The Historical Sociolinguistics Network (HiSoN) was founded at the University of Bristol in 2005 and is open to anyone with an interest in the field. We are a loose organisation without a formal membership structure but we meet regularly at dedicated conferences, workshops, and summer schools. The webpage, hosted at the University of Salzburg, is our electronic home and serves as a platform to make announcements, document past and future activities, and present profiles of some of our members.