Seitenhistorie

• provision of latest news on the organisational setup for the Session

The WG meeting will be after the global conversation on the 15th which will have prepared most (maybe not everyone) for the session. The idea is to just summarize the information provided on the 15th and allow for any question by WG members

Re Report WG GNDM

Points for discussion

The Group of Experts is invited to:

(a) Adopt and formally ratify the name change to ’Working Group on Geographical Names Data Management’ and to update the provisional agenda for the UNGEGN Session 2023 accordingly

→ Written Statements by WG members through Member States

GEGN.2_2021_Example_GERMANY-AUSTRIA_Statement_Agenda-item-14

(b) Take note of the report and progress made by the Working Group on Geographical Names Data Management;

(c) Express its views on the way forward concerning the Working Group’s work plan and the upcoming actions for 2021-2023

(d) Express its support on the maintenance of the Online Discussion Forum as a useful tool for the exchange of ideas on new and well-known issues

Pier-Giorgio jointly with others:

Catherine (romanization), Susan (Linked Data), Wendy (Cultural Heritage)

• outcome from the online consultation
• questions & answers
• proposals for the organization of future work

The intention to share views on the references/content for strategy 1 and the other strategies where WG GNDM is mentioned

2021-04-15_Extract_UNGEGN_WG-GNDM_StrategicPlan_and_WorkPlan

Must be:

(1) list the PoW items for which the WG has responsibility

(2) identify the WGs role in that action

Nice to have:

(3) prioritise WG's focus (including differentiating between ongoing activities and specific projects)

(4) allocate responsible people within the WG in the meeting

If nobody volunteers propose another WG meeting after the UNGEGN Session to achieve the organisation of work

(5) compare the items currently published under work plan and action items on the website, and incorporate anything that didn't make it in to the UNGEGN PoW

Assumption:

All relevant tasks for the WG are already included in the PoW. A newly formatted work plan and action items for the WG would be an extraction of / a reference to the section in the PoW

• provision of an overview on the submitted papers

2021-04-15_Overview_Item-14_UNGEGN-2_v0.1

• explanation of and discussion about the submitted paper and its proposed conclusion

• information about the current developments & plans

• message: weak/no interaction in the discussion forum / Wiki since 2019!
• Proposal: use the wiki as documentation platform but not as discussion tool for frequent communication

• request follow up virtual meeting after the Session in May/June 2021