This report of the proceedings of the 50th anniversary year of the International Council for Distance Education (ICDE) includes: (1) the text of the address given by Kevin Smith, the outgoing president of the organization; (2) a review by the outgoing president of activities of the ICDE during its first 50 years (from 1938 to 1988); (3) the text of the Broady Lecture, "Developing Distance Education," by Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway; (4) a review of the conference program; (5) minutes of the first and second business meetings held during the conference; (6) the text of the inaugural speech given by David Sewart, the incoming president; (7) a conference evaluation summary; (8) a report on the UNESCO-ICDE Round Table; and (9) a report on the International and Donor Bodies Round Table. Both of these reports noted the importance of collaboration among institutions, individual practitioners, and international and donor bodies in distance education, and identified training needs for developers of distance education programs and materials. (GL)