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The official languages of ICOS are French, German, and English.
Die offiziellen Sprachen des ICOS sind Englisch, Französisch und Deutsch.
Les langues officielles de l’ICOS sont l’allemand, l’anglais, et le français.

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International Council of Onomastic Sciences
The International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS) is the international organisation for all scholars who have a special interest in the study of names (place-names, personal names, and proper names of all other kinds). The aim of the Council is the advancement, representation and co-ordination of name research on an international level and in an interdisciplinary context. This new organisation replaces the former International Committee of Onomastic Sciences which, as a closed society, exclusively co-opted representatives of countries and was therefore not open to individual scholars.
L'International Council of Onomastic Sciences
L'International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS) est l'organisation internationale de tous les chercheurs ayant les noms propres pour objet d'étude (noms de personne, noms de lieu et autres noms propres). L'organisation a pour but d'encourager, représenter et coordonner la recherche onomastique au niveau international et en contexte interdisciplinaire. Elle remplace l'ancien International Committee of Onomastic Sciences, ‘club fermé’ réservé aux représentants nationaux cooptés, à l'exclusion des chercheurs individuels.
Der International Council of Onomastic Sciences
Der International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS) ist die internationale Organisation aller Forscher, die sich mit Namen (Ortsnamen, Personennamen und sonstigen Eigennamen) beschäftigen. Ziel der Organisation ist die Förderung, die Vertretung und die Koordination der Namenforschung auf internationaler Ebene und im interdisziplinären Zusammenhang. Diese neue Vertretung löst das alte International Committee of Onomastic Sciences ab, das als ‘geschlossene Gesellschaft’ ausschliesslich Vertreter eines Landes kooptierte und Einzelforschern nicht offenstand.

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Terminology – past, present and future
The forth-coming Onomastics Online Lecture will be held on 21st of September 2023, 1:00 PM (UTC), by Christian Galinski and is titled “Terminology – past, present and future: How to overcome barriers to content interoperability by means of a microcontent approach“. *** Abstract: Integrating archaeological, anthropological, genetic, and brain research findings into linguistics challenges...

Lecture will be rescheduled !
Dear ICOS members, On September 14, the Onomastics Online lecture by Frédéric Giraut was unfortunately disrupted by an attack of numerous troll or robot accounts making disturbing loud noises. We decided to close the session and find a new date for the lecture. Once the new date is settled, it will be announced via...

Onomastics Online Schedule for autumn 2023
Dear all, The lecture series continues this autumn with four lectures. You can find their dates, titles and Zoom links in the schedule below. Abstracts can be found in the attached file. Also remember that you can watch the recordings of the lectures afterwards on the official YouTube channel of ICOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE-DZXOsJNKAo6K-0fTEdpA. Best regards, ICOS Board...

Onomastics Online Lecture: “Toponymie critique et Néotoponymie”
Le champ de la toponymie critique ou politique, après quelques travaux précurseurs au XXème siècle, s’affirme au niveau international depuis les années 2010. La chaire Unesco en toponymie inclusive « Dénommer le Monde » participe à sa visibilité, tant d’un point de vue académique (Manuel de synthèse, Mooc et réseaux de recherche) que du...

Monograph on Onomastic Competence in the Teaching and Use of Italian
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Artur Gałkowski on his open-access monograph “Onomastic Competence in the Teaching and Use of Italian as a Second Language. The Polish Context”. The monograph presents the results of research conducted for glottodidactic purposes from the perspective of teaching and use (learning/application) of Italian as an L2 by Polish students...

XXe Colloque d’Onomastique
Société française d’onomastique (Paris, Archives Nationales) en partenariat avec l’ Université de Caen Normandie ainsi que le soutien de la Région Normandie et de la Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie XXe Colloque d’Onomastique THÈMES 1/ Les mythes en onomastique 2/ Richesse onomastique de la Normandie Date : mercredi 11 – samedi 14 septembre 2024...

CfP: 28th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences 2024
Dear ICOS members and other colleagues, Call for papers for the 28th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences (19–23 August 2024, Helsinki, Finland) is now open! The deadline for the paper proposals is 31 October 2023. More information in the file. Best summer wishes from Finland, Organizing committee of the ICOS 2024 congress