Dear GNSO Council, The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers to serve on a Drafting Team that will develop a charter for the Standing Predictability Implementation Review Team (SPIRT). The SPIRT will be the body empowered to provide input to the GNSO Council, the ICANN Board, ICANN org, and the ICANN community on unforeseen issues arising for the Next Round of the New gTLD Program after the approval by the ICANN Board of the Applicant Guidebook (AGB). What This Drafting Team Will Do The Drafting Team is expected to develop a draft Charter for the SPIRT, which is a group recommended in the new gTLD Subsequent Procedures Final Report. The Drafting Team’s only task is to develop the draft Charter for the SPIRT, with the Charter being subject to GNSO Council approval. As background and for context, the SPIRT will utilize an output called the Predictability Framework, which will be an output of the implementation effort for New gTLD Subsequent Procedures as developed by ICANN org, in coordination with the Implementation Review Team (IRT). This Drafting Team will NOT be responsible for developing the Predictability Framework, but will be responsible for the limited task of determining how the SPIRT will utilize the Predictability Framework, by preparing the draft Charter. In developing the draft Charter, the Drafting Team will be expected to consider elements such as the composition of the SPIRT, detailing how issues are raised to the SPIRT procedurally, defining operating principles and decision-making, and other important aspects to support the proper functioning of the SPIRT. The New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Final Report included an annex [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/final-report-newgtld-subsequent-procedures-pdp-02feb21-en.pdf*page=321__;Iw!!PtGJab4!_60ARbHmTCx7Xa-lP-7-1wrOen4B8alKcnpVdGsy6pu5UQt3p-q5TOSmfbUpt-fz-dYVADvoDfPDEkSwADbu4-brdg$> that provides detailed guidance on how the SPIRT should operate. The content included in this annex should serve as the starting point for the Drafting Team in developing the draft Charter, but the Drafting Team may determine that improvements can be made to what is suggested in that annex. The SPIRT Charter is a requirement for establishing the SPIRT. However, the SPIRT and the Predictability Framework are by definition, not intended to operate until the AGB is approved by the ICANN Board. Nevertheless, the Council anticipates that this Drafting Team should be able to complete its work in a timely manner (i.e., no more than 3 months), given the extensive existing details included in the annex. Who Should Join The GNSO Council invites interested parties within the GNSO community (i.e., GNSO's stakeholder groups and constituencies), as well as parties from other Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees to join the Drafting Team. The GNSO Council asks that volunteers take into account the expected membership criteria for this Drafting Team: · Possess basic knowledge of the New gTLD Program from 2012; · Be familiar with the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Final Report, especially Topic 2 on Predictability and Annex E on the Predictability Framework; · Be familiar with GNSO Working Group Guidelines [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-15mar23-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!_60ARbHmTCx7Xa-lP-7-1wrOen4B8alKcnpVdGsy6pu5UQt3p-q5TOSmfbUpt-fz-dYVADvoDfPDEkSwADaqrQQbIQ$> and Policy Development Process; · Be available to actively contribute to the discussion and activities of the Drafting Team for the duration of the effort; and, · Update your Statement of Interest in accordance with Section 5 of the GNSO Operating Procedures. How to Join GNSO community members who wish to join the Drafting Team should contact the GNSO Secretariat at gnso-secs@icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> by 05 February 2024. Background For more information and to better prepare for participation on this Drafting Team, please read Topic 2: Predictability [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/final-report-newgtld-subsequent-procedures-pdp-02feb21-en.pdf*page=16__;Iw!!PtGJab4!_60ARbHmTCx7Xa-lP-7-1wrOen4B8alKcnpVdGsy6pu5UQt3p-q5TOSmfbUpt-fz-dYVADvoDfPDEkSwADZNmyJ3TQ$> in the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Final Report, as well as Annex E [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/final-report-newgtld-subsequent-procedures-pdp-02feb21-en.pdf*page=318__;Iw!!PtGJab4!_60ARbHmTCx7Xa-lP-7-1wrOen4B8alKcnpVdGsy6pu5UQt3p-q5TOSmfbUpt-fz-dYVADvoDfPDEkSwADYZmmUdDQ$>. Thank you. With best regards, Greg DiBiase, GNSO Chair Nacho Amadoz, GNSO Council Vice-Chair Tomslin Samme-Nlar, GNSO Council Vice-Chair On behalf of GNSO Council Leadership