Dr. Tonkin has excused himself from multiple votes on ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLd program]] as per a conflicts of interest policy passed in 2011 and his employment with a company involved in new gTLD consultancy.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/seven-icann-directors-have-new-gtld-conflicts/ Seven ICANN Directors Have New gTLD Conflicts, DomainIncite.com]</ref> | Dr. Tonkin has excused himself from multiple votes on ICANN's [[New gTLD Program|new gTLd program]] as per a conflicts of interest policy passed in 2011 and his employment with a company involved in new gTLD consultancy.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/seven-icann-directors-have-new-gtld-conflicts/ Seven ICANN Directors Have New gTLD Conflicts, DomainIncite.com]</ref> |