diff --git a/parsers/people.py b/parsers/people.py
index 6ae9c2b..cc061ef 100644
--- a/parsers/people.py
+++ b/parsers/people.py
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ def GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup(expedition):
     
     #print("Calculating GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup for " + expedition.year)
     personexpeditions = PersonExpedition.objects.filter(expedition=expedition)
+    short = {}
+    dellist = []
     for personexpedition in personexpeditions:
         possnames = [ ]
         f = unidecode(unescape(personexpedition.person.first_name.lower()))
@@ -158,6 +160,12 @@ def GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup(expedition):
             possnames.append(f[0] + " " + l)
             possnames.append(f[0] + l[0]) # initials e.g. gb or bl
         possnames.append(f)
+        
+        lim = min(4, len(f)+1)  # short form, e.g. Dan for Daniel. May be duplicate, e.g. several Dave
+        if f[:lim] not in short:
+            short[f[:lim]]= personexpedition 
+        else:
+            dellist.append(f[:lim])
         if full not in possnames:
             possnames.append(full)
         if personexpedition.nickname not in possnames:
@@ -180,6 +188,12 @@ def GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup(expedition):
         
     for possname in duplicates:
         del res[possname]
+        
+    for possname in dellist:
+        if possname in short: #always true ?
+            del short[possname]
+    for shortname in short:
+        res[shortname] = short[shortname]
     
     Gpersonexpeditionnamelookup[expedition.name] = res
     return res
diff --git a/parsers/survex.py b/parsers/survex.py
index 1782994..cbd7704 100644
--- a/parsers/survex.py
+++ b/parsers/survex.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class LoadingSurvex():
     rx_teammem = re.compile(r"(?i)"+instruments+"?(?:es|s)?\s+(.*)$")
     rx_teamold = re.compile(r"(?i)(.*)\s+"+instruments+"?(?:es|s)?$")
     rx_teamabs = re.compile(r"(?i)^\s*("+instruments+")?(?:es|s)?\s*$")
-    rx_person  = re.compile(r"(?i) and | / |, | & | \+ |^both$|^none$")
+    rx_person  = re.compile(r"(?i) and |/| / |, | & | \+ |^both$|^none$")
     rx_qm      = re.compile(r'(?i)^\s*QM(\d+)\s+?([a-dA-DxX])\s+([\w\-\_]+)\.([\w\.\-]+)\s+(([\w\-]+)\.([\w\.\-]+)|\-)\s+(.+)$')
     # does not recognise non numeric suffix survey point ids
     rx_qm0     = re.compile(r'(?i)^\s*QM(\d+)\s+(.+)$')
@@ -374,11 +374,11 @@ class LoadingSurvex():
                             # print(self.insp+message)
                             # DataIssue.objects.create(parser='survex', message=message)
                             pr.personexpedition = pe
-                            pr.person = p.personexpedition.person
+                            pr.person = pr.personexpedition.person
                             pr.save()
                             self.currentpersonexped.append(pe) # used in push/pop block code
                         else:
-                            message = "! *team {} '{}' FAIL personexpedition lookup on *date {} ({})  '{}'".format(year, p, survexblock.survexfile.path, survexblock, p.personname)
+                            message = "! *team {} '{}' FAIL personexpedition lookup on *date {} ({})  '{}'".format(year, pr, survexblock.survexfile.path, survexblock, pr.personname)
                             print(self.insp+message)
                             DataIssue.objects.create(parser='survex', message=message, url=get_offending_filename(survexblock.survexfile.path))