Canadian Society for the Study of Names
Founded 1967
The principal objectives of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names (CSSN) are to promote the study of all aspects of names and naming in Canada and elsewhere, as well as the exchange of ideas among onomatologists, toponymists and scholars in the related fields of literary onomastics and linguistic aspects of names.
- 2011 CSSN Meeting May 28-29
- Call for Papers 2010
- Journal Onomastica Canadiana
- Membership
- Officers of the Society 2009/2012
- Related Web sites of interest to CSSN activities
Programmes:
2011 Meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names
The Society is a member of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS or FedCan) and traditionally holds its annual meeting in conjunction with the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences (formerly the Learned Societies). At the meeting, members may present papers in formal theme sessions, participate in a toponymic fieldtrip and attend the annual general meeting of the Society.
In 2011, the CSSN will meet as part of the Congress of the Humanites and Social Sciences to be held at University of New Brunswick & St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 28 and 29.
Call for papers
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Please send in your paper proposal with abstract to arrive by Monday, February 15, 2011 to: Carol Jean Léonard University of Alberta Edmonton AB T6C 4G9 Canada Phone: 780-463-8729 Fax: 780-465-8760 E-mail: carol.leonard@ualberta.ca |
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Membership
Membership is open to all who share the objectives of the Society. Included in the membership dues is a subscription to Onomastica Canadiana (2 issues each year) and The Name Gleaner, the Society's newsletter (normally 3 issues each year).
( CSSN Membership Form [PDF, 14.1 kb, viewer] )
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Members residing in the USA should pay their dues in US funds. The rate remains the same in US currency (e.g., regular membership is US$25).
The CSSN is a registered charity.
CSSN Membership Form [PDF, 14.1 kb, viewer]
Membership dues should be sent to the Secretary-Treasurer of the CSSN:
Léo La Brie
C.P. 2164
Succursale Hull
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 3Z4
E-mail: Leo.Labrie@laposte.net
Officers of the Society - 2009 / 2012
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President: Wolfgang Ahrens York University Toronto, Ontario wahrens@yorku.ca |
Past-President: Helen Kerfoot Natural Resources Canada Ottawa, Ontario hkerfoot@NRCan.gc.ca |
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Vice-President: Carol Léonard Edmonton, Alberta carol.leonard@ualberta.ca |
Secretary-Treasurer: Léo La Brie Gatineau, Quebec Leo.Labrie@laposte.net |
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Editor - Onomastica Canadiana: Benoît Leblanc Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec onomastica.canadiana@uqtr.ca |
Editor - The Name Gleaner: William Davey University College of Cape Breton Sydney, Nova Scotia Bill_davey@cbu.ca |
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Members-at-large:
Yaïves Ferland Michael Falk |
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Related web sites of interest to CSSN activities -
- International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS)
- ICOS 24, Barcelona, 5-9 September 2011
- Geographical names data base - official Canadian records
- Canadian Genealogy Centre
- Geographical names data base - official US records
- American Name Society
- Scottish Place-Name Society
- Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland (S.N.S.B.I.)
- Ulster Place-Name Society
- Irish Townland Database
- Irish Historic Place-Names - The Locus Project
- United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN)