Registration opens for the 2020 American Name Society Conference

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Registration is now open for the 2020 ANS Conference in New Orleans, LA. The ANS conference will take place in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of American (LSA) Conference from January 2-5, 2020.

To register, you must join the ANS or renew your ANS membership.

LSA Registration is now open! Go to the LSA Meeting page to register. You must be a member of the LSA (as well as the ANS) in order to attend.

You can also reserve your room at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside via the LSA. Use the LSA link to receive a special discounted room rate.

Once your membership is up to date, you can register online here, or download a PDF of the Conference Registration Form and mail it to ANS Treasurer Saundra Wright, as per the instructions on the form.

For more information about the ANS Conference and the LSA Conference, including rate and hotel information, please visit our Conference Page.

Final Schedule for the American Name Society Conference 2017

http://www.americannamesociety.org/final-schedule-for-the-ans-conference-in-austin-tx/

The final schedule of presentations is now available for the upcoming annual conference in Austin, TX, from January 5-8, 2017. The schedule is included in the ANS 2017 Conference Handbook.

For more information about the conference and registration materials, please visit the conferences page.

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Call for Papers: American Name Society 2018

http://www.americannamesociety.org/call-for-papers-ans-2018-salt-lake-city-ut-january-4-7-2018/

The ANS is inviting abstract submissions for the 2018 annual conference to be held in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America.  Abstracts in any area of onomastic research are welcome. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is June 30, 2017.  To submit a proposal, simply complete the 2018 Author Information Form.

Please email this completed form to Dr. Dorothy Dodge Robbins using the following address: drobbins@latech.edu. For organizational purposes, please be sure to include the phrase “ANS 2018” in the subject line of your email. Presenters who may need additional time to secure international payments and travel visas to the United States are urged to submit their proposal as soon as possible.

All proposals will be subjected to blind review. Official notification of proposal acceptances will be sent on or before September 30, 2017. All authors whose papers have been accepted must be current members of the ANS and need to register with both the ANS and the Linguistic Society of America. Please feel free to contact Dr. Dorothy Dodge Robbins should you have any questions or concerns.

We look forward to receiving your submission!

Participate in an ANS Session on American Toponymy

http://www.americannamesociety.org/participate-in-an-ans-session-on-american-toponymy-at-the-american-association-of-geographers-2017-annual-conference/

Participate in an ANS Session on American Toponymy at the American Association of Geographers 2017 Annual Conference

  The American Association of Geographers will be holdings its annual conference in the Boston, MA, from the 5th to the 9th of April, 2017. To further encourage ties between the onomastics and geography communities, an ANS session on contemporary US American toponymy is being proposed for the 2017 AAG conference.

If you are interested in being a part of this collaborative session, please send your name, affiliation, and a 400 word abstract (not including a bibliography) as a word document to Dr. I. M. Nick [mavi.yaz@web.de] by September 20, 2016. For processing ease, please be sure to include the phrase “ANS-GEO” in the subject line of your submission.

Second Call for Papers: American Name Society 2017

http://www.americannamesociety.org/second-call-for-papers-ans-2017-austin-tx-january-5-8-2017/

The ANS is inviting abstract submissions for the 2017 annual conference to be held in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America.  Abstracts in any area of onomastic research are welcome.
The deadline for receipt of abstracts is June 30, 2016.

To submit a proposal, complete the 2017 Author Information Sheet found here. Please email this completed form to Dr. I. M. Nick [mavi.yaz@web.de]. For organizational purposes, please be sure to include the phrase “ANS 2017” in the subject line of your email.

Presenters who may need additional time to secure international payments and travel visas to the United States are urged to submit their proposal as soon as possible.

All proposals will be subjected to blind review.

Official notification of proposal acceptances will be sent on or before September 30, 2016.
All authors whose papers have been accepted must be current members of the ANS and need to register with both the ANS and the Linguistic Society of America.

Please feel free to contact Dr. I. M. Nick should you have any questions or concerns.

We look forward to receiving your Submission!

ANS Panel at the Modern Language Association Conference

http://www.americannamesociety.org/call-for-papers-for-the-modern-language-association-mla-conference-philadelphia-pa-january-5-8-2016/

Call for Papers for the Modern Language Association (MLA) Conference, Philadelphia, PA, January 5-8, 2016

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ANS Panel at the Modern Language Association Conference

January 5-8th, 2016 in Philadelphia, PA

The American Name Society invites proposals for a panel under the theme of “Names and Multilingualism.” Multilingual and multicultural communities have been developed since the ancient world. The linguistic and cultural contacts within these communities have attracted the interest of a broad range of disciplines, where in some cases different strands have emerged. Personal as well as place names (i.e. anthroponymy and toponymy, respectively) mirror the interactions and the subsequent changes in those communities, thus modern scholarship often emphasizes their significance.

We encourage submissions pertaining to this topic from diverse perspectives, drawing evidence from literature, material culture, oral tradition, etc. of any period or area. Papers may deal with any aspect of naming, e.g., personal names, place names, corporate or trade names, name theory, etc. Submissions for interdisciplinary approaches are most welcome.
Proposal submission process:

1. Proposals should include a title and abstract up to 350 words.
2. Proposals should be sent via email attachment (PDF format) to Andreas Gavrielatos [a.gavrielatos@ed.ac.uk] with “MLA proposal” in the subject line. Please, include the Title, Name of Speaker, Affiliation and email address in the body of the email and NOT in the abstract.
3. Proposals must be received by 5pm GMT on 13 March 2016. Proposers will be notified of results soon thereafter, following blind review of proposals.
4. Panelists must be members of both MLA and ANS in order to present.
5. For questions, please contact Andreas Gavrielatos at the email address above.

ANS 2016 Conference Program

http://www.americannamesociety.org/ans-2016-conference-program/

The ANS 2016 Conference Program is now available.

The program includes:

• schedule of presentations
• keynote address information
• awardee information
• abstracts and biographies of presenters

http://www.americannamesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ANS_2016_BROSCHURE-FINALedited2-1-1.pdf

American Name Society Annual Meeting

http://www.americannamesociety.org/conferences/

January 7-10th, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

In conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America, the ANS meets once a year for paper presentations, panel discussions, and general comradery over food and drinks.

• Call for papers open until July 1, 2015
• Registration information available in October 2015

Call for Papers – Deadline July 1, 2015.

Papers in any area of onomastic research are welcome. Proposals should include a précis of no more than 500 words, as well as a 100-word abstract for publication in the meeting programs. Presenters who may need additional time to secure international payments and travel visas to the United States are urged to submit their proposal as soon as possible.

Please send proposals by e-mail attachment using the ANS 2016 Author Information Sheet to Ms. Carol Lombard at ans.abstracts[at]gmail.com and include “ANS Proposal” in the subject line. All proposals will be subject to blind review. Official notification of proposal acceptances will be sent on or before August 31, 2015. All authors whose papers have been accepted must be currentmembers of the ANS and need to register with both the ANS and the Linguistic Society of America. Please feel free to contact Ms. Lombard if you have questions.