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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>

* 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> Just weeks later, in February 2012, M + M announced that they had since applied for an additional 20 extensions, bringing their company total to 40 applications.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/mm-registers-for-another-20-gtld-applications/ MM Registers for Another 20 gTLD Applications]</ref>

* In February, 2012, Minds + Machines' parent company, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], raised $14 million USD through selling its stock. The funds will provide further capital for its new gTLD applications.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/02/10/minds-machines-raises-another-14-million-for-new-gtlds-by-selling-110m-new-shares/ Minds Machines Raises 14 million for New gTLDs by Selling 110m New Shares]</ref>

* In February, 2012, Minds + Machines' parent company, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], raised $14 million USD through selling its stock. The funds will provide further capital for its new gTLD applications.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/02/10/minds-machines-raises-another-14-million-for-new-gtlds-by-selling-110m-new-shares/ Minds Machines Raises 14 million for New gTLDs by Selling 110m New Shares]</ref>