The Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) project invites you to attend and participate in the first annual TPF Science, Technology and Design Expo, October 14-16, 2003 at:

TPF is a major mission in NASA's Origins Science Theme with the goal of directly detecting and characterizing Earth-like planets around nearby stars. The project is in the advanced study phase with a plan to enter the mission system and definition phase (Phase A) in 2007. Current activities include a wide range of science investigations, technology development efforts and design studies. The purpose of this meeting is to report on the status of TPF including the project's progress over the past year and provide insight into future plans.

This meeting is open to the entire TPF community including scientists, engineers, and technologists from industry, universities and the U.S. Government as well as our partners from the European Space Agency.

Presentations will include oral and poster sessions on topics related to TPF science, system design and technology development work supported by the TPF Project.