Kepler Slideshow in PDF Format
Takes a while to load, but this is a nice summary of Kepler's goalsfrom a slideshow at the SETI Institute. Couple points stand out...given early May comissioning per schedule, first data from M0 star transits is expected by Thanksgiving with earlier spectral types following later. Brief overview of the TESS mission as well.
Then, a shocker...the final slides reveal that the Mayan calander long count end of days nearly coincides with the end of the Kepler mission! Shades of Arthur C. Clarke.