Aakhus, M. (August, 2003). Databases, Argumentation, and Common-Sense. Presented at the 13th NCA/AFA  Summer Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT. 

Aakhus, M. (November, 2003). What do communication professionals do? Presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL. 

Aakhus, M. & Rumsey, E. (November, 2003). Communicative action and norms in flaming and hostile communication. Presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association,  Miami, FL.  

Aakhus, M. (March, 2004). Understanding the Socio-Technical Gap: A case of GDSS Facilitation. Presented at the 2cd international conference on Action in Language, Organizations, and Information Systems,  Linköping University, Linköping Sweden. 

Makoul G, Aakhus M, Altman M, & Flores MQ. (2004, April). “Difficult Conversations” online forum: Helping students reflect on communication challenges during clerkships. Poster presented at the 27th  Annual Meeting, Society of General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL. 

Aakhus, M. (2004, June). Felicity conditions and genre: Linking act and conversation in LAP style conversation analysis. Paper presented at the 9th international working conference on the Language  Action Perspective on communication modelling. New Brunswick, NJ. 

Aakhus, M. & Tom, M. (2004, July). Disputes within Disputes: Examining the expression of doubt, disagreement, and opposition in a meeting of public officials. Paper presented at the International Association of Language and Social Psychology, State College, PA.  

Makoul, G., Zick, A., Flores, M., & Aakhus, M. (2004, September). An online forum helps medical students reflect on challenging communication situations. Paper presented at the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Bruges, Belgium. 

Aakhus, M. & Moor, A. de. (2005, May). Diagnosing Argumentation. Presented at the International  Communication Association’s annual convention, New York City, NY.  

Aakhus, M. (2005, June). Conversations for Reflection: Designing Support for Reflection-on-Professional Action. Presented at the 10th International Working Conference on the Language Action  Perspective on Communication Modelling, Kiruna, Sweden.