The World Communication Association
Invites you to join us as we celebrate our 39th Anniversary

Call for Papers, Panels, and Abstracts
2023 Biennial Conference
25-29, July 2023
Honolulu, Hawaii

Theme: The Winds of Communication
The theme of the 2023 World Communication Association (WCA) Conference is Winds of Communication. For nearly three years, our world has witnessed economic, political, social, cultural, health, and numerous other challenges in the wake of COVID-19. As our world has grappled with this life-changing event, the importance of communication as a conduit for stability cannot be underestimated. In these turbulent times, the ability of communication to bring diverse peoples together has shown itself to be immense. As our world works its way into a post-Covid-19 world, the influence of communication will be front and center.

Winds of Communication invites researchers and practitioners to explore how the intersections of our diverse experiences, languages, histories, cultures, and discourses impact communication in our developing post-Covid-19 world. The 2023 conference takes place in Hawaii. Hawaii is well-known for its trade winds, which sailors have used for centuries for navigation and speed. These winds have brought trade, peoples, and forever changed Hawaii the Pacific, and the world. We hope these winds will bring you to Hawaii to interact with others in our community that is the WCA. A Kauai blessing is “May there always be Tradewinds behind you, rainbows above, and Aloha all around you.” We look forward to seeing you in Hawaii in 2023.

Topic Areas: cross cultural communication, culture and education, culture and power, culture and politics, cross border issues, discourse patterns and politeness, education and inequality, culture and mass media, ethnicity and culture, gender inequality, global culture in transition, history and culture, immigration and culture, intercultural communication, law and culture, linguistics and communication, literature and communication, semiotics of communication, health communication, religion of culture, rhetoric of geopolitics, role of metaphors, proverbs & idioms, organizational communication, and business communication and culture.

Submissions: Abstracts, full papers, and panels will be reviewed. Please submit your abstract (150-words), full paper (APA format, maximum 25-pages), and/or panel submission online via the following e-mail address: wca2023.submission@gmail.com

Key Dates:
Submissions open                        October 1, 2022
Submissions close                        December 16, 2022
Authors Notified of Outcome      January 31, 2023
Conference                                  July 25-29, 2023

Hotels: The Conference will take place at the Prince Waikiki Hotel. The WCA will post conference hotel room rates for the Prince Waikiki and for the Equus Hotel on its website by mid-October.

Fees: Registration fees for the conference will be published in mid-October. To present and attend at the conference, participants must be a WCA Member. Information about membership can be found at the conference and association website: https://wcaweb.org

Post-Conference Tour: Information about an optional 5-6 night post-conference tour including the islands of Maui and Hawaii will be posted on the WCA website in mid-October. This tour will be operated by Sun Island Tours.

On behalf of the WCA Executive Committee, I look forward to seeing you in Honolulu in 2023.

Stephen M Croucher
President – World Communication Association
Massey University – New Zealand