7th Conference
13 - 22 January 1998, New York


Documents
  • Vol. I. Report of the Conference
  • Vol. II. Technical Papers
  • Report of the Conference, Corrigendum
  • Report of the Secretary-General
  • Report of the Secretary-General to ECOSOC
  • Provisional Agenda, Submitted by Secretariat, Agenda item 3 (b)
  • Provisional rules of procedure, Agenda item 3 (a)
  • Standardization of geographical names, Submitted by Mozambique, Agenda item 6 (f)
  • The Estonian Law on Place Names, Submitted by Estonia, Agenda item 5 (b)
  • Country report: Estonia, Submitted by Estonia, Agenda item 4
  • Geographical names in Antarctica, Submitted by United States of America, Agenda item 15 (b)
  • Home page of the Place Names Board of Estonia, Submitted by Estonia, Agenda item 13
  • Report of the Baltic Division, Submitted by Estonia, Agenda item 4
  • National report of Israel for the period 1992-1997, Submitted by Israel, Agenda item 4
  • Report of the East Mediterranean Division (other than Arabic) for the period 1992-1997, Submitted by Israel, Agenda item 4
  • Report of the Working Group on Toponymic Terminology for the period 1992-1997, Submitted by UNGEGN, Agenda item 7
  • Donor-recommended exonyms for historical topographic features in Israel, Submitted by Israel, Agenda item 10 (a)
  • Considerations for and against the revision of a romanization system: the case of Hebrew, Submitted by Israel, Agenda item 12 (a)
  • Plene vs. vocalized orthography of names in Hebrew GIS-derived digital topographic maps, Submitted by Israel, Agenda item 12
  • Glossary of toponymic terminology, version 4, Submitted by UNGEGN, Agenda item 7
  • Ptolemy, the first toponymist, Submitted by Israel, Agenda item 9
  • Country report: Finland, Submitted by Finland, Agenda item 4
  • Translators and place names in Finland, Submitted by Finland, Agenda item 5 (c)
  • Toponymic guidelines for map editors and other editors: Finland (third, revised edition, 1997), Submitted by Finland, Agenda item 5 (e)
  • Database of geographical names from Slovakia, Submitted by Slovakia, Agenda item 6 (b)
  • The problem of the obligatory character of standardized geographical names with diacritical marks, Submitted by Slovakia, Agenda item 7
  • Report on activities in the field of the standardization of geographical names in Slovakia since the Sixth Conference, Submitted by Slovakia, Agenda item 4
  • New territorial and administrative divisions of Slovakia, Submitted by Slovakia, Agenda item 6 (g)
  • Report of the Working Group on Romanization Systems: Activities from 24 August 1992-12 January 1998, Submitted by UNGEGN, Agenda item 12 (a)
  • The United States Board on Geographic Names gazetteer program: gazetteers and data sets of foreign areas. Progress made since the Sixth Conference, Submitted by United States of America, Agenda item 6 (g)
  • Country report: Germany, Submitted by Germany, Agenda item 4
  • Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen (StAGN) (Permanent Committee on Geographical Names), Submitted by Germany, Agenda item 5 (d)
  • Toponymic guidelines for map editors and other editors: Federal Republic of Germany (Third edition), Submitted by Germany, Agenda item 5 (e)
  • Digital geographical names database for Germany at the scale of 1:250,000, Submitted by Germany, Agenda item 6 (f)
  • Concise Gazetteer of Germany, Submitted by Germany, Agenda item 6 (f)
  • Index of German-language Antarctic place names available on the Internet, Submitted by Germany, Agenda item 13
  • List of country names in the German language available on the Internet, Submitted by Germany, Agenda item 13, 16
  • Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names/Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques, Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 4
  • Report of the United States/Canada Division, 1992-1997, Submitted by UNGEGN, Agenda item 4
  • Canadian Geographical Names Data Base, Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 6 (e)
  • Feature classes established for geographical names records on the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base, Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 6 (b)
  • Les Critères des choix des noms geographiques au service des autorités compétentes, Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 5 (b)
  • Le CD-ROM multimédia noms et lieux du Québec, 1997 , Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 6 (g)
  • 100 years of official toponymy in Canada, 1897-1997, Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 15 (c)
  • Toponymic fieldwork completed in Canada since 1990, Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 5 (a)
  • An administrative tool for a national names authority: the strategic plan of the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 5 (d)
  • Administering geographical names programmes: collected Canadian, Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 5 (d)
  • Concise Gazetteer of Canada, 1997, Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 6 (f)
  • United Nations documents on geographical names standardization available from the Canadian Geographical Names World Wide Geographical Names World Wide , Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 13
  • Accessing Canada's geographical names on the Internet, Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 13
  • Country report: Hungary, Submitted by Hungary, Agenda item 4
  • Country report: Sweden, Submitted by Sweden, Agenda item 4
  • Toponymic guidelines for Cartography: Sweden, Submitted by Sweden, Agenda item 5 (e)
  • Dictionaries of the place names of Latvia, Submitted by Latvia, Agenda item 6 (f)
  • International training course in toponymy of the Baltic Division, Submitted by UNGEGN, Agenda item 14 (b)
  • Country report: Latvia, Submitted by Latvia, Agenda item 4
  • Country report: Czech Republic, Submitted by Czech Republic, Agenda item 4
  • Country report: Ukraine, Submitted by Ukraine, Agenda item 4
  • Country report: Slovenia, Submitted by Slovenia, Agenda item 4
  • Country report: South Africa, Submitted by South Africa, Agenda item 4
  • Report on the standardization of geographical names, its state and progress, Submitted by Poland, Agenda item 4
  • Database of geographical names in Poland, Submitted by Poland, Agenda item 6 (b)
  • Polish geographical names of the world, Submitted by Poland, Agenda item 10 (c)
  • Names of countries, their capitals and inhabitants, Submitted by Poland, Agenda item 16
  • Country report: Islamic Republic of Iran, Submitted by Islamic Republic of Iran, Agenda item 4
  • Commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Submitted by Islamic Republic of Iran, Agenda item 9
  • Maps of the route of Nasser-Khosrow, Agenda item 9
  • Taking geonames into the next millennium: legislative and administrative changes to geographic naming in Victoria, Submitted by Australia, Agenda item 5 (d)
  • Country report: Austria, Submitted by Austria, Agenda item 4
  • The consequences of the orthographic reform of the spelling of geographical names in Austria, Submitted by Austria, Agenda item 5 (b)
  • The consequences of the orthographic reform of the spelling of geographical names in Austria, Submitted by Austria, Agenda item 5 (b)
  • The Institute of the Military Geosystem (IMG), Submitted by Austria, Agenda item 14 (a)
  • Symposium on geographical names, Submitted by Austria, Agenda item 17 (d)
  • List of country names, Submitted by UNGEGN, Agenda item 16
  • List of country names, Submitted by UNGEGN, Agenda item 16
  • Country report: Australia, Submitted by Australia, Agenda item 4
  • Report of the Asia, South-East and Pacific, South-West Division, Submitted by UNGEGN, Agenda item 4
  • Draft report
  • Draft resolutions
  • Documentation for the Conference
  • Provisional list of documents
  • Provisional list of participants
  • Country report: Japan, Submitted by Japan, Agenda item 4
  • The automated management of geographical names, Submitted by Japan, Agenda item 6 (d)
  • Informe Argentino sobre la Normalización de los Nombres Geográficos, Submitted by Argentina, Agenda item 4
  • Country report: United States of America, Submitted by United States of America, Agenda item 4
  • Geographical names of the United States available on the Internet, Submitted by United States of America, Agenda item 13
  • The Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH) Geographical Names Course on Applied Toponymy, Submitted by United States of America, Agenda item 14 (b)
  • Principles, policies and procedures: domestic geographic names, Submitted by United States of America, Agenda item 5 (b)
  • Geographical names data compilation program of the United States of America (Domestic), Submitted by United States of America, Agenda item 5 (b)
  • State names authorities of the United States of America, Submitted by United States of America, Agenda item 8
  • Commemorative naming in the United States, Submitted by United States of America, Agenda item 5 (b)
  • Digital Gazetteer of the United States of America, Submitted by United States of America, Agenda item 6 (f)
  • The United States Board on Geographic Names Publications Catalog, Submitted by United States of America, Agenda item 6 (g)
  • Toponymic guidelines for map editors and other editors: Estonia (Second edition), Submitted by Estonia, Agenda item 5 (e)
  • Country report: United Kingdom, Submitted by United Kingdom, Agenda item 4
  • Report of the Working Group on Courses in Toponymy, 1992-1997, Submitted by UNGEGN, Agenda item 14 (b)
  • The new Austrian Military Map, 1:50,000 (ÖMK50), Submitted by Austria, Agenda item 5 (b)
  • List of catchment areas of Austria: catchment area of the River Drau, Submitted by Austria, Agenda item 6 (a)
  • Toponymic guidelines for map editors and other editors: Austria, Submitted by Austria, Agenda item 5 (e)
  • International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS), Submitted by Austria, Agenda items 15 (b), 17 (d)
  • Report on toponymic work in China, Submitted by China, Agenda item 4
  • Report on the Standardization of Geographical Names in China, Submitted by China, Agenda item 5 (b)
  • Resolutions adopted at the six United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names (1967, 1972, 1977, 1987, 1992), Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 8
  • (withdrawn)
    • E/CONF.91/CRP.2
  • Country report: Switzerland, Submitted by Switzerland, Agenda item 4
  • (withdrawn)
    • E/CONF.91/CRP.4
  • A phonetic sample survey towards improvement of a romanization system, Submitted by Israel, Agenda item 12 (a)
  • Country report: Republic of Korea, Submitted by Republic of Korea, Agenda item 4
  • Korean National Geographic Names Authority, Submitted by Republic of Korea, Agenda item 5 (d)
  • How to name the sea area between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese Archipelago , Submitted by Republic of Korea, Agenda item 11 (b)
  • International Names Meeting in the Republic of Korea, Submitted by Republic of Korea, Agenda item 17 (d)
  • Rapport national: France, Submitted by France, Agenda item 4
  • Report of the Working Group on Toponymic Data Exchange Formats and Standards, Submitted by UNGEGN, Agenda item 6 (c)
  • Country report: Greece, Submitted by Greece, Agenda item 4
  • Country report: Netherlands, Submitted by Netherlands, Agenda item 4
  • Report of the Dutch and German-speaking Division, Submitted by UNGEGN, Agenda item 4
  • Country report: Norway, Submitted by Norway, Agenda item 4
  • Toponymic guidelines for cartography: Norway, Submitted by Norway, Agenda item 5 (e)
  • Toponymic Guidelines of the Czech Republic, Submitted by Czech Republic, Agenda item 5 (e)
  • Standardization of geographical names in the Russian Federation, 1992-1997, Submitted by Russian Federation, Agenda item 4
  • Rapport national: Algérie, Submitted by Algeria, Agenda item 4
  • Toponymic guidelines for map editors and other editors: Italy, Submitted by Italy, Agenda item 5 (e)
  • Main provisions of the law of the Russian Federation on naming geographical features, Submitted by Russian Federation, Agenda item 5 (b)
  • Toponymic guidelines for map editors and other editors, Submitted by Greece, Agenda item 5 (e)
  • Country report: The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Submitted by The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Agenda item 4
  • Informe National: Cuba, Submitted by Cuba, Agenda item 4
  • Standardization of geographical names in Cyprus, Submitted by Cyprus, Agenda item 4
  • Rapport national: Maroc, Submitted by Morocco, Agenda item 4
  • Development of Russia's National Catalogue of Geographical Names, Submitted by Russia, Agenda item 6 (d)
  • Administrative divisions of Greece: regions, departments, provinces and municipalities, Submitted by Greece, Agenda item 6 (g)
  • Introduction à la notion d'espace et de limite contenue dans un nom de lieu, Submitted by Algeria, Agenda item 6 (g)
  • Updated rules for the application of the romanization system for the Cyrillic alphabet in the Russian Federation, Submitted by Russian Federation, Agenda item 12 (a)
  • Aperçu sur la recherche toponymique en Algérie, Submitted by Algeria, Agenda item 14 (a)
  • Toponymie et linguistique, Submitted by Algeria, Agenda item 14 (a)
  • Toponymie et géographie, Submitted by Algeria, Agenda item 12 (a)
  • Report of the Working Group on Geographical Names of the Inter-State Council for Geodesy, Cartography, Cadastre and Remote Sensing of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Submitted by Russian Federation, Agenda item 15 (a)
  • Ibn Battoutah: aperçu sur la vie du grand voyageur Marocain, Submitted by Morocco, Agenda item 12 (a)
    • E/CONF.91/CRP.35
    • French | Abstract in English
  • Digital Gazetteer of Italy, Submitted by Italy, Agenda item 6 (f)
    • E/CONF.91/CRP.36
    • English | English Abstract
  • Historical consideration and position on the wrongfulness of the reference to the sea situated between Korea and Japan as the "Sea of Japan", Submitted by Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Agenda item 11 (b)
  • Standardization of geographical names in Croatia, Submitted by Croatia, Agenda item 4
  • International romanization standards, Submitted by International Organization for Standardization, Agenda item 12 (a)
  • Web sites noted in documents of the Seventh United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Submitted by Canada, Agenda item 13
  • Proposed provisional agenda for the Eighth Conference, Submitted by South Africa, Agenda item 19
  • Country report: Nigeria, Submitted by Nigeria, Agenda item 4
  • The Nordic Place Names Database, Submitted by Finland, Agenda item 13
  • Present status of the standardization of geographicalnames in Romania, Submitted by Romania, Agenda item 4
  • Informe Nacional de Perú sobre los progresos para la normalización de nombres geográficos, Submitted by Peru, Agenda item 4
Other Documents
  • Opening Remarks of the President of the 7th Conference, 1998
  • Order of the Day, 13 January 1998
  • Order of the Day, 14 January 1998
  • Order of the Day, 15 January 1998
  • Order of the Day, 16 January 1998
  • Order of the Day, 16 January 1998
  • Order of the Day, 19 January 1998
  • Order of the Day, 20 January 1998
  • Journal, 13 January 1998
  • Journal, 14 January 1998
  • Journal, 15 January 1998
  • Journal, 16 January 1998
  • Journal, 17 January 1998
  • Journal, 20 January 1998
  • Journal, 21 January 1998
  • Journal, 22 January 1998
  • Journal, 23 January 1998
  • Press Release
  • Press Release
  • Provisional calendar of meetings