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2008 CONFERENCE
CALL FOR AWARDS!
Deadline is August 1!
Details are available online
CONFERENCE HOTEL INFO!
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION USING PAYPAL!

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From the President ...
Candace Thomas-Maddox

Many thanks to all who participated in the 2007 OCA conference!  This event has evolved into an incredible forum for sharing our passion for communication scholarship in Ohio.  This year’s convention attracted faculty and students from more than 20 schools from Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Most impressive was the energy that our student participants brought to the event – five undergraduates volunteered to put their names on the ballot for OCA undergraduate student representative to Executive Council.  More than 50% of our participants were debut authors -- let’s keep the excitement going until we meet again at Marietta College in 2008!

To Adam Earnhardt and the faculty, staff and students at Youngstown State University – thank you for hosting an outstanding conference!   Remember – it’s never too early to start planning for next year’s event.  As students submit class projects and papers at the end of the term, take a moment and encourage them to submit their work to the 2008 conference.  Deadline for submissions will be May 2008.

-- Candice Thomas-Maddox

From the Executive Director ...
Sheida Shirvani

Summer will soon be gone and that means it's time for the 72nd Ohio Communication Conference. We will meet this year on October 4th on the Marietta College campus.

The mission of Ohio Communication Association is “to provide a forum where professionals and scholars with particular interest in communication may work together to promote common goals.” To promote this mission the Executive Board decided to hold the conference in different parts of the state so all communication scholars could share their scholarly works and network with each other. This year conference we will meet in the historical Ohio River town of Marietta. The conference planners have fashioned a broad range of programs and opportunities to enhance your interests and your students’ experiences.Conference housing is in the historical Lafayette Hotel and at the Comfort Inn, both within a short distance of the college [details on the Hotel Info page]. On Friday night after the plenary meeting, the Executive Committee invites everyone to join us at a Go-Dutch dinner.

Registration is again available online using Paypal, and we encourage everyone to register prior to the conference. In case you are not able to do so, you can register at the conference one hour before the first session starts. The registration desk will also be open during the morning before the General Business meeting and at lunch.

Thank you for visiting the Ohio Communication Association website. I am very excited about the conference in October and look forward to meeting new people and renewing old friendships once again.

-- Sheida Shirvani

Membership forms in various popular formats are available online

About OCA

MISSION STATEMENT

The Ohio Communication Association exists to provide a forum where professionals and scholars with particular interest in communication may work together to promote common goals.

Executive Council, July 2001

The Ohio Communication Association is a professional organization of communications teachers, professors, and scholars in high schools and universities/colleges throughout the State of Ohio. The organization is affiliated with the National Communication Association. OCA offers an annual conference for scholars and presents awards at this conference for teachers and students who have achieved excellence in academics, student organizations, or professional work. The OCA also publishes an annual journal in communication research.

 
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