The International Council of Onomastic Sciences entertains a new Working Group on Toponymy with the task to promote research on toponymy with a holistic approach, i.e. from the perspectives of all sciences engaged and relevant in onomastics. 

In detail, the Working Group has the following tasks:

• (1) Propose and organize sessions on place names in the framework of relevant conferences and congresses;
• (2) Organize symposia on toponymy in cooperation with local host institutions;
• (3) Develop, support and cooperate in toponymic research and book projects;
• (4) Cultivate international cooperation with relevant global organizations like the International Cartographic Association (ICA) and the International Geographical Union (IGU) represented by the Joint ICA/IGU Commission on Toponymy, as well as the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN).

The Working Group has a registered membership, a chair and a vice-chair. Its members are to be members of ICOS or to gradually assume ICOS membership. The founding chair is Peter Jordan (Austria). The first business meeting during the 28^th ICOS Congress in Helsinki/Helsingfors will regularly elect chair and vice-chair.

Registered members (by 1 August 2024)

• (1) Akbari, Fatemeh (Austria)
• (2) Alphey, Tristan (United Kingdom)
• (3) Atoui, Brahim (Algeria)
• (4) Baker, John (United Kingdom)
• (5) Bartos-Elekes, Zsombor (Romania)
• (6) Bijak, Urszula (Poland)
• (7) Bölcskei, Andrea (Hungary)
• (8) Caiazzo, Luisa (Italy)
• (9) Crljenko, Ivana (Croatia)
• (10) du Plessis, LT (South Africa)
• (11) Felecan, Oliviu (Romania)
• (12) Ferland, Yaïves (Canada)
• (13) Garcia Quera, Núria (Spain)
• (14) Gautier, Laurent (France)
• (15) Geršič, Matjaž (Slovenia)
• (16) Gînsac, Ana-Maria (Romania)
• (17) Koch, Florian (France)
• (18) Herzen, Andrey A. (Russian Federation)
• (19) Herzen, Olga (Russian Federation)
• (20) Hionidis, Pandeleimon (Greece)
• (21) Jordan, Peter (Austria)
• (22) Kang, Peter (China-Taiwan)
• (23) Kim, Sun-Bae (Republic of Korea)
• (24) Loth, Chrismi Rinda (South Africa)
• (25) Mac Giolla Chomhghaill, Áindí (Ireland)
• (26) Mácha, Přemysl (Czechia)
• (27) Mamvura, Zvinashe (Zimbabwe)
• (28) Matthews, Philip (New Zealand)
• (29) Michalec, David (Czechia)
• (30) Nasakina, Svitlana (Ukraine)
• (31) Neumüller, Kristina (Sweden)
• (32) Palagiano, Cosimo (Italy)
• (33) Parry, Rhian (United Kingdom)
• (34) Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco (China)
• (35) Petrulevich, Alexandra (Sweden)
• (36) Pfukwa, Charles (Zimbabwe)
• (37) Racca, Sara (Switzerland)
• (38) Redkva, Yaroslav (Ukraine)
• (39) Rieger, Marie A. (Italy)
• (40) Rusu, Mihai S. (Romania)
• (41) Santos Andrade, Karylleila dos (Brazil)
• (42) Skorupa, Pavel (Lithuania)
• (43) Suviranta, Sami (Finland)
• (44) Tent, Jan (Australia)
• (45) Tort i Donada, Joan (Spain)
• (46) Wade, David (USA)
• (47) Wu, Shiyue (China)
• (48) Zagórski, Bogusław R. (Poland)
• (49) Zschieschang, Christian (Germany)

Business meeting in the framework of the 28^th ICOS Congress

Wednesday, 21^st August 2024, 14.30-15.30, Lecture room P3 of the Porthania building

Provisional Agenda

• Opening
• Adoption of the Agenda
• Aims of the WG
• Membership
• Preview on activities organized or co-organized by the WG
• Proposals for activities
• Election of chair and vice-chair
• Other matters
• Closure