ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>SNSBI</title> <style type="text/css"> BODY {background:#f7ffab; color:black; font-family:Arial; font-size: 0.9em} A:link {color:navy} A:visited {color:navy} A:active {color:navy} </STYLE> </head> <body> <p align=center><b>Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland (SNSBI)</b><br> <p align=right><i>Registered Charity Number: 1077455</i></p> <p><table border=1 width="100%"> <tr> <td> <a href="Society.html">SNSBI</a> </td> <td> <a href="Future.html">FUTURE</a> </td> <td> <a href="CONFS/Past.html">PAST</a> </td> <td> <a href="Nomina.html">PUBLICATIONS</a> </td> <td> <a href="Work.html">INTERESTS</a> </td> </tr> </table></p> <p align=justify> <p><table border=1 width="100%"> <tr><td width=80%> The Society exists to promote the study of names, both place names and personal names. To this end, it organises an annual conference, publishes a journal NOMINA and a newsletter and supports this website. This website is designed primarily to provide information needed by the members in the most efficient way possible. <br> <br> The next meeting will be a one-day meeting this autumn in Chester, organised by Christopher Lewis. </td> <td width=20%> <img src="Nomina.jpg" width=200></td></tr> </table> <table border=1 width=100%> <tr><td width=20%> <img src="snsbinews.jpg" width=200></td> <td width=80%> A note to any non-members visiting this website. You are most welcome to browse our site. The conference is open to all, both members and non-members and copies of the newsletter are available as free downloads from the Publications page. However if you wish to receive copies of the journal NOMINA regularly or to advertise your work on our Interests page, you will need to join the Society. </td></tr> </table> <p align=center><b>Contents of the Website</b></p> <p><table border=1 width="100%"> <tr><td> MAIN </td> <td> This Page </td></tr> <tr><td>SNSBI</td><td> Details of the Society, including how to contact officers of the society, how to join the Society, advice to new members and information about bursaries available to students wishing to attend the conference. </td></tr> <tr><td> FUTURE</td><td> Forthcoming Events likely to be of interest to members, especially the annual conference. </td></tr> <tr><td>PAST</td><td> Past Conferences and One-day Meetings organised by SNSBI </td></tr> <tr><td> PUBLICATIONS</td><td> The journal NOMINA and the Newsletter </td></tr> <tr><td> INTERESTS</td><td> Member's Interests and Work in Progress along with links to other societies with similar interests. </td></tr> </table></p> <p align=center><b>Historical Background.</b></p> <p align=justify> The Council for Name Studies in Great Britain and Ireland was set up some 30 years ago to bring together scholars who were working in the field of Name Studies in the British Isles. Membership of the Council was originally by invitation, but in the late 1980s it was felt that an open society would be more appropriate. As a result, the <b><i>Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland</i></b> was formally inaugurated in November 1991 with its first conference held in Belfast in 1992. </p> <p align=justify> The Society took over the publication of the Council's journal NOMINA and has also organised conferences and day schools annually since then. The present membership of around 200 is drawn mainly from England, Scotland, Wales and the north and south of Ireland. We also have members in Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, USA and Japan. We welcome new members with an interest in proper names, including place names, personal names and surnames. </p> </body> </html>