ABC : 2024 Southwestern U.S. Conference

2024 ABC Southwestern U.S./FBD Regional Conference

April 10 - 13, 2024

Galveston, Texas

Outdoors at Moody Garden

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Registration

Registration Fees

Regular Member: $200 (includes $75 for ABC-SW and $125 for FBD)

Student: $115 (includes $40 for ABC-SW and $75 for FBD)

Early Registration deadline - March 18, 2024, 5:00 pm CST.

Visit the FBD Conference Information Page for more information.

Lodging & Venue

Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center
Galveston, Texas

Rates: $178 Single/Double - These special rates are available until 5:00 PM, March 18, 2024.

Click Here to make your room reservation or contact the hotel directly: 409-744-4673.

Enjoy a golf course, water attractions, private beach, the three iconic pyramids (rainforest, aquarium, and exploration research) in addition to the conference center and hotel. Come present your work, and bring your whole family for some family adventure as well. Click here to learn more about the history of Moody Gardens as well as the attractions.

Explore the Moody Gardens Resort, by adding FBD Resort Passes to your Registration under Optional Items on the FBD website Registration Page. The Resort Pass is $70 per person for unlimited access to the attractions at Moody Gardens between April 8 and April 14.

Call for Papers

Click here to see the full call for papers.

Research papers, position papers, or case studies related to business communication in the following areas are encouraged:

	Communication Technology		Technology and Education
	Innovative Instructional Methods		Business Education Issues
	International Business Communication		Paradigm Shifts in Communication
	Training and Development/Consulting		Interpersonal Communication
	Nonverbal Communication		Executive/Managerial Communication
	Legal and Ethical Communication Issues		Organizational Communication

Submission Instructions

Submit here.

Submission Deadline October 31, 2023

Presenters and Co-Presenters must be either an "Organization Member" or "Organization Guest". If you do not yet have an ABC membership or a guest account (free, but with no benefits), please create an account before submitting or registering by visiting the ABC membership page.

VIEW SUBMISSION - Co-presenters and co-authors can see title, but cannot view the submission.

Log in to the ABC site and click My Options.
From the dropdown menu, click My Profile.
Select My Options, then My Presentations (at bottom of list—lower right corner).
Click your desired submission

Only Submitter can edit and can accept the submission. Click here for steps.

ACCEPTANCE - Submitter should accept or decline an approved invitation to present by following these steps:

Log in to the ABC site and click My Options.
From the dropdown menu, click My Profile.
Select My Options, then My Presentations (at bottom of list—lower right corner).
Click your desired submission.
Click Accept Approval or Decline Approval and follow the prompts.

Awards & Recognition

Richard D. Irwin Distinguished Paper Award
For research to be considered for the Distinguished Paper Award, you must have also submitted a completed paper here by the October 31 submission deadline.

Raymond V. Lesiker Outstanding Researcher Award
Click here for nomination details. Nominations are due by January 31, 2024. For questions about this award, contact Ashley Hall.

Proceedings
Submit your full paper here. Deadline for submitting to Proceedings - January 8, 2024. For proceedings questions, contact Proceedings Editor Seth Frei.

Program Chair

Ashton Mouton