About
In 1959, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) paved the way... more
Goals
- 1. Standardization.
- 2. Dissemination.
- 3. Romanization.
Resources
Meetings and events
Upcoming
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Pre-conference symposion of ICC Tokyo "National names boards"
11 - 12 July 2019 Tokyo, Japan -
29th International Cartographic Conference (ICC), session of the Toponymy Commission
15 - 20 July 2019 Tokyo, Japan -
5th International Symposium on Place Names "Recognition, regulation, revitalisation: place names and indigenous languages"
18 - 20 September 2019 Clarens, South Africa - Contact: Chrismi Linda Loth (Email: kongresETFB@ufs.ac.za) -
GeoNames Symposion "Place names and migration"
November 2019 Vienna, Austria - Contact: Gerhard Rampl (Email: gerhard.rampl@uibk.ac.at)
Recent
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1st Session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
29 April to 3 May 2019 UNHQ, New York -
UNGEGN Scientific Symposium and Joint Divisions and Working Group Meetings
10 - 13 October 2018 Brussels, Belgium -
The 30th Session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
7 - 18 August 2017 UNHQ, New York -
The 11th Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names (UNCSGN)
8 - 17 August 2017 UNHQ, New York