A stratospheric platform (SPF) R&D project has been developed since April 1998 to realize SPF-based telecommunications and science observations.
The Stratospheric Platform Systems Workshop (SPSW) has successfully been held since 1999 to present the current and up-to-date achievements of the SPF project to the public, in addition to industry participants. At the SPSW2005 workshop, a fruitful discussion subprogram, entitled "future SPF missions", will be arranged as well as several invited presentations from the world.
The 5th Stratospheric Platform Systems Workshop

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Workshop site: KOKUYO HAll
(10 min walk from JR Shinagawa Station)
Date: February 23-24, 2005
Sponsored by: SPSW2005 Organizing Committee
Co-Sponsored by: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Supported by: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Ministry of Education,Culuture,Sports,Science and Technology
In cooperation with: Japan Business Federation
The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Science (JSASS)
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)
The Institutes of Electoronics,Information,and Communication Engineers (IEICE)
YRP R&D Promotion Committee
Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization (AESTO)
Foundation for promotion of Japanese aerospace technology
Japan Space Forum (JSF)