Please join the Alcor Northern California Group for a meeting and potluck meal Date: October 20th – 3:00 pm Hosted by: Gail Haspert Where: 745 Lola Lane – Mountain View, CA 94040 For more information: 650-967-2569 or 650-796-0962
Tim Shavers has stepped down from the Alcor board of directors, citing a major move, a second baby, and other major life changes. Tim was elected to the Board of Directors on April 25, 2009. We will miss the considerable time and energy he devoted to his role, and the steady, calm professionalism that he […]
Alcor welcomes Catherine Baldwin to its board of directors. See: http://www.alcor.org/AboutAlcor/meetdirectors.html
Not long ago, Alcor president Max More proposed that those who had been Alcor members for 20 years or longer should receive a 30% discount on their membership dues. This is a reward for their loyalty and a strong sign than members will not face ever-escalating dues. Adding to this, at the September 7, 2013 […]
You’ll have to excuse the newspaper-style headline. The popular story is that Alcor dues just keep going up. (That’s not surprising, since the price of almost everything goes up due to inflation. A dollar today is worth less than a dollar of any previous year. That has been true for many decades.) However, Alcor members […]
The 2013 Alcor Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, September 7th at 10:00 AM (PDT) at the Alcor facility (7895 East Acoma Drive in Scottsdale, AZ). The elections of directors and officers will be conducted at this meeting and a wide range of topic will be discussed publicly both before and after a lunch […]
By Cairn Erfreuliche Idun The Fifth Annual Young Cryonicists Gathering Teens & Twenties 5 2014: Getting to Know You – You Getting to Know Each Other Fri-Sun; April 4-6, 2014 Deerfield Beach FL Host: Life Extension Foundation Greetings to Young Cryonicists, Please follow the link to the full Teens & Twenties packet. You will find […]
On Sunday May 12, 2013, the Institute for Evidence Based Cryonics will organize a symposium about the resuscitation and reintegration of cryonics patients in Portland, Oregon. This is the first public meeting exclusively concerned with the repair, resuscitation, and reintegration of cryonics patients. Alcor President Max More will be one of the speakers at the […]
Membership growth has slowed to a crawl. This is unfortunate because Alcor has reached a point where we could enjoy considerable economies of scale: We could manage many more members with minimal or no increase in staffing costs. That would enable us to reduce membership dues while building up our resources. A modest acceleration in […]
On April 6, 2013 attorney Michael Seidl stepped down from the Alcor board of directors after a decade of distinguished service. Michael cited increased family obligations as the reason for stepping down, acknowledging that being an Alcor director is time-consuming and challenging. Although he has been a steadfast contributor and wise, balanced voice on the […]