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Each November, RCA holds its Annual Conference in conjunction with the annual convention of the National Communication Association. Scholars are invited to submit competitive papers and panel proposals for consideration. Instructions and guidelines are specified in the annual RCA call for papers.


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​​​RCA 2024 First-Day Conference


The Religious Communication Association will hold its Annual Conference in conjunction with the 2024 National Communication Association Convention, November 21-24, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana.


RCA opens its portion of the New Orleans meeting on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, one day before the NCA meeting officially begins on Thursday, with its annual First-Day Conference at the Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans Convention Center. Altogether, the RCA event will feature 15 panels and more than 60 presenters, plus the association's Annual Business Meeting and Annual Awards Banquet. See the detailed program HERE; the schedule for the day is:


  • 8am to 8pm: Continuous registration
  • ​830 to 9am: Conference opening and breakfast
  • ​9 to 1015am: Panel Session 1
  • 1030 to 1145am: Panel Session 2
  • 12 to 115pm: Annual Business Meeting and lunch
  • ​130 to 245pm: Panel Session 3
  • ​3 to 415pm Panel Session 4
  • 430 tp 545pm: Panel Session 5
  • 6 to 8pm: Annual Awards Banquet


You may register HERE for the RCA First-Day Conference. Registration fees for the 2024 event are:


  • ​$100: Tenured and tenure-track faculty (includes annual RCA membership; $150 after October 15)
  • ​$50: Non-tenure track faculty and students (includes annual RCA membership; $100 after October 15)
  • $50: Lifetime RCA members
  • ​$45: Banquet only


Registration for the NCA convention does not cover the RCA First-Day Conference, which will require a separate registration and conference fee.


​RCA is also sponsoring seven panels during the NCA convention including Thursday 21 November at 930 to 1045am; Friday 22 November at 8 to 915am, 11am to 1215pm, and 4 to 515pm; and Saturday 23 November at 930 to 1045am, 11am to 1215pm, and 4 to 515pm. Login to NCA Convention Central to view the online program and select RCA for the search filter.


NEW! Call for Works in Progress Proposals for RCA Conference


RCA welcomes submissions for its first-ever Works in Progress sessions at the 2024 RCA First-Day Conference, held on November 20, 2024, at the Hilton Garden Inn in New Orleans, Louisiana.


Our Works in Progress sessions allow authors to share information about their research in an informal, conversational style and receive feedback during the project’s early stages. Proposals in this format will be evaluated based on their potential to generate discussions that advance the field of religious communication and provide opportunities to exchange feedback.

If you want to present your work at the 2024 RCA First-Day Conference in one of our Works in Progress sessions, please email a 100-word abstract to Dr Annette Madlock at annettemadlock@gmail.com.


If your submission is selected, you will be expected to register for the conference (if you haven’t already done so). The early bird registration discount will apply to those participating in the Works in Progress sessions. The submission deadline is November 4, 2024, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. 

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