuquerque, New Mexico

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

2017: Hong Kong SAR

15th Asia-Pacific Conference

2017: Orem, Utah

Western U.S. Conference

Chair: Laurie Bott, Utah Valley University

2017: Little Rock, Arkansas

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

Chair: Laura Valenti, Nicholls University

2016: San Luis Potosí, Mexico

GABC with ABC Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America

Chair: Roger Conaway and Valery Chisov, TEC de Monterrey

2016: Denver, Colorado

Western U.S. Conference

Chair: Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

2016: St. Louis, Missouri

Midwestern/Southeastern U.S. Conference

Chair: Kathryn Rybka, University of Illinois-Urbanna

2016: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

Chair: Susan Evans Jennings, Stephen F. Austin State University

2016: Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town Conference

Chair: Terri Grant, University of Cape Town

2015: Guangzhou, China

14th Asia-Pacific Conference

2015: Los Angeles, California

Western U.S. Conference

Chair: Jolanta Aritz, University of Southern California

2015: Houston, Texas

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

Chair: Katie O'Neill, Sam Houston State University

2014: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Midwestern U.S. Conference

Chair: Mike Porter, St. Thomas University and Jennifer Veltsos, Minnesota State University-Mankato

2014: Orlando, Florida

Technology Trends in Teaching & Communication

Chair: Sherry Roberts, Middle Tennessee State University

2014: Shanghai, China

13th Asia-Pacific Conference

2014: Dallas, Texas

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

Chair: Traci Austin, Sam Houston State University

2014: Modena, Italy

International Symposium on the Ins and Outs of Professional Discourse Research

2013: Kyoto, Japan

12th Asia-Pacific Conference

Chair: Naoki Kameda, Doshisha University

2013: Louisville, Kentucky

Midwestern/Southeastern U.S. Conference

Chair: Kathryn Rybka, University of Illinois at Urbanna-Champaign & Teresa Taylor Sekine, Purdue University

2013: Albuquerque, New Mexico

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

Chair: Randy Waller, Baylor University

2012: Seoul, Korea

11th Asia-Pacific Conference (Call for Papers, Logistics, Schedule, Poster)

2012: St. Petersburg, Florida

Chair: Fiona Barnes, University of Florida

2012: New Orleans, Louisiana

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

Chair: Lucia Sigmar, Sam Houston State University

2011: Beijing, China

10th Asia-Pacific Conference

2011: Houston, Texas

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Conference

Chair: Margaret Kilcoyne, Northwestern State University

2011: North Charleston, South Carolina

ABC Southeastern U.S. Conference

Chair: Deborah Roebuck, Kennesaw State University

2010: Birmingham, Alabama

Chair: Marcel Robles, Eastern Kentucky University

2009: Ghent, Belgium

Europe

2009: Atlanta, Georgia

Chair: Bobbie Krapels, University of Mississippi

2008: Columbia, South Carolina

Chair: Shirley Kuiper, University of South Carolina

2007: Nashville, Tennessee

ABC Southeastern U.S. Conference

2006: Tampa, Florida

Chair: Clive Muir, Winston-Salem State University

2005: Tokyo, Japan

5th Asia-Pacific Conference

Chair: Hiromitsu Hayashida & Shun-itsu Nakasako, Chuo University

2005: Dallas, Texas

ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD

2003: Auckland, New Zealand

Asia-Pacific Conference

Chair: Jacqueline Harris

2003: Toronto, Canada

Canada, East & Midwestern U.S.

Chair: Jane Johanson, University of Southern Indiana

2003: Lugano, Switzerland

Europe

Chair: Gina Poncini

2003: Toronto, Canada

Southeastern & Midwestern U.S. Conference

Chair: Jane Johansen, University of Southern Illinois and Clive Muir, Stetson University

2003: Houston, Texas

Spring Conference

2003: New Orleans, Louisiana

Western U.S.

Chair: Tracy Dillon

2002

Caribbean, Central, & South American Regional Conference, 3rd, with Puerto Rico TESOL

Chair: Lillian Sanchez

2001: Arhus, Denmark

Europe

Chair: Anna Trosburg

2001: Kansas City

Eastern, Southeastern, & Midwestern U.S. Regional Conference

2001: Destin, Florida

Southeastern U.S. Regional Conference

Chair: Janet Cherry, FedEx Express

2001: New Orleans

Southwestern U.S.