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Icelandic Esperanto Association
The Icelandic Esperanto Association ( eo, Islanda Esperanto-Asocio; is, Íslenska esperantosambandið, ''Esperantosamband Íslands'') is one of the national associations of the Universal Esperanto Association (UEA). It was founded in 1950 and joined the Universal Esperanto Association in 1975. It publishes a magazine called ''La velo'' (The Sail). Its president is Hannes Högni Vilhjálmsson (as of November 2014). The association has twice hosted the World Esperanto Congress The World Esperanto Congress ( eo, Universala Kongreso de Esperanto, UK) is an annual Esperanto convention. It has the longest tradition among international Esperanto conventions, with an almost unbroken run for 113 years. The congresses have be ...: the 62nd in the summer of 1997 and the 98th in Reykjavík from July 20 to July 27, 2013. The first national Esperanto association in Iceland, Samband íslenzkra esperantista, was founded in 1931. References Further reading * {{cite journal , author=Árni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorsteinsson
Thorsteinsson and Thorsteinsen are patronymic surname of Scandinavian origin, meaning ''son of Thorsteinn''. The names may refer to: Thorsteinsson * Björn Thorsteinsson (born 1940), Icelandic chess master * Raymond Thorsteinsson, Canadian geologist of the Arctic regions * Steingrímur Thorsteinsson (1831–1913), Icelandic poet, author, and translator * Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson (d. 1158), Orcadian (of Orkney) pirate Thorsteinsen * Cecilie Thorsteinsen Cecilie Thorsteinsen is a Norwegian team handball player. Thorsteinsen made her debut on the national team in 1994. She played 22 matches and scored 50 goals for the national team from 1994 to 2001. She played for the national team at the 2000 E ..., Norwegian team handball player {{surname Patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Esperanto Association
The Universal Esperanto Association ( eo, Universala Esperanto-Asocio, UEA), also known as the World Esperanto Association, is the largest international organization of Esperanto speakers, with 5501 individual members in 121 countries and 9215 through national associations (in 2015) and in official relations with the United Nations. In addition to individual members, 70 national Esperanto organizations are affiliated with UEA. Its current president is the professor Duncan Charters. The magazine ''Esperanto'' is the main organ used by UEA to inform its members about everything happening in the Esperanto community. The UEA was founded in 1908 by the Swiss journalist Hector Hodler and others and is now headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The organization has an office at the United Nations building in New York City. Structure and affiliated organizations According to its 1980 statutes (Statuto de UEA), the Universal Esperanto Association has two kinds of members: * individu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Esperanto Congress
The World Esperanto Congress ( eo, Universala Kongreso de Esperanto, UK) is an annual Esperanto convention. It has the longest tradition among international Esperanto conventions, with an almost unbroken run for 113 years. The congresses have been held since 1905 every year, except during World War I, World War II, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the 1920s, the Universal Esperanto Association has been organizing these congresses. These congresses take place every year and, over the 30 years from 1985 through 2014, have gathered an average of about 2,000 participants (since World War II it has varied from 800 to 6,000, depending on the venue). The average number of countries represented is about 60. Some specialized organizations also gather a few hundred participants in their annual meetings. The World Congress usually takes place in the last week of July or first week of August, beginning and ending on a Saturday (8 days in total). For many years ILERA has operated an amateur r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Iceland
The University of Iceland ( is, Háskóli Íslands ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about 14,000 students in twenty-five faculties. Teaching and research is conducted in social sciences, humanities, law, medicine, natural sciences, engineering and teacher education. It has a campus concentrated around ''Suðurgata'' street in central Reykjavík, with additional facilities located in nearby areas as well as in the countryside. History The University of Iceland was founded by the Alþingi on 17 June 1911, uniting three former post-secondary institutions: ''Prestaskólinn'', ''Læknaskólinn'' and ''Lagaskólinn'', which taught theology, medicine and law, respectively. The university originally had only faculties for these three fields, in addition to a fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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