Thursday, November 13th (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. CBS has a new drama this season that airs on Thursdays entitled “Eleventh Hour.” On this Thursday’s episode, titled “Frozen,” a woman’s body is discovered on the beach on the hottest day of the year – frozen solid with no signs of thawing. Dr. […]
Southern California is having their annual Alcor CryoFeast on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 4:00 pm. This year they are also inviting members of other communities in the area, such as life extensionists, futurists and singularitarians. You are invited to attend and chat with other interesting, visionary, imaginative and farsighted people as they kick off […]
Singularity Summit 2008: Opportunity, Risk, Leadership October 25, 2008, 9am-5pm, Montgomery Theater (San Jose, CA) Headlining: – Peter Diamandis, founder, CEO, and chair of X PRIZE Foundation – Esther Dyson, influential journalist, entrepreneur, investor – Ray Kurzweil, acclaimed inventor, author of The Singularity Is Near – Justin Rattner, VP and CTO of Intel Corporation – […]
In 2006 Alcor cryopreserved a member with approximately $400,000 of cryopreservation funding, including life insurance policies and estate assets specifically directed to his suspension fund in his will. During recent discussions between Alcor’s board and management regarding disposition of these assets, the member’s will and Cryonic Suspension Agreement (CSA) were examined. The CSA was executed […]
The next Board meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 4, 2008, at the Alcor facility (7895 East Acoma Drive in Scottsdale, AZ) at 11:00 AM (PDT). Members and the public are encouraged to attend.
Cart Caddy We have recently purchased a necessary piece of equipment called a Cart Caddy for our patient care bay. Whenever there is a need to fill new dewar(s) with liquid nitrogen or to transfer patients from a cool down unit into a permanent dewar, the dewar must be moved into position. This used to […]
Membership On August 31, 2008, Alcor had 857 members on its Emergency Responsibility List. Two memberships were approved during this month, no memberships were reinstated, eight memberships were cancelled and no members were cryopreserved. Overall, there was a net loss of six members this month. Seven members were cancelled due to insufficient funding and one […]
Tanya Jones and a local member were interviewed at Alcor for a documentary about ways people are attempting to live longer. It includes interviews with Aubrey de Grey and Ray Kurzweil.
The Division of Math, Science, and Technology in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences is proud to welcome Ralph Merkle, Ph.D., to Nova Southeastern University as part of the college’s Distinguished Speakers Series. Dr. Merkle will discuss “Life, Death, and Cryonics” on Thursday, October 2, 2008, from 7:00-8:30 p.m., in the Miniaci Performing Arts […]
We held our alpha test of the new ATP and the whole-body vitrification system this month using a swine as test subject. Given that this was our first large animal operation in many years, we had something of a learning curve with regard to animal handling and the specific surgical procedures necessary for performing bypass. […]