Dear IRT members, As you know, we are working towards the adoption of the Applicant Guidebook during ICANN84. In the meantime, the New gTLD Program team will hold a prep week session on the status of the Program. A number of SMEs will be on the ground in Dublin, and we plan to hold open-mic sessions on different topics of the Applicant Guidebook, including but not limited to: Applicant Journey, PICs/RVCs, CPE, Community Input/Objections/Appeals, and Contention Set Resolution. The final list of topics will be communicated to the SubPro IRT as soon as practicable. In addition, there will be one session on the Base Registry Agreement, and one on the outreach, engagement and communications efforts. Similarly to Prague, we would also like to offer to attend any of your community sessions. If you are interested, please reach out to us with the timing of your session, the topics you would like us to cover, how much time we will have to present, and any known questions you would like us to answer. We kindly ask that you let us know, off-list, by 24 September 2025, if you would like us to attend any of your sessions. We will also send a similar message to the SO/AC leaders and include a short note in an upcoming Community Digest<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/qAL2Bg>. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions/comments you may have! Best, Elisa