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THIRD MILLENNIUM HABITATS:
Integrating Community, Virtuality, and Nature

The Third Experiential Conference on Habitat, Cyberspace and Human Evolution at Arcosanti,
Paolo Soleri's Prototype Arcology in the Arizona Desert

Friday through Sunday
September 21, 22 and 23, 2001
Arcosanti, Arizona

The Cosanti Foundation, The Jerde Partnership International, Arizona State University and Verbum are pleased to announce PARADOX III Third Millennium Habitats - Integrating Community, Virtuality, and Nature

Join leaders in green development, urban design, cyberspace, new community models and transmodern culture for a full weekend of interdisciplinary panel discussions, special presentations, music and entertainment. Enjoy Cafe at Arcosanti cuisine - and the enriching experience of Arcosanti, located in the high desert 65 miles north of Phoenix, Arizona - while particpating in one of the most vital visionary summits of 2001!

This 3rd Paradox conference promises to be a unique and enjoyable exchange for all participants. Attendance is limited to 300, so we urge early ticket purchase!

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PRESENTERS
complete information on presenters

CONFERENCE AGENDA
complete agenda details

Friday Sept. 21
Arrival, conference registration
Dinner in Arcosanti Cafe
Co-Keynote Address: Visceral Reality - Building Third Millennium Cities

Saturday Sept. 22
Conference Overview, Introduction of Sponsors
Emergence of a New Eco-Science: Restoring Nature & Community
Green Development: Integrating Habitat, Virtuality, and Nature
Urban Laboratories: Reinventing Community
Dinner in Arcosanti Cafe
Third Millennium Habitats: Past, Present and Future - From Ancient Egypt to Transmodern Cities

Sunday Sept. 23
Breakfast in Arcosanti Cafe
Transmodern Culture: Cultivating the Values of a New Civilization
Trends in Third Millennium Habitats
Breakout Discussion Groups
- Biomimicry & Green Development
- Innovations in Green Energy Technologies
- Transforming Cities Step by Step: Projects Making a Difference
- Government Funding Opportunities for Green Development
- Damanhur: An Experimental Green Community in the Italian Alps
- Avatar-based Cyber Communities
- Living at Arcosanti: A Conversation with Arcosanti Residents
Conference Wrap-up - Looking Ahead

LIMITED ATTENDANCE REGISTER NOW (and save $100.00)! !
Join us for a full weekend of interdisciplinary panel discussions, special presentations, musical performances, breakout sessions, Cafe at Arcosanti cuisine, and the remarkable experience of Arcosanti, a prototype arcology located 65 miles north of Phoenix, Arizona.
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REGISTER NOW
We are limited to 300 attendees and the conference fills up rapidly. The fee of $195.00 ($295 after Aug 31) includes all panels, performances, activities and refreshments. Cafe at Arcosanti cuisine is available for a package price of $60 for 6 meals, or on a per-meal basis. Contact Verbum 415-865-0481 or Arcosanti 520-632-7135 to register by phone with credit card, or follow the links for online registration:

Online Credit Card Payment
Fax or Snailmail (Check or Credit Card) Option


VIP Registration (V.I.P Ticket Holder Only)
Online Credit Card Payment
Fax or Snailmail (Check or Credit Card) Option

CANCELLATION POLICY
Due to recent events we will honor a cancellation policy of near full refund with a slight processing fee of $25.00. Please contact Linda Roby directly: 520-632-7135 if you need to cancel. Thank you.

Travel Information

Fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

Shuttle-U service runs eight times a day and will stop at Cordes Junction upon request. Their number is: (800) 304-6114. We will also try to arrange an Arcosanti shuttle service from the airport, but this has not been arranged yet. The shuttle will let you out at the Junction where you will see gas stations and a McDonalds. Please use the phone there to call the Arcosanti main number so that we can come pick you up.

If driving by car, take Highway 17 north from Phoenix for 65 miles (exit 262) or south from Flagstaff for 78 miles. Exit (262) at Cordes Junction. If you are driving from Prescott on State Route 69, be careful not to enter Highway 17. Stay in the left hand and cross the highway 17 overpass and turn left into Cordes Junction. In Cordes Junction, turn left in front of the Texaco Station and follow the signs 2.5 miles to the Arcosanti visitors parking lot.

CAMPING AND ACCOMMODATIONS
Enjoy Arcosanti's scenic campground or reserve a discount rate room in nearby hotels. The weather in our high desert location is beautiful in late September. The campground is located downhill from the main complexes near the workshop participant quarters and organic gardens along the Agua Fria River. Showers, bathrooms and bar-b-ques available to all campground guests. (Please don't feed the geese and chickens!)

Camping is $15 per night per person.

ACCOMMODATIONS
Following are nearby hotels and motels. Ask about discount room rates for the Paradox Conference.

Days Inn - Prescott Valley
30 minutes west of Arcosanti
7875 East Hwy 69
520-772-8600
$71.50 per room conference rate

Ramada Inn - Prescott
45 minutes west of Arcosanti
4499 East Hwy 69
520-777-0770
10 room minimum block reservations
$79 for 1 person; $89 for 2 people

Holiday Inn Express- Prescott
1 hour west of Arcosanti
3454 Ranch Drive
Lee Blvd and Hwy 69
520-445-8900
10 room minimum block reservations

Lights On Motel - Cordes Junction
10 minutes from Arcosanti
520-632-5186
14 rooms
1 person $32.95
2 people $ 41.45
3 people $ 47.85
4 people $ 52.10

Teskey Motel - Mayer
10 minutes from Arcosanti
520-632-9696
10 rooms
Single: $36.40
Double: $46.95

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

WWW.ARCOSANTI.ORG
Explore our award-winning Arcosanti website for in-depth information on Arcosanti, Arcology, and the Paradox Program.

Arcology
Paolo Soleri's methodology of urban design

Arcosanti Panoramic views
zoom around these panoramic photos for a taste of the breathtaking environment

Day to Day life at Arcosanti
- the slow but steady progress of construction, many projects and initiatives, and some of the most interesting people of the next era!

Paradox Program
a philosophical program at Arcosanti that focusses on digital media, habitat, ecology and the possibilities for new realms of human evolution at the dawn of the 21st Century.

Paradox I
the inaugural 1997 conference

Paradox II
the 1999 conference

For more information, contact:
Linda Roby: tel.520.632.7135 at Arcosanti
or
Michael Gosney: tel.415.865.0481 at Verbum

Paradox Conference is a joint production of the Cosanti Foundation and Verbum, Inc. Co-directors: Ron Anastasia and Michael Gosney.