The State of the World Forum, which has previously attracted such noteworthy attendees as Mikhail Gorbachev, George Schultz, Deepak Chopra, Shirley MacLaine, Zbigniew Brzezinski, John Denver, Ted Turner, and Jane Fonda, plans to meet again this fall in San Francisco. One day's scheduled forums will include "A Walk Through Time: From Stardust to Us," which is billed as "a mile-long walk (one foot for each million years of time) to highlight the major events and themes of the evolution of life on earth." This will be followed by a "Guided Meditation on Interconnectedness," then a dinner forum on "The Sweep and Future of Human Civilization."

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