Day 1 of the 2nd Ostrava Onomastic Meeting EVENT 2018

Some photos from the first day of the 2nd Ostrava Onomastic Meeting EVENT 2018. We continue tomorrow! https://t.co/sYK1HENsD6#onomastics pic.twitter.com/aAhGYW6Q5k

— Katedra českého jazyka FF OU (@KCJ_OSU) April 23, 2018

Konferenssin kahvitauolla saa valita opiskelijoiden leipomuksista. #onomastics #ostrava pic.twitter.com/tLjXeIVK1q

— Terhi Ainiala (@ainiala) April 23, 2018

Photo report from the 14th International Conference "Onomastics of Volga Region"

On September 2014, the 14th International Conference "Onomastics of Volga Region"  was hosted in Tver' (see http://e-onomastics.blogspot.de/2013/01/xivth-international-conference.html). 

Below you'll see some pictures of it found on the net and/or posted by Prof. Suprun on Facebook: 

Poster of the Conference

Reception 1: Irina Ganzhina (Tver')

Reception 2: Tatyana Romanova (Samara)

Chairmen of the conference: Prof. Irina Ganzhina and Prof.  Vassily Suprun

Youn researchers

 

Public

Session

Folk group "Boskage" /Roshcha/ (State Academy of Slavic Culture, Tver')

All together

Session

The Staritsky Monastery of Holy Dormition / Excursion of the last conference day (photo of Y. Zvereva from Perm)

A destroyed Convent on the far bank of Volga (photo of Y. Zvereva from Perm)  

Ready for ICOS 2014 in Glasgow

Ready for tomorrow))) for ICOS 2014 in Glasgow!

onomastically yours

Dr. Evgeny Shokhenmayer

1st Symposium of the Cognitive Toponymy Project

Finally we can contemplate on Twitter first photos from the Cognitive Toponymy Project: http://cogtop.org/symposiums/symposium-1-2/

The Geographical and Mental Compass

University of Copenhagen

Wednesday 4th June 2014

Building 22.0.49 (Building 22, ground floor, room 49)

Cognitive Toponomy Project, 1. Symposium

The Geographical and Mental Compass.

Programme

• 10:30 - 10:40  David Simmons – Welcome and presentation (symposium and network

Chair: Carole Hough:

• 10:40 - 11:20  Henrik Hovmark – Cardinal directions – geographical, mental, and cultural
• 11:20 - 12:00  Felix Ahlner – The Elfdalian River Compass
• 12:00 - 13:10  Lunch break

Chair: Thomas Clancy:

• 13:10 - 13:50  Bent Jørgensen – Direction and misdirection in Danish place-names
• 13:50 - 14.30  Simon Taylor – Aa the airts: directional words in Scottish place-names
• 14:30 - 14:40  Short break
• 14:40 - 15:20  Justyn Salamon – Greenlandic absolute directions in urban areas
• 15:20 - 16:00  Peder Gammeltoft – Where is our Hell? A study of direction in worlds-in-the-world concepts.
• 16:00 - 16:30 Discussion

Many thanks to Prof. Peder Gammeltoft:

David Simmons introducing Copenhagen #CogTopProject Symposium right now! pic.twitter.com/fgpzY2E7YW
— Peder Gammeltoft (@DigitalOnomast) June 4, 2014

Peder Gammeltoft (@DigitalOnomast) discussing ancient maps: most important feature/area in centre #CogTopProject pic.twitter.com/t7KukpAMSv

A view from the #CogTopProject Symposium. Felix Ahlner on Dalecarlian river compasses pic.twitter.com/u7qyQcweKw
— Peder Gammeltoft (@DigitalOnomast) June 4, 2014

Interesting discussion on cardinal directions at #CogTopProject Symposium pic.twitter.com/Znpth19WGC
— Peder Gammeltoft (@DigitalOnomast) June 4, 2014

... Never trust a place-name until you have examined it... Bent Jørgensen's take on the @CogTopProject Symposium. pic.twitter.com/gRzclUXUHp
— Peder Gammeltoft (@DigitalOnomast) June 4, 2014

Is this a map or a place-name collection? Simon Taylor speaking at @CogTopProject symposium in Copenhagen. pic.twitter.com/i27JQUE77C
— Peder Gammeltoft (@DigitalOnomast) June 4, 2014

Do not forget that the second symposium 

is to take place on October, 2014 !!!

Christianisation and the Standardisation of Cognitive 

Toponymy in Medieval Europe 

University of Glasgow