UNITED NATIONS GEGN/26/4 rev.1 GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES Twenty-sixth session 6 May 2011 Vienna, 2-6 May 2011

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS *

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Algeria (Arabic Division)

1. Brahim Atoui Coordinator Task Team for Africa

2. Hamid Oukaci General Secretary National Council of Geographic Information

3. Kamel Boukhechba

Inct. Institut National de Cartographie et de Télédétection

Australia (Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division)

4. William Hughes Watt Chair Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia

Austria (Dutch- and German-speaking Division)

5. Peter Jordan Head of Delegation Austrian Board on Geographical Names (AKO)

6. Hubert Bergmann

Vice Chair Austrian Board on Geographical Names

7. Rainer Dormels

Austrian Board on Geographical Names 8. Michael Duschanek

STAGN, AKO Member , Librarian

9. Isolde Hausner

Coordinator/Toponymic Guidelines Austrian Board on Geographical Names

10. Roman Stani-Fertl

Austrian Board on Geographical Names

Belgium (Dutch- and German-speaking Division, French-speaking Division, Romano-Hellenic Division)

11. Kathleen Van Doren Chair DGSD Responsable Toponymie

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Institut géographique national (Belgium) Botswana (Africa East Division, Africa South Division)

12. Lucy Phalaagae Principal Surveyor Department of Surveys and Mapping

13. Baboloki Gabalape

Senior Cartographer Department of Surveys & Mapping

Cameroon (Africa Central Division, French-speaking Division)

14. Michel Simeu-Kamdem Director Geographical Research Division

Canada (USA/Canada Division, French-speaking Division, Romano-Hellenic Division)

15. Helen Kerfoot UNGEGN Chair Emeritus Scientist Natural Resources Canada

16. Louise Marchand

Présidente Commission de toponymie du Québec

17. Marie-Eve Bisson

Géographe agente de recherche Commission de toponymie du Québec

China (China Division)

18. Liu Baoquan Head of Delegation Director China Institute of Toponymy

19. Sun Xiudong

Adviser Deputy Director General Department of Administrative Boundary Division and Geographical Name Management Ministry of Civil Affairs

20. Chen Deyu

Adviser Division Director Department of Administrative Boundary

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Division and Geographical Name Management Ministry of Civil Affairs

21. Liu Lianan

Adviser Researcher China Institute of Toponymy

22. Song Jiucheng

Adviser Researcher China Institute of Toponymy

23. Hu Wei

Adviser Deputy Director Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs

24. Hadan ChaoLu

Adviser Researcher Chinese Academy of Surveying & Mapping

25. Hou Shixi

Adviser Engineer China National Technical Service Corporation for Surveying & Mapping

26. Jia Jianjun

Adviser Senior Engineer China Navigation Press

Croatia (East Central and South-East Europe Division)

27. Željko Hečimović Head of Delegation Cyprus (Asia South-West Division (other than Arabic))

28. Prodromos Vasileiou Head of Delegation President of the Cyprus Permanent Committee for the Standardization of Geographical Names

29. Menelaos Christodoulou Secretary of the Cyprus Permanent Committee for the Standardization of Geographical Names

30. Meropi Christofi First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus

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to the United Nations in Vienna

31. Spyros Miltiades First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations in Vienna

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Africa Central Division)

32. Prof. Dr. Jean-Claude Mashini Geógraphe, Chef de Délégation Directeur Cabinet Adjoint Primature

33. Ngokwum Bernadette Ngeka Institut Geographique Du Congo

34. Pax Mbuyi Mucici Institut Geographique Du Congo

35. Kateo Kabangu Ministere Des Affaires Etrangeres

Denmark (Norden Division)

36. Peder Gammeltoft Associate Professor/Place-Name Commission Member Place-Name Section Department of Scandinavian Research Copenhagen University

37. John Jensen

Cartographer Danish Ministry of the Environment National Survey and Cadastre Topographic Data

38. Carl Christian Olsen

Director Greenland Language Secretariat

Egypt (Arabic Division)

39. Ahmed Kamel Chief of the Arabic Division of Experts on Geographical Names G.M. of Geographic Information System in CAPMAS

40. Eng. Eman Oriby

GIS Director of Gharbia office in Central Agency for Public Mobilization & Statistics

Estonia (Baltic Division)

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41. Peeter Päll

Head Department of Language Planning Institute of the Estonian Language Vice Chairman of the Place Names Board of Estonia

42. Aule Kikas

Chief Specialist Local Government and Regional Administration Department Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Estonia Secretary of the Place Names Board of Estonia

43. Malle HUNT

Head Books of Reference Section Estonian Maritime Administration

Finland (Norden Division)

44. Dr. Sirkka Paikkala Special Adviser, Adjunct Professor Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

45. Teemu Leskinen

Senior Application Specialist National Land Survey of Finland

France (Celtic Division, French-speaking Division, Romano-Hellenic Division)

46. Jaillard Pierre President National Commission for Toponymy

Georgia (East Central and South-East Europe Division, Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia Division)

47. Irakli Lejava Head of Delegation Chief of the Cartography and Geodesy Branch National Agency of Public Registry

48. Shukia Apridonidze

Professor-Emeritus Ilia State University, Tbilisi Senior Researcher Worker of the Institute of Linguistics

49. Zurab Kozmava

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

Germany (Dutch- and German-speaking Division)

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50. Pier-Giorgio Zacchedu

Head of Delegation Federal Agency for Cartograhy and Geodesy

51. Bernd Edwin Beinstein

Secretary Permanent Committee on Geographical Names

52. Dr. Helge Paulig

President of the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names Saxon State Ministry of Education and Sports

Greece (East Central and South-East Europe Division, Romano-Hellenic Division)

53. Dr. Emmanouil Gounaris Head of Delegation Minister Counselor Ministry of Foreign Affairs

54. Alexandros Stavropoulos

Deputy Legal Counselor Ministry of Foreign Affairs

55. Iraklis Papadopoulous

Cartographer in HMGS Major of the Hellenic Army

56. Ioannis Papaioannou

Head Geographic Policy Division Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service

Indonesia (Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division)

57. Dr. Asep Karsidi Head of Delegation Head of National Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping

58. H.E. I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja Alternate Head of Delegation Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

59. Timbul Pudjianto Alternate Director General Public Administration Ministry of Home Affairs

60. Eko Subowo

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Director Administrative Region & Border Ministry of Home Affairs

61. Dr. Toni Ruchimat Director of Small Islands Management Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries

62. Edwin Hendrayana Head of Centre for Topographic Base Mapping National Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping

63. Anastutik Wiryaningsih Deputy Director Toponymy & Region Data Ministry of Home Affairs

64. Widodo Edy Santoso Chief for Working Group Data Files and Gazetteer Secretariat of National Team for the Standardization of Topographical names

65. Cindy Mayrianti Head of Air Law Section Directorate of Treaties on Political, Security and Territorial Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs JL Taman Pejambong, Jakarta 10110 Indonesia

66. Muhandis Sidqi Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries

67. Yofri Furqani Hakim National Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping Republic of Indonesia

68. Sukendra Martha Cartographer/Senior Scientist

Member of Indonesian Expert on Geographical Expert on Geographical Names National Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping Republic of Indonesia

Iran (Islamic Republic of) (Asia South-West Division (other than Arabic))

69. Mahmoud Ilkhan Head of Iranian Delegates Director of National Cartographic Center of Iran

70. GholamReza Karimzadeh

Secretary of Iranian Committee on Standardization of Geographical Names

71. Abolfazl Bolandian Head of Section

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Cartographic Department National Cartographic Center of Iran

Ireland (Celtic Division)

72. Dónall Mac Giolla Easpaig Chief Place Names Officers Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht

Italy (Romano-Hellenic Division)

73. Carlo Perugi IGM Cartographer Istituto Geografico Militare (Italian Military Geographic Institute) IGMI

74. Gennaro Afeltra Chief Cartography Production Istituto Geografico Militare (Italian Military Geographic Institute) IGMI

75. Sergio Panella Cartographer Geographic Military Institute Istituto Geografico Militare (Italian Military Geographic Institute) IGMI

Jamaica (United Kingdom Division)

76. Trevor Shaw Director of Surveys And Mapping National Land Agency

Japan (Asia East Division (other than China))

77. Junichi Kaneko Senior Executive Officer for Global Geospatial Information Management Geospatial Information Authority

78. Shinichi Hamada

Principal Deputy Director Specialized Agencies Division International Cooperation Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs

79. Katsutoshi Ishikawa

First Secretary Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations of Vienna

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Jordan (Arabic Division)

80. H.E. Dr. Awni Kasawneh Director General Royal Jordanian Geographic Center

81. Ibrahim Al Jaber

Director Department & Administrative Financial Affairs Security of National Geographical Names in Jordan

82. Mahmoud Malkawi Director of Inspection and Control Royal Jordanian Geographic Center

Kuwait (Arabic Division)

83. Dr. Ahmed Al-Dosari Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

Latvia (Baltic Division)

84. Vita Strautniece Head of Laboratory of Toponymy Department of Geodesy and Cartography Latvian Information Agency

Lebanon (Arabic Division, French-speaking Division)

85. Gen. Ali Hammoud Director of the Geographic Affairs of the Lebanese Army

86. Col. Joseph Nassar

Lithuania (Baltic Division)

87. Jūratė Palionytė Head of Delegation Deputy Chairperson State Commission of the Lithuanian Language

88. Aistė Pangonytė

Senior Officer State Commission of the Lithuanian Language

Madagascar (Africa East Division, Africa South Division, French-speaking Division)

89. Nivoarimanga Oilinirina Ratovoarison Head of Hydrography – Oceanography Department

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National Mapping Institute

Malaysia (Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division)

90. Prof. Dr. Abdul Kadir Taib Director-General of Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia

91. Ng Eng Guan

Director of Survey Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia

92. Fuziah Abu Hanifah

Director Malaysian Centre for Geospatial Data Infrastructure Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Malaysia

93. Ismail Salam

Alternate Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations Office at Vienna, Austria

94. Osmawani binti Osman

Alternate Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations at Vienna, Austria

Mexico (Latin America Division)

95. Susana Rodriguez Ramos Expert

Morocco (Arabic Division)

96. Mon. Younes Hmamouchi Chef de département à la Direction de la Cartographie Agence Nationale de la Conservation Fonciere du Cadastre et de la Cartographie

97. Mon. Kamal Ooutghouliast Chef de service au sein de la même Direction Agence Nationale de la Conservation Fonciere du Cadastre et de la Cartographie

Netherlands (Dutch- and German-speaking Division)

98. Professor Ferjan Ormeling Chair, Commission on Foreign Names Dutch Language Union Faculty of Geosciences

99. Tjeerd Tichelaar

Editor-in-Chief

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Noordhoff Uitgevers Atlas Productions New Zealand (Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division, United Kingdom Division)

100. Amanda Thornton Second Secretary

New Zealand Permanent Mission to the International Organisations in Vienna

Norway (Norden Division)

101. Johnny Andersen

102. Botolv Helleland Place-names consultant The Language Council of Norway Ministry of Culture

Oman (Arabic Division)

103. Brig. Pilot Younis Al-Balushi Director of the National Survey Authority

104. Maj. Yousif Al-Nabhani

National Survey Authority Ministry of Defense

Philippines (Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division)

105. Efren P. Carandang Deputy Administrator National Mapping and Resource Information Authority

Poland (East Central and South-East Europe Division)

106. Dr. Eng. Waldemar Rudnicki Head of Delegation Chairman of the Commission on Standardization of Geographical Names Outside the Republic of Poland

107. Maciej Zych

Deputy Head of Delegation Vice-Chairman of the Commission on Standardization of Geographical Names Outside the Republic of Poland

108. Katarzyna Przyszewska

Adviser Secretary of the Commission on Standardization of Geographical Names Outside the Republic of Poland

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Qatar (Arabic Division)

109. Yousef Eissa Ibrahim Head of the Land Information Section Department of Land and Survey Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning

110. Muhammad Ali S. Al-Marri Project Officer Center for Geographic Information Systems Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning

Republic of Korea (Asia East Division (other than China))

111. Amb. Dong-hee Chang Head of Delegation Ambassador at Large for Geographical Naming

112. Jin-Hyun Kim Chairman East Sea Study Association Leema Bd. 603, 146-1 Susong-Dong Jongho-Gu, Seoul

113. Ki-suk Lee Professor Emeritus Seoul National University

114. Nohyoung Park Professor Korea University

115. Sungjae Choo Professor Kyung Hee University Department of Geography, Kyung Hee University

116. Moon-bo Shim Deputy Director Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration

117. Hyo Hyun Sung Professor Ewha Women's University

118. Hon-ryang Im Deputy Director National Geographic Information Institute

119. Gun-hyuk Lim

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Assistant Director National Geographic Information Institute

120. Ji-eun Pyo Second Secretary The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Austria

121. Seung-hae Shin Research Fellow The Northeast Asian History Foundation

122. Kyeong Park Professor Sung Shin Women’s University

Romania (French-speaking Division, Romano-Hellenic Division)

123. Dr. Dana-Bianca Mitricā Researcher Romanian Academy, Institute of Geography Human Geography Department

124. Mirela-Daniela Cristea National Centre of Geodesy, Cartography, Photogrammetry

and Remote Sensing

Russian Federation (Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia Division)

125. Sergey N. Shestakov Head of Delegation Director Department on State Geodesic, Metrological Control and Names of Geographical Entities of Rosreestr

126. Vladimir M. Boginskiy Chair Office of Eastern Europe, North and Central Asia United Nations Experts Group on Geographical Names Central Research Institute of Geodesy Air Survey and Cartography

127. Marina N. Morozova

Chief of Section Department on State Geodesic Metrological Control and Names of Geographical Entities of Rosreestr

128. Dmitry Subbotin

Senior Counsellor Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Slovenia (East Central and South-East Europe Division)

129. Dr. Mimi Urbanc Member of the Delegation Deputy President Commission for the Standardization of Geographical Names

Spain (Latin America Division)

130. Marta Montilla Lillo Instituto Geografico Nacional

131. Angélica Castaño Suárez

Instituto Geografico Nacional de España Sri Lanka (Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division)

132. Sampathawaduge Mahes Wishwaraj Fernando Surveyor General Survey Department of Sri Lanka

133. Sundaramoorthy Sivanantharajah

Senior Superintendent of Surveys Surveyor General’s Office, Colombo 5

134. Ambassador H.E. M. M. Jaffeer

135. Suranga Algewatte Second Secretary & Alternate Embassy & PM of Sri Lanka

Sudan (Africa East Division)

136. Siham Salahaddin Abdin Mohamed Secretary General of Geographical names Committee

Suriname (Latin America Division, Dutch- and German-speaking Division)

137. Hein Raghoebar Dorent M.Sc in Geography, Culture, Heritage and Globalization Post Box 9047 Paramarito South Suriname

Sweden (Norden Division)

138. Leif Nilsson Head of Delegation Place-Name Consultant

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Institute for Language and Folklore 139. Staffan Nyström

Professor Uppsala University Scandinavian Onomastics

140. Annette Torensjö

Head of Place-Name Section Lantmäterict, The Swedish Mapping Cadastre and Land Registration Authority

Switzerland (Dutch- and German-speaking Division, French-speaking Division and Romano-Hellenic Division)

141. Jean-Christophe Guélat Head of Data Provision and Derived Models Federal Department of Defence Civil Protection and Sport DDPS armasuisse Federal Office of Topography swisstopo Division Topography

Thailand (Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division)

142. Col. Krit Rammon Head of Delegation

Technical Officer Royal Thai Survey Department Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters Ministry of Defence

143. Col. Krit Bunthid

Representative Director of Geography Division Royal Thai Survey Department Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters Ministry of Defence

144. Boonruk Patanakanog

Representative Director of Surveying and Mapping Technology Office Land Development Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

145. Tharatorn Naksen

Representative Chief of Focal Points Inspectors Bureau of Inspection, Monitoring and Evaluation Office of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education

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146. Krisana Klindao

Representative Photogrammetrist Professional Level Photogrammetric Survey Division Office of Engineering Topographic and Geotechnical Survey Royal Irrigation Department Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (East Central and South-East Europe Division)

147. Amb. Jon Ivanovski Ministry of Foreign Affairs Council of Ambassadors

Tunisia (Arabic Division)

148. Naima Friha Deputy Director National Center for Cartography and Remote Sensing Route de la Marsa Turkey (East Central and South-East Europe Division, Romano-Hellenic Division, Asia South-West Division (other than Arabic))

149. Abdil Celil Öz Head of Delegation General Director of Provincial Administration Ministry of Interior

150. Rahmi Dogăn Head of Department Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Management of Provinces

151. Mustafa Öztürk

Assistant Prof.essor Dr Erciyes University Faculty of Education

152. Maj. Yavuz Selim Sengün Engineer General Command of Mapping

153. Belgin Ergünes

Counsellor Permanent Mission of Turkey to the Office of the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna

154. Faika Belgin Aksu

Expert at the Turkish Language Institute

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Ukraine (East Central and South-East Europe Division)

155. Nataliia Sofia-Pinchuk Head of Delegation Vice-President of State Service of Geodezy, Cartography and Cadastre

156. Rostyslav Sossa

Director, Publishing House ‘’Kartographia’’ Professor Kiev’s University

157. Iryna Rudenko

Chief-editor Publishing House ‘’Kartographia’’ Vice-President of Interdepartmental Scientific and Methodological Council in the Issues of Geographical Names

United Arab Emirates (Arabic Division)

158. Dr. Saif Al Qaydi UAE University

159. Lt. Col. Eng. Ahmed Ali Salem Al Dhahiri UAE Armed Forces

160. Maj. Hamed Khamis Saif Al Kaabi

UAE Armed Forces

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom Division)

161. Caroline Burgess

Head UK Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) c/o Royal Geographical Society

162. Catherine Cheetham Toponymist PCGN

United States of America (USA Canada Division)

163. Trent C. Palmer Head of Delegation Executive Secretary for Foreign Names United States Board on Geographic Names

164. Marcus Allsup

Senior Toponymist National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Department of Defense

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165. Leo Dillon

Chief U.S. Department of State

166. David Gunn

Advisor Senior Scientific Linguist National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Department of Defense

167. Ingert Kuzych

Advisor Department of State

168. Ann Loomis

Advisor Director of Acquisitions Maps Bureau of Intelligence and Research Department of State

United Nations entities: UNOOSA

169. Mazlan Othman Deputy Director-General United Nations Office at Vienna Director United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

170. David Stevens

Programme Coordinator UN-SPIDER United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs Vienna - Beijing - Bonn

UNECA 171. Ezigbalike Chukwudozie

Data Management Coordinator OBSERVERS: Individual Observers:

172. Philip Matthew New Zealand

173. Dr. Jörn Sievers

174. Carol Léonard Ph.D. Campus Saint-Jean University of Alberta

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ORGANIZATIONS

175. Emanuele Gennai

Global Affairs Account Executive ESRI Nyon, Switzerland

176. Patrick L. Jones

Senior Manager, Continuity & Risk Management Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) IDN ccTLD Fast Track team Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers

177. Naela Sarras Manager of ICANN's IDN Program Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

178. Dr. Ken Whistler

Senior member of Unicode and Technical Director and co-founder Unicode

179. Professor Georg Gartner

Vice-President International Cartographic Association (ICA)

180. Crystal Sholts

Programme Manager Google Earth

181. Cosimo Palagiano

Professor International Geographical Union (IGU) La Sapienza Universitā di Roma Department of Scienze documentarie, Linguistico-filologiche e geografiche La Sapienza Universitā di Roma

182. Gert Steinkellner Austrian Society for Surveying and Geoinformation (OVG) President Fédération Internationale des Géomètres (FIG) UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT

183. Timur Alasaniya Secretary of UNGEGN Division for General Assembly and ECOSOC Affairs Department for General Assembly and Conference Management

184. Vilma Frani Staff Assistant Statistics Division Department of Economic and Social Affairs

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185. Ruby Kulanusorstit Senior Meeting Services Assistant Department for General Assembly and Conference Management

186. Stefan Schweinfest

Chief Economic and Social Affairs Statistical Services Branch Statistics Division Department of Economic and Social Affairs

187. Sabine Warschburger UNGEGN Secretariat Statistics Division Department of Economic and Social Affairs