Aakhus, M. (1995, August).  When old social technologies meet modern problems: Science Court as a model of managing expert disagreement. Presented at the AFA/SCA Summer Conference on Argumentation, Alta, UT. 

Aakhus, M., Madison, C., and Jackson, S.  (1996, May).  Discourse design and the design of discourse. Presented at the International Communication Association annual convention, Chicago, IL. 

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.