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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.



Programmes:

2010 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 2010, the CSSN will meet as part of the Congress of the Humanites and Social Sciences to be held at Concordia University, Montreal, May 29-30.

Call for papers

Call for Papers
Please send in your paper proposal with abstract to arrive by Monday, February 15, 2010 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 		Please include:
  • Author's name (if many, underline the principal presenter)
  • Author's affiliation (academic or professional)
  • Address
  • Telephone no.
  • Fax no.
  • E-mail address
  • Time requested: 20 minutes + 10 minutes discussion; 30 minutes + 10 minutes discussion
  • Special equipment (overhead projector, slide projector, LCD digital projector, VCR, poster board, map holder, etc.)
  • Special scheduling requests
  • Title of paper (one line: 80-100 characters)
  • Abstract (150-250 words)

Form [PDF, 12.5 kb, viewer]

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] )

Annual membership dues:
Canada USA Outside Canada/USA
• Regular $25
• Retired $20
• Student $15
• Family $37.50
• Retired Family $30.00
• Life Membership $400
 • Regular $25 US
• Retired $20 US
• Student $15 US
• Family $37.50 US
• Retired Family $30.00 US
• Life Membership $400 US
 • Regular CAN$30
• Retired CAN$25
• Student CAN$20

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



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Officers of the Society - 2009 / 2012

President:
Wolfgang Ahrens
York University
Toronto, Ontario
wahrens@yorku.ca		 Past-President:
Helen Kerfoot
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
hkerfoot@NRCan.gc.ca
Vice-President:
Carol Léonard
Edmonton, Alberta
carol.leonard@ualberta.ca		 Secretary-Treasurer:
Léo La Brie
Gatineau, Quebec
Leo.Labrie@laposte.net
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
Members-at-large:

Yaïves Ferland
Québec, Quebec
Yaives.ferland@ggr.ulaval.ca

Michael Falk
Halifax, Nova Scotia
mfalk@ns.sympatico.ca


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Date Modified: 2009-11-20

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