Prof Theodorus du Plessis Host (Director: Unit for Language Facilitation and Empowerment, UFS)			Prof Peter E. Raper Executive member of scientific and organising committee
	Mrs Corrie Geldenhuys Assistance during symposium			Dr Burgert Senekal Technical assistance during symposium/

Scientific Committee

• Theodorus du Plessis(South Africa): Director, Unit for Language Facilitation and Empowerment, UFS
• Peter E. Raper(South Africa): Member of the Steering Board, Joint IGU/ICA Commission/Working Group on Toponymy; Research Fellow, Unit for Language Facilitation and Empowerment, UFS
• Cosimo Palagiano (Italy): IGU Chair, Joint IGU/ICA Commission/Working Group on Toponymy 
• Paulo Márcio Leal de Menezes (Brazil): ICA Chair, Joint IGU/ICA Commission/Working Group on Toponymy
• Peter Jordan (Austria): Member of the Steering Board, Joint IGU/ICA Commission/Working Group on Toponymy
• Johan Lubbe (South Africa): Research Fellow, Unit for Language Facilitation and Empowerment, UFS
• Johan Moll (South Africa): Research Fellow, Unit for Language Facilitation and Empowerment, UFS

Editor of the conference proceedings

A selection of the papers will be published as conference proceedings in a special edition of the Nomina Africa, accredited journal of the Names Society of Southern Africa. The guest editor will be Lucie A. Möller, Research Fellow at the Unit for Language Facilitation and Empowerment, UFS (South Africa)

More about the joint IGU/ICA Commission/Working roup on Toponymy