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Place Names As Intangible Cultural Heritage

The United Nations Group on Geographical Names' Romano-Hellenic Division is hosting an international scientific symposium called "Place names as intangible cultural heritage" in Florence, Italy from March 26-27, 2015. The symposium will discuss topics related to preserving toponymic heritage, historical maps and toponymy, cultural identity, etymological studies, and the role of geographical name authorities. Experts on geographical names, historians, geographers, and cartographers are invited to submit abstracts by February 28, 2015 and full papers by March 14, 2015. The scientific committee is chaired by Andrea Cantile and includes experts from France, Austria, Canada, Sweden, and Italy.

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Place Names As Intangible Cultural Heritage

The United Nations Group on Geographical Names' Romano-Hellenic Division is hosting an international scientific symposium called "Place names as intangible cultural heritage" in Florence, Italy from March 26-27, 2015. The symposium will discuss topics related to preserving toponymic heritage, historical maps and toponymy, cultural identity, etymological studies, and the role of geographical name authorities. Experts on geographical names, historians, geographers, and cartographers are invited to submit abstracts by February 28, 2015 and full papers by March 14, 2015. The scientific committee is chaired by Andrea Cantile and includes experts from France, Austria, Canada, Sweden, and Italy.

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UNITED NATIONS GROUP ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

ROMANO-HELLENIC DIVISION
International scientific symposium
Place names as intangible cultural heritage
Florence [Firenze] Italy, 26th - 27th March 2015
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Romano-Hellenic Division (RHD) of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
(UNGEGN) announces the International scientific symposium Place names as intangible cultural heritage
that will be held in Italy, in conjunction with its next divisional meeting (25th 27th March 2015).
The International scientific symposium will happen in Florence [Firenze], from 26th to 27th March 2015.
Experts on geographical names, historians, geographers and cartographers are cordially invited to take part in
the symposium. Participation is free of charge.
Topics of symposium are: preservation of the toponymic heritage, historical maps and toponymy, genius loci
and identity, etymological studies, place names of historical linguistic minorities, vernacular place names,
new toponyms, cartography and toponymy, role of geographical names authorities for preservation of the
toponymic heritage.
Announcements of papers and submissions of abstracts (max. 400 words) may be e-mailed to the chairman of
the RHD (see Registration form) no later than 28th February 2015.
Papers may be e-mailed to the same addresses no later than 14th March 2015.
Scientific committee
The members invited to take part in the scientific committee of the symposium are:
- lisabeth Calvarin, Chair of the French-speaking Division of the UNGEGN (France);
- Andrea Cantile, Chair of the Romano-Hellenic Division of the UNGEGN (Italy);
- Laura Cassi, University of Florence, Society for Geographical Studies (Italy);
- Peter Jordan, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Convenor, UNGEGN Working Group on Exonyms (Austria);
- Helen Kerfoot, Scientist Emeritus Natural Resources Canada, Honorary Chair of the UNGEGN (Canada);
- Leif Nilsson, Uppsala University, CoConvenor, UNGEGN Working Group on Geographical Names as
Cultural Heritage (Sweden);
- Alberto Nocentini, University of Florence, Accademia della Crusca (Italy);
- Cosimo Palagiano, Emeritus of Sapienza - University of Rome, Accademia dei Lincei (Italy);
- Annette C. Torensj, Lantmteriet, CoConvenor, UNGEGN Working Group on Geographical Names as
Cultural Heritage (Sweden).

Under the auspices of:


Accademia della Crusca (Italy), Italian Geographic Military Institute, Government of the Tuscany Region

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Contact: Andrea Cantile, e-mail: andrea.cantile@alice.it, andrea.cantile@unifi.it

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