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'''Chris Dillon''' is the | '''Chris Dillon''' is the Research Associate in Linguistic Computing in the Department of Information Studies at University College London. He is a language/script expert, with a focus on Asian languages and an interest in [[IDN]]s.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref> | ||
He | He was a volunteer on [[ICANN]]'s Variant Issues Project Chinese Case Study.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref> In his spare time, he is webmaster for the South Bucks Down's Syndrome Group. His main hobby is learning languages, the main ones being Arabic, Chinese, German, Norwegian, Russian and Urdu (Hindi). | ||
Dillon has previously served as Head of the Japanese Information Service at the British Library, Information Officer at the Daiwa Foundation, and Network Manager at Wycombe Abbey School.<ref>User Submitted</ref> | Dillon has previously served as Head of the Japanese Information Service at the British Library, Information Officer at the Daiwa Foundation, and Network Manager at Wycombe Abbey School.<ref>User Submitted</ref> | ||
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Chris Dillon is the Research Associate in Linguistic Computing in the Department of Information Studies at University College London. He is a language/script expert, with a focus on Asian languages and an interest in IDNs.[1]
He was a volunteer on ICANN's Variant Issues Project Chinese Case Study.[2] In his spare time, he is webmaster for the South Bucks Down's Syndrome Group. His main hobby is learning languages, the main ones being Arabic, Chinese, German, Norwegian, Russian and Urdu (Hindi).
Dillon has previously served as Head of the Japanese Information Service at the British Library, Information Officer at the Daiwa Foundation, and Network Manager at Wycombe Abbey School.[3]
Publications
Chris is the author of the Japanese grammar Japanese for Business, published by Hugos in 1994.
He set up Bridge to Japan, a collection of Japanese Web resources in 1995.[4]
Education
He has a degree in Japanese with Korean from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He spent two and a half years at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.[5]