Aakhus, M. (1996, November). The discourse of decision in computer supported facilitation. Presented at the Speech Communication Association annual convention, San Diego, CA.   

Aakhus, M., Adkins, M., and Glynn, M. (1997, January). Layers of learning: Facilitation in the distributed classroom. Presented at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences annual conference, Maui, HI. 

Aakhus, M. (1997, April). Discourse design and the engineering of choice. Presented at the Eastern Communication Association Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD.   

Aakhus, M. (August, 1997). Settlement on the electronic frontier:  The use of group decision support systems in argumentation management. Presented at the 10th annual NCA/AFA conference on argumentation, Alta, UT. 

Aakhus, M.  (June, 1998).  Assessing argumentative resources in groupware.  Presented at the International Society for the Study of Argumentation Fourth International Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 

Aakhus, M., Adkins, M., & Glynn, M. (November, 1998).  New concepts for constructing communicative spaces in organizations with advanced information technologies. Presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, New York, New York. 

Aakhus, M.  (November, 1998).  The performance of Transparency Work to manage the multiple communicative demands of computer supported process facilitation. Presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, New York, New York. 

Aakhus, M.  (November, 1998).  “We just manage the process not the content”: An examination of the institutional resources in the field of process facilitation for constructing communication formats.  Presented at the National Communication Association national convention, New York, New York.  

Aakhus, M.  (May, 1999).  Process management: The proverbs of practice in constructing contexts for ‘real communication.’ Presented at the International Communication Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA. 

Aakhus, M.  (May, 1999).  “Buy-In” practices: Some consequences of managing organizational decision-making with collaboration technology. Presented at the International Communication Association  Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.