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		UNGEGN prepares material to be presented to the UN Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names, held every five years.
		UNGEGN, it discusses problems encountered with national standardization of names, and prepares draft recommendations for procedures to be followed by individual countries (eg treatment of names in multi-lingual areas).
		Working Groups are established by UNGEGN to deal with specific tasks, such as training courses in toponymy, toponymic datafiles and gazetteers, terminology, pronunciation, country names, exonyms, evaluation and implementation, promotion of minority group and indigenous geographical names, publicity and funding, and romanization systems.
	www.pcgn.org.uk /UN.htm (393 words)

	United Nations Statistics Division - Environment Statistics
		As fundamental to the need for global standardization of geographical names, UNGEGN promotes the recording of locally-used names reflecting the languages and traditions of a country.
		UNGEGN's goal is for every country to decide on its own nationally standardized names through the creation of national names authorities or recognized administrative processes.
		UNGEGN's publicity brochure, geographers, linguists, cartographers and planners are among those specialists who develop the tools, harness the technology, provide the outreach, and share the belief that accurate and consistent use of a common framework of geographical names can offer considerable benefits to the world.
	unstats.un.org /unsd/geoinfo/about_us.htm (307 words)

	Toponymy Courses Site
		UNGEGN is run by experts who want to improve international communication.
		Experts from the fields of linguistics, cartography or history cooperate on a regional basis (linguistic regions) and prepare material for standardization for UNGEGN sessions, which, in turn, prepare for and organise the United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names, held every 5 years.
		The secretariat of UNGEGN is provided by the United Nations, Statistics Division (UNSD); Secretary is Hermann Habermann, Director UNSD.
	toponymycourses.geog.uu.nl (1553 words)

	MOFA: Naming of the Sea of Japan "dialogue in 22nd UNGEGN"
		It is most reasonable to use both names, "East Sea" and "Sea of Japan" simultaneously in compliance with resolution III/20 adopted by the UNCSGN as well as IHO technical resolution A.4.2.6.
		UNGEGN established on the basis of ESC Resolution 715 in 1959.
		UNCSGN is convened once every five years (the latest conference was convened in Berlin, 2002) and UNGEGN is convened once every five years and in the middle year of UNCSGN (three times in five years).
	210.163.22.165 /policy/maritime/japan/diaglogue0404.html (493 words)

	Intergovernmental Committee on Survey and Mapping - Place Names - UNGEGN
		UNGEGN provides information on geographical naming policies and practices including standardisation, with an aim to improve international communication.
		Representation by CGNA at UN regional conferences has helped Australia participate and be actively involved in the development of world best practice in the management of place names.
		UNGEGN has published (September 1999) a brochure titled "Consistent use of Place Names" which can be viewed or downloaded from this site.
	www.icsm.gov.au /cgna/ungegn.html (160 words)

	East Central and South-East Europe Division of UNGEGN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The 15th Session of the East Central and South-East Europe Division of the UNGEGN was held in Ljubljana, on April 19
		The 16th Session of the East Central and South-East Europe Division was held in Ljubljana, on 18 -20 April, 2001.
		The 17th Session of the East, Central and South-East Europe Division of the UNGEGN will be held from September 24 to 26, 2003 in Prague.
	www.gov.si /kszi/division (203 words)

	Baltic Division of UNGEGN
		The activities of UNGEGN are based on regional cooperation.
		Until the Seventh Conference in 1998 the activities of the Division were coordinated by Estonia, then till the Eighth Conference in 2002 the function was performed by Latvia.
		More information on the activities of the United Nations in the field of standardization of geographical names you may find at the UNGEGN website.
	www.eki.ee /knn/ungegn (701 words)

	United Nations Statistical Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of the best known subunits of the Statistics Division is the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN), also known as the United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographic Names (UNCSGN).
		This unit attempts to standardize the names of locations across languages, alphabets, and cultures.
		One issue addressed at these conferences was the Sea of Japan naming dispute.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UNGEGN (173 words)

	United Nations Experts Meeting in Vienna Encourages more Accurate Use of Place Names
		In her opening remarks the UNGEGN Chairperson, Helen Kerfoot, highlighted the challenge of keeping up with an ever-changing world in which technology and communications networks provide instantaneous access to information.
		Reports from UNGEGN Divisions and Working Groups indicated substantial progress was being made with respect to technical developments in the field of geographical names data storage and handling, national programmes of name standardization and international programmes of data exchange.
		Special emphasis was placed on the cultural value of names, the provision of support for geographical names activities in Africa, and collaboration with international organizations engaged in activities ranging from the creation of international standards to humanitarian response operations.
	www.unis.unvienna.org /unis/pressrels/2006/unisinf136.html (205 words)

	United Nations Statistics Division - Environment Statistics
		UNGEGN Newsletter number 25, May 2002 (pdf, 429 KB)
		UNGEGN Newsletter number 24, July 2001 (pdf, 158 KB)
		The last UNGEGN Information Bulletin no. 27 was issued in December 2003.
	millenniumindicators.un.org /unsd/geoinfo (502 words)

	ungegnbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It will be indispensable for national or regional names authorities, cartographers and mapping agencies, geographers, lecturers, toponymists, delegates to the UN, researchers, journalists, students, and anyone working with geographical names.
		UNGEGN Documents is expected to comprise about 450 pages.
		Rules of Procedure of the UNGEGN and of the Conferences
	www.osu.unp.ac.za /ungegnbook.htm (164 words)

	UNGEGN Working Group on Romanization Systems
		UNGEGN promotes consistent use of accurate place names and prepares documents for the United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names that are held every five years.
		Working groups are established by UNGEGN to deal with specific tasks, such as training courses in toponymy, toponymic data files and gazetteers, toponymic terminology, country names, publicity and funding, and romanization systems.
		The Working Group, as constituted at the 21st Session of UNGEGN held in conjunction with the Eighth Conference (2002), with subsequent changes, is as follows:
	www.eki.ee /wgrs (841 words)

	United Nations Statistics Division - Environment Statistics
		These should be submitted ahead of the session through the Permanent Mission or the Department of Foreign Affairs to the UNGEGN Secretariat in New York.
		Those who wish to make any presentation should inform the Secretariat so arrangements could be made in advance for the necessary equipment needed.
		Ernesta Lima, American Express, United Nations, New York 212-593-1021 saying that you are attending the 22nd Session of UNGEGN and specifying your preference(s).
	unstats.un.org /unsd/geoinfo/ungegn.htm (1081 words)

	news - Experts open UN session to encourage more accurate use of place names
		The UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) session will address measures on how to Romanize place names being converted from languages that use non-Roman script.
		Established over 40 years ago with a view to furthering the standardization of geographical names to assist in the promotion of more effective communication worldwide, UNGEGN is a standing body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
		Consistent place names benefit local, national and international communities involved in the development of activities such as mapping, urban and regional planning, peacekeeping, navigation, trade, cultural heritage and emergency preparedness, officials involved in the session said.
	www.noticias.info /asp/aspcomunicados.asp?nid=160564 (358 words)

	APIT: Education and Training - Enschede and Frankfurt 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Weeks 3 and 4 involved participants attending the 8th UN Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, and the 21st Session of UNGEGN, in Berlin, 27 August – 5 September.
		This was the first time that participants in one of the UN toponymy training courses have had the opportunity to attend this conference.
		The 2004 course will be held in Bathurst (a town 3 hours west of Sydney), at the conference centre facilities of Charles Sturt University and also using resources of the Land Information Centre, the offices of the NSW Geographical Names Board in Bathurst.
	www.apit.mq.edu.au /ed_frank.htm (861 words)

	Randall Flynn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		He has lectured on geographic names database design and national names standardization at the National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping in Beijing, China, at the Main Administration for Geodesy, Cartography, and Cadastre in Kiev, Ukraine, and at the National Land Board in Riga, Latvia.
		He is a U.S. delegate to the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN), and acts as UNGEGN liaison with the International Hydrographic Organization.
		Flynn is Vice-Chairman of the Geographic Names Working Group within the Commission on Cartography of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), and is an instructor in the annual PAIGH course on applied toponymy, having taught courses on geographic names in Bolivia, Honduras, Paraguay, and Peru.
	alexandria.ucsb.edu /~lhill/dgie/DGIE_website/DGIE_profiles/flynn.htm (311 words)

	JTransliterator
		JTransliterator follows the one created by UNGEGN (United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names).
		Further information can be obtained the UNGEGN and on the page Transliteration of Non-Roman Alphabets and Scripts by Søren Binks.
		JTransliterator uses the transliteration engine of ICU4J, the International Components for Unicode for Java which makes it easy to extend the transliterations functionality with powerful scripts.
	jtransliterator.sourceforge.net (141 words)

	Other Websites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		UNGEGN Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers
		UNGEGN - East Central and Southeast Europe Division
		UNGEGN Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy
	www.khzi.com /geonames.ir/e-othersites-if.htm (112 words)

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	UNGEGN
		The Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers is one of the working groups of the United Nations Group on Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN).
		Consult the UNGEGN brochure on the Consistent Use of Place Names
		to the 20th Session of UNGEGN, New York January 2000
	www.zrc-sazu.si /ungegn (182 words)

	GeoNames 2005: International Conference on Minority Names/Indigenous Names and Multilingual Areas
		Welcome by Hans Mol, chair of Onomastics section, Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, Mrs Helen Kerfoot, President UNGEGN, Bill Watts, vice-chair UNGEGN Working Group on Indigenous names and multilingual areas, Ferjan Ormeling, chair UNGEGN Dutch and German-Speaking Division, Karel Gildemacher, Onomastician at the Frisian Academy and local organizer
		As can be seen from the provisional programme, sessions 1, 6 and 7 will be joint sessions, for the others there will be a parallel programme of the UNGEGN Working Group on Gazetteers and Toponymie Data Files, chaired by Randall E.Flynn (USA).
		This Working Group now addresses various issues of toponymic data processing, including the creation, maintenance and outputs of toponymic data files (including gazetteer production) and aspects of toponymic data exchange formats, and standards (including encoding of characters found in geographical names).
	geonames.geog.uu.nl /index.php?content=programme (571 words)

	Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Božena LIPEJ, Chaiperson of the East Central and South-East Europe Division of UNGEGN and Chairperson of the Meeting
		Randall E. FLYNN, Chairman of UNGEGN Working Group on Gazetteers and Toponymic Data Files
		Implementation of resolutions and the aims and functions of UNGEGN
	www.sigov.si /kszi/division/conference01/programe.html (283 words)

	APIT: Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Chair, UNGEGN Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division; currently Mr Matusin Matasan, Surveyor-General of Brunei Darussalam
		Dr Amor Laarabi, Secretary UNGEGN, Statistics Division, United Nations, NY Ms Helen Kerfoot, Chair UNGEGN; Emeritus Scientist, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa
		Mr Roger Payne, Executive Secretary, US Board on Geographic Names, Reston VA Mr Tony Bevin, Surveyor-General of New Zealand, Wellington NZ The function of the Management Committee is to assist the Director in overseeing the day-to-day activities of the Institute.
	www.apit.mq.edu.au /board.htm (173 words)

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