2026-04-09 SPIRT

PROPOSED AGENDA

1. Welcome

2. SOI/SOP Updates

3. GNSO Council Liaison Update

4. SPIRT Issue for GNSO Council Consideration Process Update

5. Updates from Next Round Team

6. AOB

7. Upcoming Meetings and Close of Meeting

BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS

Change Log: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10sidTkojyIqvOQlMwlUC0FG5HFtDPitir61nwuQawt4/edit?usp=sharing

PARTICIPATION

Apologies: Nitin Walia, Mark Wilson, Anil Jain

Open

RECORDINGS

Audio Recording

Zoom Recording (including audio, visual, rough transcript and chat)

Notes/ Action Items

 [KEY OUTCOMES]

• N/A 

[ACTION ITEMS]

1. Ongoing: All SPIRT Members to update their SOIs in accordance with the SOP.

2. GDS Staff to share the SPIRT Change Log with the SPIRT Members (upload on wiki and via mailing list) – [Mailing List COMPLETE]

3. SPIRT Members to review again the SPIRT Issue Consideration Process (working doc.) and the relevant comments for next meeting:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zITIUCB5yvjV_Rj5Z87ljyqajA5VliMSPvPb77AHaU0/edit?usp=sharing

4. Rotation of time for upcoming meetings to be confirmed.

[NOTES]

• Retrieve slides from here: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQAyLw  

1. Welcome 

2. SOI/SOP Updates 

• See Members List and SOI/SOP updates in the wiki here: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQCJHQ [icann-community.atlassian.net]

• Henery Chan has updates to his SOI that has now been updated accordingly.

3. GNSO Council Liaison Update 

• See the upcoming briefing from the Council Liaison to the Council during April’s Council Meeting re identifying Council response to SPIRT here:https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2026/draft/council-process-response-spirt-vs2-06apr26.pdf

• Regarding question on what is identified as “time-sensitive” is up to SPIRT LT and SPIRT to decide. Reminder that if the issue truly needed an expedited process, ICANN org may be able to raise the issue.

• Discussions on processes for SPIRT raising the issue and ICANN org raising the issue. Refer to AGB Appendix 6: https://newgtldprogram-2026-agb.icann.org/en/17-appendix-6-predictability-framework.html#a6.3-procedural-steps-to-initiate-and-execute-a-change . Noted that the urgency of the change will dictate how fast ICANN org will bring the issue forward.

4. Updates from the Next Round Team

• See SPIRT Change Log:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10sidTkojyIqvOQlMwlUC0FG5HFtDPitir61nwuQawt4/edit?usp=sharing

• Jared (GDS Staff) shared the current changes to the AGB/Program, introducing a new type – Type 0 (Typographical Change) and sharing Type 1 (Minor Change); this document and information will be shared with SPIRT.

• There are 4 Type 1 (Minor) Changes: e.g., 1) EPDP-IDNs variant TLD mission and purpose related; 2) How applicants will upload information; 3) Fee information for CPE; 4) Objections access.

• Regarding the question on providing mission for existing gTLDs and how some are absent, it was noted that this is following EPDP-IDNs Final Rec. 3.5 since justification is needed but applicants should submit what is possible.

• Action Item: GDS Staff to share the SPIRT Change Log with the SPIRT Members (upload on wiki and via mailing list) – [Mailing List COMPLETE]

5. SPIRT Issue for GNSO Council Consideration Process Update 

The SPIRT Issue Consideration Process (working doc.) and the relevant comments will be reviewed during next meeting:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zITIUCB5yvjV_Rj5Z87ljyqajA5VliMSPvPb77AHaU0/edit?usp=sharing

• Action Item: SPIRT Members to review again the SPIRT Issue Consideration Process (working doc.) and the relevant comments for next meeting:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zITIUCB5yvjV_Rj5Z87ljyqajA5VliMSPvPb77AHaU0/edit?usp=sharing

6. AOB 

• Timing/rotation for upcoming meetings – TBC.

• Action Item: Rotation for upcoming meetings – Time to be reconfirmed.