Before the solicitation for the foundation, the 100 Year Starship project was preceded by a conference held in Orlando, Florida, from September 30 to October 2, 2011, co-sponsored by DARPA and NASA, organized by DARPA's Tactical Technology Office director, David Neyland [REF].
After the Jemison Foundation was named as winner of the solicitation, a second symposium was held in 2012 in Houston.