Phoenix, AZ–August 9, 2009 Alcor was contacted by a member who informed us that his wife, also an Alcor member, had become gravely ill and they were traveling to Mexico for specialized treatments, in an attempt to extend her life. In the event that their efforts became futile, they intended to return to the United […]
St. Louis, MO–July 25, 2009 Alcor received notice from an extended care facility that one of our members was experiencing a significant decline in health and therefore the family was in the process of changing the patient to hospice care. Alcor’s deployment committee was actively involved in monitoring the situation when it was decided to […]
Colorado Springs, CO–June 7, 2009 One of our members, A-2061 suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Colorado Springs, CO. The gentleman had suffered from Parkinson’s disease for many years and had 24-hour home health care. At the request of the member and the cooperation of the home health care program, Alcor had pre-positioned a […]
The Annual Board Summit meeting is scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 2009, at the Alcor facility (7895 East Acoma Drive in Scottsdale, AZ) at 11:00 AM (MST). Members and the public are encouraged to attend.
Contacting Prospective Members Several outreach initiatives are underway. It has been established that a primary source of membership growth is referral by existing Alcor members, so several board directors have begun proactively contacting prospective members. These communications have the side benefit of offering constructive feedback that will help improve the organization. For instance, one of […]
Team Training Alcor provided a three-day training course for a team sponsored by Terasem Movement, Inc. (a 501c3 not- for- profit organization). The team, consisting of five personnel who are paramedics/firefighters from Brevard County Fire Department, traveled to the Alcor facility in Scottsdale to tour and learn the field procedures. At the conclusion of their […]
Emergency Response Vehicle Regarding the planned renovations to Alcor’s emergency response vehicle, we have completed an intensive design and development phase. This consisted of several meetings between Steve Graber and the technical staff, with discussion of parts, vendors and viewing of product samples. Great care has been taken to select modular, off-the-shelf parts, although some […]
Membership Alcor currently has 892 members on its Emergency Responsibility List. Three memberships were approved, no memberships were reinstated, no memberships were cancelled and one member was cryopreserved. Overall, there was a net gain of two members this month. Applicant Alcor had 61 applicants for membership. Seven new applicants were added, three applicants were converted […]
Singularity Summit 2009: October 3-4, 2009, New York, NY The fourth annual Singularity Summit, a conference devoted to the better understanding of increasing intelligence and accelerating change, will be held in New York on October 3-4 in Kaufmann Hall at the historic 92nd St Y. The Summit brings together a visionary community to further dialogue […]
Eternal Life airs tonight July 28 at 10 pm (check local listings to confirm times). This is part of the That’s Impossible series currently being aired on the History Channel.