DH and internet policy: the case of the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information

In this talk Chris Dillon will outline how his studies of Japanese and other languages gave him the skill set necessary to co-chair an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Policy Development Process working group. The Translation & Transliteration of Contact Information PDP WG had representatives based all over the world from registrar, registry, IP, lawyer and other stakeholder groups. This is an example of how academic Digital Humanities can affect the development of the internet and have impact on sectors outside academia, and how other sectors can open up new areas for academic research.

Chris Dillon is a Research Associate in Linguistic Computing at UCLDH.

All welcome and there will be drinks and discussion after the talk. Please note that registration is required.