5. First awareness of toponymical problems: congresses

1^st International Geographical Congress: Antwerp 1871:
Local names policy
7^th International Geographical Congress, Berlin 1899:
International Map of the World 1:1 million
Bonn 1962: IMW
3^rd UNRCCAFE Bangkok

UNCSGN: 1967 Geneva (First) United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names: every country should have a names authority to draft a standardized list of geographical names on its territory; submit it to UN, and then all other UN member states would adhere to it.

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