Serenity Valley
Serenity Valley is the capital of Ganymede.
History
The 2013 Convention was held in Serenity Valley, Ganymede's capital in September. Because someone leaked to the Boskonians that the Whole Fenspace Catalog was to be released at that Convention, it became one of the largest battles[1] in the Boskone War.
Organizations of Interest
The Jupiter Mining Corporation has their primary headquarters in Serenity Valley, occupying an entire dome on the edge of the complex. Also located there is one of their secondary 'shipyards', where one or two Blue Midget freighters are always docked and undergoing routine maintenance, as well as the "permanent" berth of Starbug 1. Myk-El Miller "rents" office and classroom space from Jupiter Mining Corporation for his "Handwavium Safety and Usage Training" courses, when he isn't on the road doing consulting work for FenSpace companies in the esoteric and black art of using 'wavium to not only get reasonably close to what you want, but to also do so without an inadvertent biomod in the process.
Banzai Institute presence on Ganymede is somewhat limited, since the Institute likes to focus on the relationship between the Fen and the Really, Real World, but there is a small chapter in Serenity Valley. Like other Banzai Institute centers, it focuses on community, continuing education, and 'Wavium research (think of it as a local rec center, community college, and think tank). However, with the rather unpleasant news issues surrounding Operation Tango Shoes, the Institute has created a mandate to stay informed of events happening on the planet. This is mostly done through regular participation in public forums, but through a regular use of print-on-demand printing and e-book downloads and two 'waved Bookmobiles that run circuits from settlement to settlement, providing books and literacy training, and serving as eyes and ears on the Ganymede community at large. Post-Great Justice, the Banzai Bookmobile program is adapted for use for all colonies with an Institute presence, and World Watch One (and later World Watch Two) have the ability to produce books via e-book and print-on-demand.
Stellvia Corporation has had a small complex in Serenity Valley since early 2014, when they financed the purchase of 57 prefab houses (as a pilot project testing the feasibility of bringing housing from Earth to Fenspace). The company kept five prefab houses to serve as a "point of presence" in the Jovian subsystem, giving the other 53 to the city council in exchange for serviced land for the five they kept. One house has been converted to offices for StellviaCorp and its subsidiaries; the remainder are being used as vacation homes until the company has another need for them.
