"In 1998 at the Montreal assemblies of UNDA, the World Catholic Organization for Radio and Television, and OCIC, the International Catholic Organization for Cinema, the two associations agreed to merge. The merger was achieved in just over three years. This book gives an account of the merger process using reports written at the time and minutes of meetings. With the vote for SIGNIS in Rome in November 2001, the new World Catholic Association for Communication was inaugurated. This book gives a history of the Organization for its first two terms as we celebrate 80 years of its predecessors OCIC and UNDA. Special contributions come from the last President of UNDA, Angela Ann Zukowski MHSH, Robert Molhant, past Secretary General of OCIC and SIGNIS, Peter Thomas, past Vice President of UNDA and present Vice President of SIGNIS, Bernardo Suate, director of the Rome Services, Guido Convents, Cinema Desk, SIGNIS, and Jim McDonnell, SIGNIS England and Advocacy Desk." (Signis Media 4/2009)