Welcome message from the organizing committee

Dear Colleague,

You are cordially invited to take part in VI^th Congress of Dialectology and Geolinguistics, which will take place from September 14^th to 18^th, 2009 at the main building of the University of Maribor (Rector's Office) at Slomškov trg 15, SI-2000 Maribor. The congress is being organised by the Department for Slavic Languages and Literature of the University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts.

We are looking forward to receiving your registration form and meeting you in Maribor.

The Honorary Sponsor of the Congress is Dr. Danilo Türk, President of the Republic of Slovenia.

Honorary organizing commitee

• Full Professor Ivan Rozman, PhD., Rector of the University of Maribor
• Full Professor Marko Jesenšek, PhD., Dean of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Maribor
• Full Professor Miran Štuhec, PhD., Head of the Department for Slavic Languages and Literature of the University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts
• Full Professor Jože Trontelj, PhD., Academician, President of The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA)
• Full Professor Zinka Zorko, PhD., Academician, Full Member of SASA
• Gregor Golobič, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
• Franc Kangler, Mayor of the City of Maribor

International organizing commitee of the Congress

• Associate Professor Mihaela Koletnik, PhD., University of Maribor, Slovenia, President of the Organizing Commitee
• Full Professor Martin Haase, PhD., University of Bamberg, Germany, President of SIDG
• Philipp Burdy, PhD., University of Bamberg, Germany
• Klaus Geyer, PhD., Vilnius University, Lithuania
• Xarles Videgain, PhD., University of Pau and the Countries of Adour, France
• Full Professor Maria Pilar Perea, PhD., University of Barcelona, Spain
• Assistant Professor Jožica Škofic, PhD., The Scientific Research Centre SASA, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Alenka Valh Lopert, PhD., University of Maribor, Slovenia, Symposium Secretary
• Assistant Professor Melita Zemljak Jontes, PhD., University of Maribor, Slovenia, Symposium Secretary