Report of the Convenor of the Working Group on Training Courses in Toponymy 2012-2017
Ferjan Ormeling
UNGEGN-sponsored international training courses in toponymy held since the 10th UNCSGN, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2012), in Antananarivo, Madagascar (2013), Oran, Algeria (2014), Tunis (Tunisia (2015) and in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) as well as the Jos? Joaqu?n Hungr?a Morell Geographic Names Course offered under the auspices of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH) held since 2012 in Panama City (2013) and in Aguascalientes (2014) are described; the international UNGEGN training course currently planned (for the Philippines, 2018) is mentioned. The currently available educational material is discussed and the UNGEGN Advanced Toponymy Manual is described. The report ends with the composition of the working group.
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