had grown considerably and became heavily interested in areas well beyond business writing (such as oral presentations, negotiations, and nonverbal communication among others). In 1967, the Board of Directors voted to change the name of the organization to the American Business Communication Association to reflect this change. By the late 1970s, as the membership of the organization grew to include more members from outside the Americas and as the focus of research expanded heavily into the fields of intercultural communication and cross-cultural business communication practice, the term "American" became increasingly inaccurate of both the membership and focus of the organization. In 1985, the Board of Directors voted to change the name to its current Association for Business Communication. In 1990, ABC moved its headquarters from Illinois first to the University of North Texas (1990–1994) and then to Baruch College CUNY in New York City (from 1994–2007). Presently, ABC is headquartered at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. External links Association for Business Communication New Zealand Business Forum Communication Business education International business organizations Management education Organizations established in 1936 Business and management journals Communications and media organizations based in the United States Organizations based in Texas