Califia, a proposed model eco-city project for the San Francisco Bay Area, is being developed by the Green Century Institute. The pioneering settlement will combine a revolutionary "arcological" (architecture-ecology) design integrating cutting edge sustainable development and technology resources with community innovations. These innovations include extended family communal housing configurations, new kinds of public facilities and services, advanced power generation and recycling systems, permaculture farms and greenhouses, non-traditional financing and "social capital" programs. Envisioned as a dramatic, integrated complex melding natural environments with dense urban spaces, Califia will be built in phases over a 10 year period. Michael Gosney and Marc Kasky, co-founders of GCI, will discuss Califia at the Be-In's Planet Code Symposium, and will convene a facilitated visioning workshop at the California Institute of Integral Studies on Saturday May 20, 2006 from 1 to 5 pm. The workshop will include invited experts and potential stakeholders - those interested in attending should contact Scott Fossel @ scott.fossel@gmail.com, and see
www.greencenturyinstitute.org.