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Technical Papers of the 23rd Session of the UNGEGN (*)

No. Title Submitted by Agenda Item
GEGN/23/1 Provisional Agenda UNGEGN Secretariat 2
GEGN/23/2 Documentation for the session UNGEGN Secretariat
GEGN/23/3 Statute and Rules of Procedure of the UNGEGN UNGEGN Secretariat
GEGN/23/4 Provisional List of Participants the Secretariat
GEGN/23/5 List of Documents UNGEGN Secretariat
GEGN/23/6 Provisional Agenda for the Ninth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names UNGEGN Secretariat 21
GEGN/23/7 Addresses of Experts on Geographical Names UNGEGN Secretariat
GEGN/23/8 (a) Resolutions adopted at the Eight United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names: 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1998, 2002 (English) UNGEGN Chairperson 19
GEGN/23/8(b) Résolutions adoptées pár les huit conférences des Nations Unies sur la normalisation des noms géographiques: 1967, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1998, 2002 (French) UNGEGN Chairperson 19
GEGN/23/9 Resolutions from the Eighth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, 2002, Berlin UNGEGN Chair and UNGEGN Secretariat 19
GEGN/23/10 Report of the Chairperson UNGEGN Chairperson 3
GEGN/23/11 Report of the UNGEGN Secretariat UNGEGN Secretariat 4
GEGN/23/12 List of documents according to Agenda item UNGEGN Secretariat  
GEGN/23/13 (as extracted from last page of Rpt. E/2006/57) Provisional agenda for the twenty-fourth session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names UNGEGN Secretariat 21
W.P.1 A Swedish publication on the work of the UNGEGN Sweden 12
W.P.2 Which Countries have a National Authority for Geographical Names? Information from the 8th UN Conference, 2002, with later additions UNGEGN Chairperson 3
W.P.3 Contact information for National Geographical Names Authorities UNGEGN Chairperson 3
W.P.4 La Recopilación, Normalización y Registro de los Nombres Geográficos en México México 5
W.P.5 Exonyms, Endonyms and Traditional Names Israel 9
W.P.6 A Basic Model for Pronunciation Guides Israel 15
W.P.7 Report of the Working Group on Toponymic Terminology Working Group on Toponymic Terminology - Israel 9
W.P.8 List of Country Names Poland 11
W.P.9 Problems with standardization of exonyms in Poland Poland 14
W.P.10 Toponymic Guide Collecting and Elaborating Geographical Names Poland 8
W.P.11 Undertaking work on the publishing of a national gazetteer of Poland taking official publications of hydronyms as examples Poland 8
W.P.12 Norma NTG 07-005, Para La Normalización Registro De Los Nobres Geográficos Continentals e Insulares De México Mexico 18
W.P.13 Proyecto Nombres Geográficos Del Brasil Brazil 8
W.P.14 Geographical names in various languages Norway 19
W.P.15 Africa South Division Report For the Twenty Third Session of the UNGEGN Africa South Division - Mozambique 5
W.P.16 Report of the Working Group on Country Names Working Group on Country Names - USA 11
W.P.17 Report of the Pan American Institute of Geography & History (PAIGH) PAIGH - USA 6
W.P.18 Report of the Council of Geographic Names Authorities (COGNA) COGNA - USA 6
W.P.19 The Geographic Names Information System of the United States of America USA 8
W.P.20 The USA/Canada Division USA/Canada Division 5
W.P.21 Compte rendu d'activité de la division francophone (2004-2006) French-speaking Division - France 5
W.P.22 Toponomy of Mongolian geographical names Mongolia 18
W.P.23a World Gazetteer in Ukraine (In English) Ukraine 8
W.P.23b World Gazetteer in Ukraine (In Russian) Ukraine 8
W.P.24 Mozambique (Africa South Division) Report on Training Courses Africa South Division - Mozambique 7
W.P.25 Report of the United Kingdom Division United Kingdom Division - UK 5
W.P.26 Turkey National Report Romano-Hellenic Division - Turkey 5
W.P.27 Report of the Working Group on Publicity and Funding United Kingdom 12
W.P.28 Identifying Funding for Geographical Names Projects Working Group on Publicity and Funding - UK 12
W.P.29 Commemorative Naming - Possibilities and Problems. An inquiry concerning UN Resolution VIII/2 and the work of UNGEGN Sweden 19
W.P.30 Report of the Baltic Division (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) Baltic Division-Lithuania 5
W.P.31a Possible research topics to be undertaken by the Advisory Committee on Nomenclature, Policy, and Research Canada 18
W.P.31b Matières pour recherche potentielle par le Comité consultatif de la nomenclature, des politiques et de la recherché (Traduction de « Possible research topics to be undertaken by the Advisory Committee on Nomenclature, Policy, and Research ») Canada 18
W.P.32a Canadian Geographical Names Service - update Canada 8
W.P.32b Service Canadien de toponymie - mise jour (Traduction de «Canadian Geographical Names Service - Update ») Canada 8
W.P.33a Geographical Names of Canada Web site Canada 8
W.P.33b Le site Web « Toponymie du Canada » (Traduction de « Geographical Names of Canada Web site ») Canada 8
W.P.34a Promotion of Geographical Names Used by Minority Groups and Aboriginal People in Quebec, Canada (Translation of "Promotion des noms géographiques utilisés par les groupes minoritaires et les autochtones du Québec, Canada") Canada 16
W.P.34b Promotion des noms géographiques utilisés par les groupes minoritaires et les autochtones du Québec, Canada (Traduction de « Promotion of Geographical Names Used by Minority Groups and Aboriginal People in Quebec, Canada») Canada 16
W.P.35a Commemorative Naming Guidelines Canada 19
W.P.35b Directives relatives aux noms commémoratifs (« Traduction de Commemorative Naming Guidelines ») Canada 19
W.P.36a Workshop on field work in Nunavut, Canada Canada 7
W.P.36b Atelier sur le travail de terrain au Nunavut, Canada (Traduction de « Workshop on field work in Nunavut, Canada ») Canada 7
W.P.37a The value of pronunciation of geographical names on web sites in Canada Canada 15
W.P.37b La valeur de la prononciation des noms géographiques sur les sites Web au Canada (Traduction de «The value of pronunciation of geographical names on web sites in Canada») Canada 15
W.P.38a The Database of French language exonyms (Translation of " La base de données des exonymes de langue française ") Canada 14
W.P.38b La base de données des exonymes de langue française (Translation «The Database of French language Exonyms ») de langue française ") Canada 14
W.P.39a Internet-based Toponymy Course (Translation of "Cours de toponymie sur Internet") Canada 7
W.P.39b Cours de toponymie sur Internet (Translation « Internet-based Toponymy Course ») Canada 7
W.P.40 UNGEGN List of Country Names (Draft Version) Working Group on Country Names - United States of America 11
W.P.41 Report of the Convenor of the Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy 2004-2006 Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy - Netherlands 7
W.P.42 Report of Geonames 2005, the UNGEGN-DGSD International Conference on Minority Names, Indigenous Names and Multilingual Areas Netherlands 16
W.P.43 La Terminologie Toponymique Du Gabon Gabon 9
W.P.44 Supplementary Field Collection of Saami Names in Finland Finland 16
W.P.45 Commemorative naming practices in Helsinki, Finland Finland 19
W.P.46 Updating of Toponymic Guidelines for Map Editors and Other Editors, Finland Finland 17
W.P.47 Report of the Norden Division with 2 Appendices (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) Norden Division - Finland 5
W.P.48 A Subdivision of Europe into Larger Regions by Cultural Criteria Austria 18
W.P.49 EuroGeoNames (EGN) - Developing a European Geographical Names Infrastructure and Services Germany 8
W.P.50 Survey/Inventory on European Geographical Names (SI-EGN) Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers - Germany 8
W.P.51 Geographical names in the German coastal area Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers - Germany 8
W.P.52 UNGEGN brochure now available in German Germany 12
W.P.53 Report on the UNGEGN liaison with the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) SCAR Liaison - Germany 6
W.P.54 Status Report on the promotion of minority and indigenous geographical names in the Federal Republic of Germany Germany 16
W.P.55 The United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names . Looking to the future UNGEGN Chairperson 20
W.P.56 Database of Geographical Names by Administrative District over the Past 100 Years Japan 9
W.P.57 Toponymic Guidelines for Map Editors and other Editors Japan 17
W.P.58 List of Country Names Iran 11
W.P.59 National Activities in Standardization of Geographical Names Asia South-West Division (other then Arabic) - Iran 5
W.P.60 National Geographical Names Data Base Iran 8
W.P.61 Historical, Geographical and Legal Validity of the Name: Persian Gulf Iran 14
W.P.62 Transcription Procedure for Iranian Toponymic Items Iran 10
W.P.63 Protection of Geographical Names Culture in China China 16
W.P.64 Report of the China Division China Division - China 5
W.P.65 China Actively Developing the Management and Service of Informationization on Geographical Names China 8
W.P.66 Software for the Service and Management of Information of Administrative Regions and Geographical Names China 8
W.P.67 4th Meeting of the Working Group on Exonyms Ljubljana, Slovenia, 19th - 20th May 2005 Working Group on Exonyms - Austria 14
W.P.68 Report of the Dutch- and German-speaking Division (DGSD) Dutch- and German-speaking Division - Austria 5
W.P.69 "Mehrzweckkarte" ("Multipurpose Map") - The Digital City Map of Vienna Austria 8
W.P.70 International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS) ICOS Liaison - Austria 6
W.P.71 Statistik Austria "GAZETTEER 2001" Austria 8
W.P.72 Abstract of Endonymic Minority Names in the Province of Burgenland, Austria Austria 16
W.P.73 Geographical Names as an Editorial Problem Austria 14
W.P.74 Report of Sudan Arabic Division, Sudan 5
W.P.75 Transposition of the Austrian Maps into the UTM-System Austria 18
W.P.76 Toponymic Guidelines for Map and other Editors, for international use, Austria Austria 17
W.P.77 Situación Actual del Nomenclator Geografico Conciso de España Spain 8
W.P.78 Normas de Toponimia del Instituto Geográfico Nacional Spain 17
W.P.79 Nombres de Países en España Spain 11
W.P.80 Report of Division of Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia Division - Russian Federation 5
W.P.81 Harmonisation Des Listes De Noms De Pays De Plusieurs Organismes Nationaux Travaux en 2005 France 11
W.P.82 U.S Board on Geographic Names Collection and Dissemination of Indigenous Names USA 16
W.P.83 List of Czech Exonyms Czech Republic 14
W.P.84 Geonames - The digital database of the geographic names of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 8
W.P.85 Report of the East Central and South-East Europe Division (with annexes from Hungary, Poland and Ukraine) East Central and South-East Europe Division - Czech Republic 5
W.P.86 Revision of the Norwegian Place-Names Act Norway 18
W.P.87 Divisional Report, UNGEGN, Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division - Brunei Darussalam 5
W.P.88 Report of Algeria Arabic Division - Algeria 5
W.P.89 Thailand Report on Geographical Names for the Period 2004 - 2005 for the Twenty-third Session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division - Thailand 5
W.P.90 Report on the Production of the South East Asia South West Pacific Division Map Australia 8
W.P.91 Report by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) IHO 6
W.P.92 Report of the Working Group on Pronunciation Working Group on Pronunciation - Ireland 15
W.P.93 Report of East Asia Division (other than China) East Asia Division (other then China) - Republic of Korea 5
W.P.94 Summary Report of UNGEGN Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation - Republic of Korea 13
W.P.95 Romanization of Korean Republic of Korea 10
W.P.96 Report of Africa East Division Africa East Division - Sudan 5
W.P.97 A- La Principauté d'Andorre - Présentation du Cadre Géographique et Institutionnel French-speaking Division - Andorra 5
W.P.98 Report by the Convenor of the Working Group on Romanization Systems Working Group on Romanization Systems - Estonia 10
W.P.99 Report of the Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers for the period 2004-2006 Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers 8
W.P.100 Analyses of all Geographical names Standardized since 2000 South Africa 8
W.P.101 Capacity Building and Awareness Campaign (South Africa) South Africa 13
W.P.102 Report of the UNGEGN Working Group on the Promotion of Indigenous and Minority Group Place Names Working Group on the Promotion of Indigenous and Minority Group Place Names - Australia 16
CRP.1 Standardization of geographical names in the Republic of Korea Republic of Korea 8
CRP.2 Cancelled    
CRP.3 Database of official changes in geographical names in the Russian Federation Russian Federation 8
CRP.4 Development of State Catalogue of geographical names in the Russian Federation Russian Federation 8
CRP.5 Information of the Working Group on Geographical Names of the Interstate Council for Geodesy, Cartography, Cadastre and Remote Control of the Earth established by the CIS state-members Russian Federation 6
CRP.6 Application of the transliteration system of the Cyrillic Alphabet with the Roman characters (GOST 83) in the Russian Federation Russian Federation 10
CRP.7 International Seminar on the Naming of Seas in 2005 Republic of Korea 5
CRP.8 The National Council for Geographical Names in Sudan; see WP 74 for Arabic version Sudan 18
CRP.9 Informe de la Division de América Latina Latin America Division 5
CRP.10 Report of the Arabic Division - UAE United Arab Emirates 5
CRP.11 Report of the Romano-Hellenic Division Romano-Hellenic Division 5
CRP.12 Standard Lebanese geographic names romanization rules Lebanon 10
CRP.13 Jordan's activities in the field of geographical names (Annex to Arabic Division Report) Jordan 5
CRP.14 Geographical names index in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Jordan 8
CRP.15 Training Course in Toponymy, Vienna, 16-27 March 2006 Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy - Netherlands 7
CRP.16 Report of the International Geographical Union IGU 6
CRP.17 Country Report - Malaysia Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division - Malaysia 5
CRP.18 Video on the South Africa Geographical Names Council and its activities South Africa 12
CRP.19 Sobre los Progresos Realizados en Materia de Normalizacion de Nombres Geográficos Argentina 5
CRP.20 Digital Environment for Geographical Names Norway 18
(*) Please note that some papers are not currently available in digital format. Late papers will be added after the Session