Make your plans to be at the ICRCC from 9-11 March!

  • The Preliminary Program is now available here.
    • Please double-check that your presentation or poster is listed and all people are listed correctly.
  • The 2026 ICRCC has two exciting pre-conference features
    • Of course we have the 2026 Design Thinking Workshop where you’ll be working with the WHO/Europe’s Pocket Campaign Planner
    • We have a new feature — a simulation experience based on the BBC’s leadership crisis.

Upcoming Planning:

For our colleagues who require a visa to travel to the US, please submit a visa letter request as soon as possible — you do not need to wait until you have received an acceptance letter from us to request the letter.

We look forward to seeing you at Clemson in March!

Your 2026 ICRCC Conference Team

ICRCC Submission Category Information

Below are indicative (but not exhaustive) examples of each of the ICRCC submission categories.

Corporate Communication

  • Corporate crisis communciation
  • Issues and Risk Management
  • Sports and Entertainment
  • Corporate Reputation Management
  • Image Repair
  • Industry Spotlight Problems
  • Industry Case Studies

Health Communication

  • Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE)
  • Public Health
  • Visiual Risk and Crisis Comunication
  • Infectious Diseases

Disaster Response

  • Emergency Warnings and Disaster Response
  • Safety Communication

Government

  • Terrorism Risk and Crisis
  • War Time Risk, Safety, and Crisis
  • Political Crises

Information Management

  • Infodemics (mis- and dis-information) in Risk and Crisis Contexts
  • News and Journalism
  • Social Media
  • Technology and Artificial Intelligence

Intercultural Communication

  • Intercultural/ Global Risk and Crisis Communication
  • Cross-National Risk and Crisis Communication

Rhetoric

  • Dialogue
  • Politics
  • Corporate
  • Critical or Critical/ Cultural

Agricultural Communication

  • Bio-security
  • Food insecurity

Science Communication

  • Translation of Technical Information to Lay Audiences
  • Environmental Communication
  • Climate Change

Tentative Conference Schedule Overview

Monday March 9, 2026

  • 9-6pm Registration
  • 10am-12pm Simulation Experience
  • 1-3pm Design Thinking Workshop
  • 3-330pm Opening Welcome
  • 330-530pm Conference Keynote/ Plenary
  • 530-730pm Bridge Award Ceremony & Opening Reception

Tuesday March 10, 2026

  • 8am-330pm Registration
  • 830-945 Session 1
  • 10-11am Session 2
  • 11am-12pm High Impact Poster Session
  • 12-115pm Bridge Award Ceremony & Luncheon
  • 115-230pm Session 3
  • 245-4pm Session 4
  • 415-530pm Top Student Papers Panel
  • 530-730pm Bridging the Gaps Signature Reception

Wednesday March 11, 2026

  • 8-9am Networking Breakfast
  • 9-1015 Session 5
  • 1030-1145am Session 6
  • 1145-1pm ICRCA Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon (members only)
  • 1-215pm Session 7
  • 230-330pm Closing Session/ Poster Awards Presentations

Travel & Accommodation Information

Travel Information

The two closest airports are: Greenville/Spartanburg (GSP) and Atlanta (ATL). There will be Tiger Transit shuttles from both airports to Clemson. More details and sign-up are available on our Travel & Accommodation page.

Accommodation Information

  • The Shepherd Hotel ($189-229/night)
  • The Abernathy ($145/night)
  • Best Western ($99/night)
  • Holiday Inn Express ($119/night)
  • Hampton Inn ($119/night)

For the conference rates, contact the hotels via email or phone and be sure to ask for the ICRCC rates. The blocks will only be available until February 10. More details are available on our Travel & Accommodation page.