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Technical Papers of the 25th Session of the UNGEGN (*)

No. Title Submitted by Agenda Item
GEGN/25/1
(A, C, E, F, R, S,)
Provisional Agenda UNGEGN Secretariat 2
GEGN/25/2 Documentation for the session UNGEGN Secretariat
GEGN/25/3 Statute and Rules of Procedure of the UNGEGN UNGEGN Secretariat
GEGN/25/4 Provisional List of Participants UNGEGN Secretariat
GEGN/25/5 List of Documents UNGEGN Secretariat
GEGN/25/6 Provisional Agenda for the Tenth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names UNGEGN Secretariat 20
GEGN/25/7 Contact Information on National Geographical Names Authorities UNGEGN Secretariat 6
GEGN/25/8(a) Resolutions adopted at the nine United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names: 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2007 (English) UNGEGN Chairperson 8
GEGN/25/8(b) Résolutions adoptées par les neuf conférences des Nations Unies sur la normalisation des noms géographiques: 1967, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2007 (French) UNGEGN Chairperson 8
GEGN/25/9
(A, C, E, F, R, S)
Resolutions from the Ninth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, 2007, New York UNGEGN Chair and UNGEGN Secretariat 8
GEGN/25/10 Report of the Chairperson UNGEGN Chairperson 3
GEGN/25/11 Report of the UNGEGN Secretariat UNGEGN Secretariat 4
GEGN/25/12 List of documents according to Agenda item UNGEGN Secretariat  
GEGN/25/13 Draft Organization of Work UNGEGN Secretariat  
GEGN/25/14 Provisional agenda for the twenty-sixth session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names UNGEGN Bureau 21
W.P.1 The Nature of the Endonym United Kingdom 15
W.P.2 Report of the Convenor of the Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy 2007-2009 Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy - Convenor The Netherlands 9
W.P.3 Symposium and Proceedings "Geographical Names as a Part of the Cultural Heritage" Dutch- and German-speaking Division - Austria 17
W.P.4 Onomastic Research Within a Project on Historical Mining Sites. The Research Program "HiMAT" in Austrian Tyrol Austria 10
W.P.5 Report of the Dutch- and German-speaking Division Dutch- and German- speaking Division , Chair, Austria 5
W.P.6 Report of the Working Group on Exonyms Working Group on Exonyms - Convenor, Austria 15
W.P.7 Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland-Revised and Enlarged Edition, 2009 United Kingdom 18
W.P.8 A Paper to Outline the Process and Benefits of Marketing the What's in a Name - Australia's Geographical Names E-Learning Package Directly to State Curriculum Authorities Australia 14
W.P.9 Report of the Working Group on Publicity and Funding Working Group on Publicity and Funding - Convenor, United Kingdom 14
W.P.10 Experience in the Documentation Using GIS in Egypt Egypt 19
W.P.11 Guidelines for the Use of Exonyms Working Group on Exonyms - Austria. United Kingdom, New Zealand 15
W.P.12 Names and National Parks - Remarks on a New Onomastic Guide From Austria Austria 10
W.P.13 Geographical Names and the Railway Industry Austria 15
W.P.14 Recommendations for the Use of Names for Places Outside the German Speaking Area on Road Signposts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland Austria 15
W.P.15 The Establishment of a Geographical Names Authority for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Activities Performed with Respect to Geographical Names and Cartography in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Afghanistan 8
W.P.16 Report of the East Central and South-East Europe Division East Central and South-East Europe Division - Chair, Croatia 5
W.P.17 Report of the Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation Working Group on Evaluation and Implementation - Convenor, Republic of Korea 8
W.P.18 Database for United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names Republic of Korea 8
W.P.19 Report of the Asia East Division (other than China) Asia East Division (other than China) - Chair, Republic of Korea 5
W.P.20 International Seminar on the Naming of Seas, 2008 Republic of Korea 9
W.P.21 Report of the Baltic Division Baltic Division, - Chair, Estonia 5
W.P.22 Report of the Working Group on Romanization Systems Working Group on Romanization Systems-Convenor, Estonia 12
W.P.23 Report of Division of Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia

Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia Division - Chair, Russian Federation

5
W.P.24 Activities of Working Group on Geographical Names of CIS Member-States Council on Geodesy, Cartography, Cadastre and Earth Remote Sensing Russian Federation 6
W.P.25 Updating of Toponymic Guidelines for Map Editors and other Editors Finland Finland 18
W.P.26 List of Finnish Names of Foreign Places Finland 15
W.P.27 The National Land Survey of Finland Geographic Names Register WFS (Web Feature Service) Finland 10
W.P.28 Implementation of Resolutions in Finland Publications on the Origin and Meaning of Geographical Names in Finland Finland 8
W.P.29 Toponymic Guidelines for Map Editors and Other Editors, for International Use: Survey and prospects Toponymic Guidelines - Convenor, Austria 18
W.P.30 Toponymic Guidelines for Map Editors and Other Editors, for International Use Austria 18
W.P.31 Office treatment of names: Transposition of Austrian Maps into the UTM-System Austria 10
W.P.32 What is an endonym? Still a question after decades of standardization Austria 15
W.P.33 Project EuroGeoNames(EGN) - Results of the eContentplus-funded period 2006-2009 Germany 10
W.P.34 Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) - Status report on the developments of Implementing Rules for geographical names data Germany 10
W.P.35 Activities of Suriname relating to the Agenda Item Suriname 17

W.P.36

Report of the Asia, South-East and Pacific South-West Division Asia, South-East and Pacific South-West Division - Chair, Indonesia 5
W.P.37 Place-Names Activities in 2009 - The Year of Cultural Inheritance in Norway Norway 14
W.P.38 The Norwegian Place-Name Act - changes in process Norway 8
W.P.39 Report of the Portuguese-speaking Division Secretariat, Brazil 5
W.P.40 The Database of Geographical Names in Brazil - BNGB and the Process to Spread Place Names to Brazilian Society Brazil 10
W.P.41 Progress Report on National Hearings on Geographical Names (South Africa) South Africa 14
W.P.42 Brazilian team produces a concise glossary of terms in Portuguese and a multilingual vocabulary for translators in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish Brazil 11
W.P.43 Cooperation Brazil-Canada in Training and Designing a Sustainable Program for the Standardization of Geographical Names in Brazil Brazil 9
W.P.44 Report of the China Division China Division - Chair, China 5
W.P.45 Codes for the Administrative Divisions of the People's Republic of China:Brief Introduction China 10
W.P.46 The Progress Made in China on Standardizing Geographical Names China 19
W.P.47 The Arabic Language and the Arabization of Borrowed Words Lebanon 11
W.P.48 Proposed Modifications to the Glossary of Terms for the Standardization of Geographical Names Lebanon 11

W.P.49(a)
(Arabic)

Training Courses in Geographical Names in Jordan Jordan 9
W.P.49(b)
(English)
Training Courses in Geographical Names in Jordan Jordan 9
W.P.50 Report of the Eighth Meeting of the Asia South-West Division (other than Arabic) Iran 5
W.P.51 Development and Completion Process of the National Iranian Geographical Names Database Iran 10
W.P.52 GIS Applications in the 2006 Population, Housing and Buildings Census Egypt 10
W.P.53 Arabic Division Report Chair, Lebanon 5
W.P.54 Geographical Names and the Importance of Their Registration at the National Level Saudi Arabia 10
W.P.55 Toponymic Database Romanization Application (software) Tunisia 12
W.P.56(a)
(French)
Lignes directrices relatives a la délimitation Canada 10
W.P.56(b)
(English)
Delineation Guidelines Canada 10
W.P.57 Report of the Working Group on Toponymic Terminology Convenor, Sweden 11
W.P.58 Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors for International Use Denmark 18
W.P.59(a)
(French)
Recherches du patrimoine toponymique d'origine et d'influence françaises dans l'Ouest canadien Canada 17
W.P.59(b)
(English)
Research on French Origins and Influence in the Toponymic Heritage of Western Canada Canada 17
W.P.60(a)
(French)

L’esprit du lieu et l’acte de dénomination des lieux. Comment réenchanter la géographie?

Canada 19
W.P.60(b)
(English)
Spirit of Place and the Act of Naming Restoring the Fascination of Geography Canada 19
W.P.61 The Reasons for Exonyms and Differences in Writing Geographical Names Jordan 19
W.P.62 Estonian Place Names in the National Information System and the Place Names Register Estonia 10
W.P.63 Report on the UNGEGN liaison with the
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Australia 6
W.P.64 Report of the Norden Division (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) Norden Division - Chair, Demark 5
W.P.65

Changes in the Names of New Municipalities through Municipality Mergers in Japan

Japan 10
W.P.66 Report of the Working Group on Country Names Working Group on Country Names - Chair, United States 13
W.P.67 The Management of Place Names in the Post-Colonial Period in Namibia Namibia 17
W.P.68

Historical Geographical Names: Their Role in the History and Identification of the Nations

Iran 19
W.P.69 Comprehensive Book of Directions on Toponymic Guidelines for Registration on Maps and Other Processors(For Iranian Geographical Names) Iran 18
W.P.70

Establishment of National Gazetteers and Publication Working Group

Iran 10
W.P.71 Works on Gazetteers, Populated Places Databases, Historical Names and Map Series Conducted in Turkey (2007-2009) Turkey 10
W.P.72 Translating Toponymic Terminology in Turkish (2007-2009): A Consistent Framework Turkey 11
W.P.73 Withdrawn because it was submitted in 2007    
W.P.74 Withdrawn because it was submitted in 2007    
W.P.75

Latest Enhancements on the South African Geographical Names Council Database

South Africa 10
W.P.76

Appointment of the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC)

South Africa 14
W.P.77 Report of the Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers 2007-2009 Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers - Co-Convenor, United States 10
W.P.78

Request for Expertise from UNGEGN for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN): Internationalized Domain Name Country Code Top-Level Domain (IDN ccTLD) Fast Track Process

ICANN 19
W.P.79 Rapport d'activités de la Division Afrique de l'Ouest Burkina Faso, le président de la Division Afrique de l'Ouest 5
W.P.80

Report of the Liaison Officers, International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS)

Norway

6
W.P.81 Report by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Hydrographic Bureau, Monaco 6
W.P.82 Report of the Canada-USA Division 2007-2009 Geographical Names Board of Canada and the United States 5
W.P.83

Report of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History 2007-2009

Chairman, PAIGH Working Group on Geographical Names

6
W.P.84
Report of the Task Team for Africa - Problèmatique de la normalisation des noms géographiques en Afrique
Task Team for Africa - Chair, Algeria 7
W.P.85
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN): Introduction of new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) names and the consideration of Geographic Names
ICANN 19
W.P.86
Etat d’avancement de la base de données algérienne

Conseil National de l'Information Geographique

10
W.P.87

Possible Solutions to Some of the Challenges African Countries Have in Establishing Standardizing Authorities in their Respective Countries

South Africa 7
W.P.88

The UNGEGN glossary and the ICOS List of Key Onomastic Terms – a comparison

Working Group on Toponymic Terminology - Convenor, Sweden

11
W.P.89 The Audio Guide to the Pronunciation of Geographical Names in the Placenames Database of Ireland Ireland 16
W.P.90 The Placenames Database of Ireland Ireland 10
W.P.91 Report of the Working Group on Pronunciation Working Group on Pronunciation - Convenor, Ireland 16
W.P.92

List of Country Names and Theirs Capital in Turkish Language (2007-2009)

Turkey 13
W.P.93

Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors for International Use, Belgium

Belgium 18
W.P.94 L’activité de la division francophone French-Speaking Division - Chair, France 5
CRP.1 The Arabic Division of Experts on Geographical Names (ADEGN) Arabic Speaking Division - Chair, Lebanon 12
CRP.2 Tous les noms géographiques méritent d’être sauvegardés France 15
CRP.3 Systèmes français de romanisation France 12
CRP.4

Activities of Survey of Kenya towards Standardization of Geographical Names

Kenya 19
(*) Please note that some papers are not currently available in digital format. Late papers will be added after the Session