LINGUIST List 21.3557 Tue Sep 07 2010 Confs: Anthroling, Historical Ling, Socioling/Spain Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.    Joan Tort, 24th ICOS International Congress of Onomastic Sciences Message 1: 24th ICOS International Congress of Onomastic Sciences Date: 07-Sep-2010 From: Joan Tort <toponimiaonomastica.cat> Subject: 24th ICOS International Congress of Onomastic Sciences E-mail this message to a friend 24th ICOS International Congress of Onomastic Sciences Short Title: XXXIV ICOS Date: 05-Sep-2011 - 09-Sep-2011 Location: Barcelona, Spain Contact: Joan Tort Contact Email: infobarcelona.onomastica.cat Meeting URL: http://barcelona.onomastica.cat/en/ Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics Meeting Description: The International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS) is the international organization for anybody who has a special interest in the study of names (place-names, personal names, and proper names of all 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. The 24th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences will be held in Barcelona, at the University of Barcelona. The conference is organized under the auspices of ICOS, the Catalan Government (Generalitat) and the University of Barcelona, and has the overall theme of reference: 'Names in Daily Life' Congress sections by theme: 1. Terminology 2. Onomastic Theory 3. Onomastics and Linguistics 4. Names in Society 5. Anthroponomastics 6. Toponomastics 7. Onomastics and History 8. Onomastics and Geography 9. Onomastics and Culture 10. Cartography and place names: New Platforms for Information Management 11. Onomastics and Standardization Process 12. Catalan Onomastics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 07-Sep-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.