This document discusses the Apache Tuscany project and Service Component Architecture (SCA). It provides an overview of SCA and how it addresses challenges in developing distributed applications. It then describes the sample TuscanySCATours travel booking application, how its individual components are constructed and wired together, and how the application can be deployed. The document agenda includes explaining SCA, Apache Tuscany, the sample application, its development process including packaging, building, testing and extending it, and deploying it to an SCA domain.