Rhetoric
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Professional Organizations
International Communication Association (ICA)
ICA is an international association for scholars interested in the study, teaching and application of all aspects of human and mediated communication. ICA began more than 50 years ago as a small association of U.S. researchers and has matured into a truly international association with more than 3,500 members in 65 countries.
They are dedicated to promoting research in communication worldwide, utilizing our journals, conferences, awards and fellowships, and network of professional relationships. They are also committed to bringing our findings and perspectives to bear on problems and issues in society. Their members actively contribute to public debate on topics relative to our mission, whether the forum is regulatory or legislative bodies or various media venues.
National Communication Association (NCA)
NCA is a scholarly society and as such works to enhance the research, teaching, and service produced by its members on topics of both intellectual and social significance. Staff at the NCA National Office follow trends in national research, teaching, and service priorities. It both relays those opportunities to its members and represents the academic discipline of communication in those national efforts.
NCA takes the lead in publicizing the discipline's scholarship through press releases and regular contacts with policy makers. When appropriate, NCA offers scholarship to support the development of governmental policy. Where proposed laws are of interest or potential concern, the NCA National Office staff notifies members so that they can make their opinions known to their representatives on Capitol Hill.
NCA is a non-profit organization of approximately 7,100 educators, practitioners, and students who work and reside in every state and more than 20 foreign countries. The purpose of the Association is to promote study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of the artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication.
