• to foster geographic/cartographic research in the field of place names, especially as regards:
  • functions of place names on maps
  • rendering of place names on maps
  • names placement on maps
  • elaborating principles for creating new place names
  • place names as expression of time – or space-related identity
  • place name/feature relations
  • motives for place naming
  • place names and administration
  • place names and transportation
  • place names in the cyber world
  • social dimensions of place names
  • elaborating principles for solving place-name conflicts
• to disseminate the scientific knowledge on processing and use of place names within geography and cartography;
• To link the toponymy concepts used by other sciences such as anthropology and linguistics to those used in cartography and geography;
• to support the establishment of national and regional boards on geographical names;
• to support the efforts of international standardization of geographical names, such as undertaken by UNGEGN);
• to maintain contacts and scientific exchange with UNGEGN and ICOS, such as by organizing joint events;
• to support and encourage the elaboration and publication of gazetteers, toponymic data files and place-names reference systems (such as EuroGeoNames).

Chair: Paulo Menezes (ICA)
R Conselheiro Zenha 21 Cob 01
Tijuca
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550-090
Brazil
phone (home): +55 21 25688991
phone (mobile): +55 21 99143269
phone (university): +55 21 25901880
fax: +55 21 22707773
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Chair: Cosimo Palagiano (IGU)
Emeritus Professor of Geography
University of Rome "La Sapienza"
Piazzale Aldo Moro 5
00100 Rome
Italy
phone: +39 06 49913 917
fax: +39 06 49913874
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Executive Committee liaison: Georg Gartner

• Create a text book on Cartography and Geographic Information for the general public;
• Elaborate plans for national activities and establish national contacts;
• Involve the ICA commissions in the work;
• Find sponsors among the affiliate members;
• Establish contacts with the UN and the sister organizations (through the ICA Executive Committee and the JBGIS);
• Produce information that can be used at national Map Days;
• Follow up and update the working plan at the ICC in Dresden 2013.

Executive Committee liaison: Georg Gartner

• Soliciting proposals for presentations/workshops;
• Evaluate the needs of the requesting organization;
• Develop a cost-sharing model that is acceptable to the ICA and the requesting organization;
• Arrange for presentations/workshops;
• Evaluate presentation/workshop outcomes.

Vice-chair: Lynn Usery
Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science
U.S. Geological Survey
1400 Independence Rd.
Rolla, MO 65401-2502
phone: +1 573-308-3837
fax: +1 573-308-3652
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