Re: [council] Regarding confusion amongst two letter codes

[Liz Williams <liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello everyone

You may find this information helpful from the ccNSO meeting in Lisbon.

http://www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon/presentation-ccnso-idn-28mar07.pdf

Here is the presentation by  Elisabeth Portenueve --  http:// 
www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon/presentation-ccnso-gac-idns-26mar07.pdf
Here is the other presentation by Debbie Garside -- http:// 
www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon/presentation-garside-26mar07.pdf
Happy Easter.

Liz


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Liz Williams
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ICANN - Brussels
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On 05 Apr 2007, at 21:21, Gomes, Chuck wrote:

> Elisabeth Portenueve is now working for the ISO Maintenance Agency and
> might be a useful resource in this regard.
>
> Chuck Gomes
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Rodenbaugh
> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 3:07 PM
> > To: GNSO Council
> > Subject: RE: [council] Regarding confusion amongst two letter codes
> >
> > Thanks Bruce, so can we ask both the GAC and the ISO
> > Maintenance Agency?
> >
> >
> > Also would love to see that research if you have or can
> > recall any other identifying info so I can find?
> >
> > Mike Rodenbaugh
> > Sr. Legal Director
> > Yahoo! Inc.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin
> > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 6:43 PM
> > To: GNSO Council
> > Subject: [council] Regarding confusion amongst two letter codes
> >
> > Hello Mike,
> >
> > > Furthermore, we note close similarity among many
> > longstanding ccTLDs
> > > (such as .ai/.al, .am/.an, .bi/.bj, .ch/.cn, .gg/.gq,
> > .ni/.nl, .to/.tp
> > > and others).  Is the GAC aware of any confusion amongst
> > users of these
> > > ccTLDs?
> >
> > Actually this could be a good question to ask about the ISO list in
> > general.   Ie did the ISO consider the potential for confusion when
> > selecting the two letter codes?
> >
> > Actually I have read some research to indicate that humans
> > are better able to distinguish differences in short strings
> > rather than long strings.
> >
> > E.g humans can spot the difference between "to" and "tom"
> > relatively easily, but not necessarily between "licence" and
> > "license" .
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bruce Tonkin