Dear Colleagues, We are planning a workshop on vertex detector and intermediate tracker R&D on January 8, 2003 - the day prior to the start of the ALCPG meeting in Arlington, Texas. This will be an afternoon - early evening meeting with phone connections to Europe and Japan. The goal is to share progress reports on R&D with our international colleagues. The meeting is being organized by Chris Damerell, Akiya Miyamoto and Natalie Roe. To help us with the planning on the US side, please contact me to let me know if you will be attending the meeting in Arlington, so that we can have adequate facilities. Also, please let me know if you would like to give a presentation. thanks, Natalie Roe