5. Working Group on Romanization Systems
Co-Convenors
Mr. Peeter Päll ( Estonia), E-mail peeter.pall@eki.ee
Ms. Catherine Cheetham (United Kingdom), E-mail ccheetham@pcgn.org.uk
Mandate
The basic mandate of the Working Group is to consider and reach agreement on a single romanization system for each non-Roman writing system; the systems are for application to geographical names and should be proposed by a (donor) country. The process requires time for full consultations on technical matters between the Working Group, the proposers and potential users. Romanization systems should be based on sound scientific principles and be implemented by the proposing country. New systems are referred to the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names for endorsement and are then passed to ECOSOC for resolution and vote before becoming a United Nations standard.
The Working Group contributed Part one, "Romanization systems for geographical names" to UNGEGN's Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names, published by the United Nations in 2007.
In 2009, the Working Group contributed expertise to assist the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to develop documentation needed for the submission of proposals for new top-level domain names in non-Roman scripts.
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Report of the Working Group, 1st Session, GEGN.2/2019/11/CRP.11
Report of the Working Group, 30th Session, W.P.2
Report of the Working Group, 29th Session, W.P. 50/11
Report of the Working Group, 28th Session, W.P. 8/11
Report of the Working Group, 27th session, W.P.8
Report of the Working Group, 26th session, W.P.2
Report of the Working Group, 25th session, W.P.22
Report of the Working Group, 9th conference, E/CONF.98/CRP.3
Report of the Working Group, 24th session, W.P.8
Report of the Working Group, 23rd session, W.P.98
Report of the Working Group, 22nd session, W.P.46
Updates to the Report to the current status of United Nations Romanization Systems for Geographical Names, 22nd Session, W.P.48
Report of the Working Group, 21st session, W.P.3
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Report of the Working Group, 11th Conference, E/CONF.105/54/CRP.54
Report of the Working Group, 10th Conference, E/CONF.101/48
Status REport, 9th Conference,E/CONF.98/2.Add.1
Report of the Working Group, 8th Conference, E/CONF.94/CRP.81.
Report of the Working Group, 8th Conference, E/CONF.94/CRP.80
Resolutions on Romanization from recent Conferences
Meetings
More information, including the working papers presented at these and previous meetings, and the meeting reports, can be seen on the Working Group's website.