Envelope contains correspondence, a proposal, 2 vhs tapes, and two dvds relating to the International Communications Group (ICG). The group was later re-named the Development Communication Group (DCG).
Included are letters notifying various people at Ryerson of the years first meeting of the ICG for 1996; a professional profile for DCG's co-ordinator; correspondence, a vhs cassette and a dvd relating to IST 909 - Participatory Communications; a letter requesting SRC funding for the DCG; a DCG position paper "Communication and Social Change - an environment for new thinking"; and a dvd of a film "At the Still Point" sponsored by Global Television Consortium and Worldview International and produced by member of the DCG. There is a dvd from a joint Red Cross Society - DCG workshop "Participatory Communication for Social Change held August 24-28, 1998. Also included is a vhs tape of "Street Kids North and South - Beat the Street", one of three films that were part of the DCG presentation "Thinking Globally, Acting Locally" International Development week, February 1-5, 1999.

Series consists of records kept by Professor Robert Scott in his role as the Chair of the Development Communication Group.

File contains a draft and a final copy for the 1992-1993 report about the ICG and it's activities in its first year.

File contains information on IST 909 Interdisciplinary Studies. Included is information on "Participatory Development Communications", offered in winter 1998, and "Communication and Communities: Cross-disciplinary Perspectives (Participatory Development Communications), offered in winter 1999.
Included in the file are course descriptions, applications and correspondence for the winter 1998 course; and course descriptions, and two copies of the course outline/description for the winter 1999 course.

The workshop on participatory communication and social change was presented to The Canadian Red Cross Youth Volunteer Summer Program by the Development Communication Group August 24 - 28, 1998.
File contains multiple copies of the final report on the workshop, copies of the agreement between Ryerson Polytechnic University and the Canadian Red Cross, a variety of planning correspondence and documents, and one copy of the resource guide.

Subseries contains records from the International Development Week (IDW) committee. Included are files on planning IDW weeks at Ryerson and a file on a small side project of the committee.

File contains planning materials for the 1994 International Development Week at Ryerson held February 7-11. The weeks theme was "Human Development".
Included are a list of committee members, meeting minutes, schedules of events, advertising and handwritten notes.

File contains planning materials for the 1999 International Development Week at Ryerson held February 1-5. The weeks theme was "Think Locally, Act Globally".
Included are advertising, correspondence, handwritten notes, and budget materials.

File contains meeting minutes, correspondence, and accompanying materials related to the proposed project for the International Development Week planning committee.

File contains planning materials for the 1995 International Development Week at Ryerson held February 6 - 11, 1995.
Included is correspondence and a list of films to be shown during the week.

File contains miscellaneous materials created and collected by Robert Scott in his role with the International Communications Group/Development Communication Group. Topics include conferences, meetings, the internationalization of Ryerson, the Resource Centre for Development Studies (RCDS) in the Ryerson Library, the Ryerson Business Forum, events, and project proposals.
Included in the file is correspondence, handwritten notes, advertising, and meeting minutes.

File contains two letters. The first is a letter regarding the DCG and the second letter is a letter regarding the 1997 SRC poster session.

File contain correspondence and other materials relating to the planning of a virtual conference on the topic of participatory communication. Included in the file is a paper by C.V. Rajasunderam "Principles, Policies and Processes of Participatory Communication", curriculum vitae for May Maskow, correspondence, Pan Asia Networking Annual Survey - Philippines, and Pan Asia Networking newsletter - Mongolia.

File contains a folder from Roskilde University, Denmark for the "Aspects of Intercultural Communication" conference held April 6-7, 1999 and the "Participatory Development Communcation" conference held April 8-9.
Included in the folder are workshop programs, handwritten notes, a photocopy of Canadian Geographic edition about Nunavut, and brochures about the University and about Roskilde.

Planning file for the pre-workshop consultative meeting on Participatory Approaches to Community-based Health Communication held May 7, 1999 at Ryerson. Included is correspondence, background notes on Community-based Health Communication, 2 copies of "Participatory Approaches to Community-based Health Communication" January 1999, and a series of final reports - a financial one, and 2 copies of the final report written by Robert Scott about the meeting.

File contains a handwritten and typed program of events for a workshop on Participatory Communication for Change held May 1998 by the Development Communication group, handwritten notes, a workshop questionnaire, and a schedule of events. There is also a typed course outline for a course in media for social change.

File contains information on the Development Communication Group proposed workshop "Empowering Communities for Health Action through Participatory Communication".
Included in the file is correspondence, background paper on rationale, handwritten notes, a paper on "Participatory Approaches to Community-based Health Communication", and a curriculum vitae for Rina Alcalay.

Outline of a "Course in Community Communication" designed by C. V. Rajasunderam. Includes introductory notes, course objectives, and curriculum and background notes.

File contains a report created by Robert Scott "Participatory Communication and the Nunavut Experience". Also in the file is a published booklet from Inuit Tapirisat of Canada about their "Inukshuk Project",

The Continuing Education division of Ryerson offered professional educational programming for nonprofit and voluntary sector workers. The interdisciplinary Studies in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Management was first offered in the Fall of 1998 through classroom and distance education means.
In the file are several handouts with course information. Also in the file is the programme from the 761 Community Development Corporation annual general meeting, a list of their directors and a fax cover sheet indicating that the course handouts were faxed to them.

The two-day consultation meeting was a collaboration between International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa, the Rogers Communications Centre and the International Communication Group. It was held February 10-11, 1995 at the International Living and Learning Centre.
Included in the file is correspondence and 2 copies of the final report about the meeting - 1 in english, 1 in french,

File contains correspondence to and from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), drafts and final copies of letters of intent and draft proposals for a Summer Institute, 1998. Also in the file are other correspondence and handwritten notes.

File contains an application and correspondence from the Development Communication Group to the Applied Arts Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity council.

File contains talking notes, correspondence, and a copy of the proposal "to initiate a Centre for Communication and Development" sent forward to the University for funding.

File contains draft and final copies of capacity, mission, and descriptive statements about the Development Communication Group. Included is a draft of the first capacity statement for the International Communications Group, a sheet on concepts and priorities, and final copies of informational brochures about the group.

File contains correspondence and planning documents regarding plans for a radio or audio visual series of programs on the theme of participatory development and communication in a globalizing world.

File contains 15 floppy discs created by Robert Scott. They contain information on courses he taught, the Development Communication Group, and ECCIS (Euro-Canadian Consortium on Communication & Inter-cultural Studies),