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* In June 2011, [[Peter Dengate Thrush]] joined Minds + Machines as Chairman of their Board. Prior to thus, Thrush was serving as Chairman of the [[ICANN Board]], and was very involved in managing the process of approving the new gTLD program.<ref>[http://www.mindsandmachines.com/about/ About Minds + Machines]</ref> The move has been controversial,<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20110718.htm DNJournal]</ref> and has resulted in government bodies, such as the US [[Department of Commerce]], [[NTIA]], and the [[European Commission]] calling for firm ethics rules and enforcement policies to be written into the next [[IANA]] contract.
* In June 2011, [[Peter Dengate Thrush]] joined Minds + Machines as Chairman of their Board. Prior to thus, Thrush was serving as Chairman of the [[ICANN Board]], and was very involved in managing the process of approving the new gTLD program.<ref>[http://www.mindsandmachines.com/about/ About Minds + Machines]</ref> The move has been controversial,<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2011/dailyposts/20110718.htm DNJournal]</ref> and has resulted in government bodies, such as the US [[Department of Commerce]], [[NTIA]], and the [[European Commission]] calling for firm ethics rules and enforcement policies to be written into the next [[IANA]] contract.
* In January, 2012, just a week after ICANN opened its [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]], Minds + Machines announced that it had already filed 20 applications on behalf of its clients. Minds + Machines was one of 25 companies that had created an account on the online [[TAS]] registration system.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/25-companies-register-for-new-gtlds/ 25 Companies Register for New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
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