DARPA intends to conduct a race of autonomous ground vehicles from the vicinity of Los Angeles to Las Vegas in 2004. The purpose of the race is to encourage the accelerated development of autonomous vehicle technologies that could be applied to military requirements. Click here.

The 23rd DARPA Systems and Technology Symposium (DARPATech) will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Anaheim, California, March 9 to 11, 2004. Registration begins via the DARPA website on December 8, 2003. The Schedule of Events and Sidebar Information will be available at that time. For questions regarding this event, contact DARPATech2004@darpa.mil. DARPATech will be immediately followed by the DARPA Grand Challenge. 

Presentations from the 23rd DARPA Systems and Technology Symposium, held July 29-August 2, 2002 are now available.

DARPA has been granted Experimental Personnel Hiring Authority for eminent scientists and engineers from outside government service to term appointments with our agency. This authority significantly streamlines and accelerates the hiring process. For additional information regarding this program, and for further employment opportunities at DARPA, please refer to DARPA Human Resources.

If you are an ex-DARPA employee, please make sure that your current mailing address is on file at DARPA. Send an e-mail to: Admin-Support-Center@darpa.mil, or call (703) 526-6629 to provide your current address.

Previous DARPA-sponsored conferences.