1. NCA 104th Annual Convention “Communication at play” November 8-11, 2018 Salt Lake City, UT
2018 Convention Planner Meeting

2. Incredible Location!

3. Gorgeous Environment!

4. Convention Location
Six Hotels (Radisson, Marriott Downtown at City Creek, Holiday Inn, Hotel Monaco, Marriott City Center, Hilton)
Ample and Varied Restaurants (low budget options)
Beautiful Spaces and Sightseeing
Convenient Transportation (door-to-door airport shuttle, light rail throughout the city, including rail from airport to convention center)
Convenient and Engaging Attractions (Gallivan Center, Museums, Art, Gardens, Temple Square…)

5. Convention Location Radisson Marriott City Creek Hotel Monaco
Holiday Inn
Marriott City Center
Hilton

6. Salt Palace Convention Center

7. Communication at Play! Imaginative, Creative, Strategic, Engaging, Fun
Huizinga: “Culture arises and unfolds in and as play,” and the “great instinctive forces of civilized life” are rooted in “the primeval soil of play.”
Rich metaphorical resources: solving puzzles and mysteries, playbook, playing field, playground, play pedagogy, play therapy, play as subversion…
Theme invitation: submissions that 1) examine the nature of play as it intersects with communication, and 2) exhibit playfulness in shared experience.

8. Possibilities of Play…
Play and the Advance of Knowledge
Play as Preparation for and Engagement with Life
Play and Wellbeing
The Economics of Play
Play as Cultural Reification and Subversion

9. New This Year!
Collaboratories: Research community-building for extending conversations past the convention
Topic Jam Sessions on a provocative Op-Ed piece on “The Four Americas”
NCA Café on “Free Speech in Higher Education”
Play Space
Evening Playlist of small group options (games, well- being, music)

10. Role of National Office
Convention planning process is very decentralized
Provide tools for planning (NCA Convention Central, NCA website, Planners webpage, etc…)
You are the content planners!
Provide training
Scheduling
Provide tools for promotion (NCA website, Convention Newsletter, unit lists, etc…)

11. TOP FIVE PLANNER TIPS! Attend ALL training webinars
Use tools/resources provided to you
Ask questions
Meet deadlines
Complete the entire process

12. Websites Convention Planners Webpage www.natcom.org/planners
NCA Convention Central ww4.aievolution.com/nca1801/
NCA Convention Website

13. Planners Webpage Planner Guide Planner Roster Recorded Webinars
Planner resources

14. NCA Convention Central
What is it designed to do?
Disseminate calls
Collect submissions
Facilitate review process
Facilitate communication
Track acceptance, declines, and scheduling data
What is it NOT designed to do?
System is not intuitive – garbage in is garbage out!
Contact National Office for content and process questions.

15. NCA Convention Website
Main outlet for non-program information
Entirely separate from NCA Convention Central
Content is updated regularly

16. Anatomy of a Call for Submissions
The Call will help people determine if they will submit, and what to submit
Last year’s Call for Submissions is available on NCA Convention Central
Do not just copy/paste
All calls need to be updated
Make it your own, and make improvements as needed

17. Anatomy of a Call for Submissions
Include the following:
Description of your unit/affiliate
What are you looking for in content
Type of submissions that will be accepted
Requirements for each submission type
Top paper or other considerations
Submission Resources
Your contact information
Deadline for Complete Unit Set-up: December 22, 2017

18. Frequently Asked Questions
How does co-sponsorship work? How is the slot counted and what unit does it count for?
The slot is subtracted from the unit that “owns” the session. Adding a co-sponsor to a session does not use one of the co-sponsors slots.
It is not possible to “split” slots.
How do I request more slots?
During the session building process in May planners have the opportunity to request additional slots from the First Vice President.
Additional slots are provided based on the submission itself, so it is only possible to request additional slots once submissions have been reviewed.