  The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) is the dedicated high-contrast imaging
facility, located on Gemini South, designed for the direct detection and
characterization of young Jupiter mass exoplanets. In 2019, Gemini is
considering moving GPI from Gemini South to Gemini North. Analysis of GPI's
as-built performance has highlighted several key areas of improvement to its
detection capabilities while leveraging its current capabilities as a facility
class instrument. We present the proposed upgrades which include a pyramid
wavefront sensor, broadband low spectral resolution prisms and new
apodized-pupil Lyot coronagraph designs all of which will enhance the current
science capabilities while enabling new science programs.
