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COMMUNICATION FOR COMMUNITY SURVIVAL CONFERENCE - "PROMOTING DIALOGUE ON
ISSUES FACING OUR COMMUNITIES"

MARCH 7-9, 1997

WESTVIKING COLLEGE, STEPHENVILLE, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA

A CONFERENCE DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY
COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS SO YOU WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO RESPOND TO CHALLENGES
FACING YOUR COMMUNITY!!

DESIGNED FOR COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS PARTICIPANTS, PEOPLE INVOLVED IN
SOCIAL, ECONOMIC OR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.


CONFERENCE HOSTS:

COMMUNICATION FOR SURVIVAL INITIATIVE
WESTVIKING COLLEGE
LONG RANGE REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD

FOR MORE INFO OR IF YOU WISH TO REGISITER CONTACT:
Tom Hutchings, Development Officer
Long Range Regional Economic Development Board
W.E Cormack Development Center
35 Carolina Avenue, Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada
A2N 3P8

Tel: (709)643-3318
Fax: (709)643-3421
E-Mail: LRREDB@thezone.net
or bgilbert@web.net

REGISTRATION FEE: $10 PER PARTICIPANT

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 17, 1997


PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH THE FOLLOWING INFO:

NAME:
GROUP/ORGANIZATION:
MAILING ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE:
FAX:
E-MAIL:


SPECIAL NEEDS: Please identify any special needs that we should be aware
of such as food allergies, disabilities, child care, etc.  This
information will remain confidential.

ACCOMMODATIONS: The following is a list of accommodations available in
the Stephenville area.  We recommend that you book as soon as possible
to ensure a reservation (rates subject to change).

Billard's Bed and Breakfast
(643-4673 / $42 single /$54 double)

White's Hotel
(643-2102 / $45 single / $50 double)

Holiday Inn
(643-6666 / $70)

Keyano Hotel
(643-4600 / $35)

Hotel Stephenville
(643-5176 / $49)

Spruce Pine Acres
(648-9600 / $69 single / $79 double)

Dhoon Lodge
(646-5177 / $50)


MEALS: All participants are encouraged to have their meals at the
Westviking College Cafeteria.  If you wish to take advantage of a
special meal package, please indicate below the package you would like
to purchase.

Friday, March 7 - $10.00 (lunch and supper)
Saturday, March 8 - $15.00 (breakfast, lunch and supper)
Sunday, March 9 - $10.00 (breakfast and lunch)
Full Meal Package - $35.00

Please send your registration form and registration fee (including meal
package) to the Long Range RED Board.  Cheque or money order, should be
made payable to Long Range Regional Economic Development Board and
mailed to:

Communication for Community Survival Conference
c/o Long Range RED Board
35 Carolina Avenue, Stephenville, Newfoundland A2N 3P8



PARTICIPATORY COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS:

The conference will focus on the development and enhancment of community
communications skills and techniques. The following is a list of skill
development sessions proposed for the conference. Please indicate which
session you wish to register for (also select a second and third prefeence).

* Newsletter Production
* Community TV/Video
* Community Radio
* Black and White Photography
* Computer Communications
* Posters and Brochures
* Popular Theatre/Drama/Music
* News Writing



                                PROPOSED AGENDA

Friday, March 7, 1997

11:00am-1:00pm  Registration

12:00pm-1:00pm  Lunch/Networking

1:00pm-1:30pm   Opening/Introductions

1:30pm-4:00pm   Session #1 - Community Issues and Participatory
Communication Tools (live on community TV/radio)

* identification and discussion of major issues in rural communities
* introduction to participatory communications
* case studies: how have groups used community TV, newsletters, mainstream
media, cultural events, music, computers, radio, photography, drama, posters
etc, to address major issues in their communities?.

4:00pm-5:00pm   Session #2 - Tour of Facilities

5:00pm-7:00pm   Supper/Networking

7:00pm-9:00pm   Session #3 - Participatory Communications Group Work

* group discussion/planning re: Saturday projects
* continue live community TV event (broadcast to Stephenville)


Saturday, March 8th

8:00am-9:00am   Breakfast/Networking

9:00am-4:00pm   Session #4 - Skills Workshops and Materials Production

* small group projects to be completed for evening community TV forum

12:00pm-1:00pm  Lunch/Networking

7:00pm-10:00pm  Session #5 - Live Community TV Forum

* live forum on community survival (specific issues and design to be
determined by participants)
* presentation and discussion of group projects - Part A
* live entertainment and social


Sunday, March 9, 1997

8:00am-10:00am  Breakfast/Networking

10:00am-11:00am Session #5 - Live Community TV Forum (continued)

* presentation and discussion of group projects - Part B
* group discussion/lessons re: appropriate use of communication tools in
community survival

11:00am-12:00pm Session #6 - Developing a Sustainable Network

* how can we develop a sustainable communications network for rural
communities (exchanges, e-mail, tape library, shared capacity building
events etc)
* discussion re: how can we assist one another in the long-term?; how can we
assist new groups?
* taking action in our communities--what will we really do?
* conclusion and evaluation


NOTE# The conference will feature continuous live community TV and community
radio broadcasts--there will be ample opportunity for all particpants to
share examples of their community work through live discussion panels and
through tape playback. PLEASE BRING EXAMPLES OF YOUR WORK (including
examples of print and photos for use in conference newsletter and report)!!
Bruce C. Gilbert