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. 

Aakhus, M. (2005, August). The act and activity of proposing in deliberation. Presented at the NCA/AFA  Summer Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT.