1. INTRODUCTION

2. YSE SCIENCE DRIVERS: OPEN QUESTIONS AND CHALLENGES IN TRANSIENT ASTROPHYSICS
2.1. Young Supernovae
2.2. Rare, Faint, Fast, and Red Transients
2.4. Black Hole Variability and Tidal Disruption Events
2.5. Preparation for the Rubin Observatory Era
2.6. Magnitude- and Volume-limited Census of SNe

3. THE YOUNG SUPERNOVA EXPERIMENT: SURVEY OVERVIEW AND STRATEGY
3.1. Overview of the Pan-STARRS Telescopes, Photometric System, and Data Processing Pipeline
3.2. Depth, Cadence, Area, and Filters
3.3. Field Selection
3.4. Criteria for Targeted Observations
3.5. Interleaving YSE and ZTF Observations
3.6. Public Reporting
3.7. Anticipated SN Yields
3.8. Impact on YSE Science Drivers

4. VETTING AND FOLLOWING TRANSIENTS
4.1. The Transient Science Server

5. SURVEY STATUS AND DISCOVERIES TO DATE

6. CONCLUSIONS