Nordic Association for Lexicography (NFL) / Nordic Association for Lexicography
The Nordic Association for Lexicography (NFL) is a professional association of Nordic lexicographers whose purpose is to develop practical and scientific dictionary work in the Nordic countries and to promote Nordic co-operation on lexicography. The association was founded in Oslo in 1991 in connection with the first Conference on lexicography in the Nordic countries.
The association’s articles of association can be read at the bottom of this page.
Upcoming activities
The Nordic Association for Lexicography regularly holds conferences and symposia and publishes publications on lexicography. The 13th Conference on Lexicography in the Nordic Region will take place from 20 to 22 May 2015 at the University of Copenhagen. On Tuesday evening, 19 May, there will be an opportunity for registration in connection with an informal gathering. As usual, lectures on all topics in lexicography and lexicology are welcome. This time the conference also has a theme: The digital dictionary user . The conference has its own website where you can find all relevant information – practical as well as substantive. The deadline for submitting abstracts is January 15, 2015 .
22nd symposium on lexicography will be held 29-31. January 2015. The topic is Linguistic varieties in Nordic dictionary resources . Read more here .
About the NFL
The Nordic Association for Lexicography has about 250 members. A large majority of these are individuals, but some lexicographical institutions and book publishers have also signed up as members. NFL membership includes subscriptions to LexicoNordica magazine.
The board of the NFL emphasizes that the association’s activities contribute to strengthening linguistic co-operation in the Nordic countries. From the very beginning, the association had worked closely with the Nordic Language Secretariat in Oslo, which took on the association’s secretariat functions, was a co-organizer of the Nordic lexicography conferences and in many other ways provided support for the association’s activities. From 1997, there was a reorganization of Nordic language co-operation, and the Nordic Language Council took over the tasks. Following another reorganization in 2004, the association is now cooperating with the Nordic Language Council and most recently Nordic Language Coordination.
Board of Directors:
Board members 2013-2015
Henrik Hovmark, Denmark, Chairman (elected 2013)
Caroline Sandström, Finland, Vice-President (elected 2009)
Pär Nilsson, Sweden, Secretary (elected 2013)
Jan Hoel, Norway, treasurer (elected 2009)
Þórdís Úlfarsdóttir, Iceland, board member, webmaster (elected 2013)
Åse Wetås, Norway, alternate (elected 2009)
Zakaris Svabo Hansen, Faroe Islands, alternate (elected 2011)
Board members 2011-2013
Jan Hoel, Norway, Chairman (elected 2009)
Caroline Sandström, Finland, Vice-President (elected 2009)
Zakaris Svabo Hansen, Faroe Islands, treasurer (elected 2011)
Henrik Hovmark, Denmark, Secretary (elected 2011)
Anki Mattisson, Sweden, Board member (elected 2011)
Åse Wetås, Norway, alternate (elected 2009)
Ilse Cantell, Finland, alternate (elected 2011)
Board members 2009-2011
Birgit Eaker, Sweden, Chairman (elected 2009)
Caroline Sandström, Finland, Vice-President (elected 2009)
Halldóra Jónsdóttir, Iceland, treasurer (elected 2007)
Lars Trap-Jensen, Denmark, Secretary (elected 2007)
Jan Hoel, Norway, board member (elected 2009)
Emma Sköldberg, Sweden, alternate (elected 2009)
Åse Wetås, Norway, alternate (elected 2009)
Board members 2007-2009
Halldóra Jónsdóttir, Iceland, Chairman (elected 2007)
Kristina Nikula, Finland, Vice-President (elected 2005)
Dagfinn Worren, Norway, treasurer (elected 2005)
Lars Trap-Jensen, Denmark, Secretary (elected 2007)
Birgit Eaker, Sweden, board member (elected 2007)
Hans Joensen, Faroe Islands, alternate (elected 2007)
Nina Martola, Finland alternate (elected 2007)
Board members 2005-2007
Lars Trap-Jensen, Denmark, Chairman
Halldóra Jónsdóttir, Iceland, Deputy Chairman
Dagfinn Worren, Norway, treasurer
Carsten Hansen, Denmark, Secretary
Kristina Nikula, Finland, board member
Hans Joensen, Faroe Islands, deputy
Birgit Eaker, Sweden, alternate
Board members 2003-2005
Ruth Vatvedt Fjeld, Norway, Chairman
Lars Trap-Jensen, Denmark, Deputy Chairman
Carl-Erik Lundbladh, Sweden, treasurer
Halldóra Jónsdóttir, Iceland, secretary
Carsten Hansen, Denmark, board member
Hans Joensen, Faroe Islands, deputy
Eija-Riita Grönros, Finland, alternate
Read NFL Statutes :
Articles of association of the Nordic Association for Lexicography:
§ 1 The association’s name is the Nordic Association for Lexicography.
§ 2 The association’s purpose is to work to develop practical and scientific dictionary work in the Nordic countries, and to promote Nordic co-operation on lexicography.
§ 3 Anyone who is interested in lexicographical questions can become a member of the association. The members pay an annual membership fee, which is determined by the general meeting. The members receive the association’s yearbook, membership magazine, invitations to events and the right to participate in the organizational work.
§ 4 The general meeting elects a board, which consists of a chairman, four board members and two deputies. Nordic considerations shall be taken into account in the composition of the board. The chairman and deputies are elected for a period of two years. The rest of the board is elected for a period of four years, but so that the chairman and two board members are up for election at each general meeting. The board constitutes itself. In addition to the chairman, the board consists of a deputy chairman, a secretary, a treasurer, one board member and two deputies. The board members can be elected a maximum of three times. The board meets at least once a year. The board shall operate the association within the framework of the purpose clause and the decisions made by the general meeting.
§ 5 The Nordic Association for Lexicography publishes the journal LexicoNordica with support from language programs under the Nordic Council of Ministers. The journal is managed by two editors-in-chief and an editorial committee composed in accordance with Nordic considerations. The editors have the scientific responsibility for the journal. The editors-in-chief and members of the editorial committee are elected by the association’s general meeting for a period of four years and so that half of the editors and one editor-in-chief are up for election at the same time. Chief editors and editors can be re-elected. The general meeting decides how much of the annual membership fee can be transferred as a contribution from the association to the journal’s budget. The editors present accounts for this part of the journal’s budget to the general meeting.
§ 6 The Nordic Association for Lexicography co-operates with the Nordic Language Council on the association’s conferences and secretarial functions.
§ 7 The Annual General Meeting is held every other year, preferably in connection with a professional event. The general meeting is convened with one month’s notice. Proposals for the general meeting must be submitted to her at least six months before the general meeting is held. The board ensures that proposals are sent out together with the notice of the general meeting. The agenda must contain at least these items:
1) Election of chairman
2) Report on the business
3) Audited accounts
4) Determination of contingent
5) Election of chairman, two board members and two deputies
6) Election of nomination committee
7) Election of auditor and deputy auditor
8) Election of editor-in-chief and editors to LexicoNordica’s editorial committee
9) Suggestions
10) Professional events
11) Time and place for the next general meeting
12) Possibly
§ 8 The financial year is the calendar year. The association is signed by the leader and treasurer jointly.
§ 9 Extraordinary general meetings are held when the board decides so, or when 1/4 of the members request it in writing. Extraordinary general meetings are convened no later than one month and are held within two months after a request has been made.
§ 10 Proposals for amendments to these articles of association must be received by the board at least six months before the general meeting. Amendments to these articles of association shall be adopted at a general meeting with a 2/3 majority of those present.
§ 11 Proposals to dissolve the association must be received by the board at least six months before the general meeting. The proposal shall be adopted at two general meetings by a 2/3 majority. If the association is dissolved, it shall be decided by a simple majority what shall happen to the association’s funds.