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 projects are many times named for their founders using their name or part of it. I know this is true in scholarly studies and as a professor that is what i am most familiar.
other methods of naming things can be to name after a person who gave to that field or to name some catchy phrase that has to do with the subject matter or maybe something to increase attention like when we name products and services in marketing. hope this helps. just my 2 euro centimes. Edith
	


> De: Ian Russell <[log in to unmask]>
> A: [log in to unmask]
> Objet: Re: The process of Naming things
> Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 20:05:12 +0100

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> At 05:25 25/05/2005, Joanna Fisher wrote:
> >I would love to hear from anyone who has a good process or plan to name
> >a project. I would like to be able to include everyone who needs a
> >voice
> 
> Maybe the visitors need a voice?
> 
> Techniquest is one of Britain's oldest and most successful science centres. 
> When it first opened in the late 80's I remember thinking, "I really don't 
> like that name. Who chose that name?" (Sorry Techniquest!)
> 
> Later I heard that the founders of the project had somehow assembled a list 
> of names then carried out a survey asking local people which they 
> preferred. 'Techniquest' was the clear winner. And it has worked.
> 
> Come to think of it, I quite like the name...
> 
> 
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