Because who doesn't love a meeting about the history of words?
Greek physician and father of medical history, because, you know, medicine.
The man who gave us "A Dictionary of the English Language", because, apparently, that's not a meeting about words at all.
The renowned linguist and expert on obscure etymology, because this meeting is a real snooze-fest.
Who else would attend a meeting about the history of words, but the Librarian?