Progress continues on the whole-body system. An outside contractor cut the custom chiller panel for heat exchange controls; and Hugh Hixon completed the wiring necessary for that part of the system. Programming continues. Our equipment fabricator is currently building the new version of our liquid ventilation system, with all the modifications that came out of […]
In order to pump down two Bigfoot dewars simultaneously, we purchased a second vacuum pump and the other necessary components. Since we tend to order dewars by the pair, doing this will save us about three months getting the dewars ready for patients after a new purchase. Recently, while testing the boil-off rate of liquid […]
Due to Regina Pancake’s move to Arizona to work at Alcor, a new person, Michael Geisen, has been selected for the role of Southern California Regional Coordinator. Michael was a long-time participant in the regional transport team, but he took some time off to found a company. He has already begun organizing training sessions for […]
On March 31, 2008, Alcor had 851 members on its Emergency Responsibility List. Eleven memberships were finalized in March. We started emailing the applicants to forewarn them when extended fees are to be applied to their account. By giving them over a month of warning, they have time to finish their membership arrangements and avoid […]
We changed answering services this month. Our previous service was unsatisfactory therefore we have replaced it with a medical-oriented answering service that appears to be performing well. This service was in place when the calls started on the most recent case, and we are so far satisfied with their performance. One of the advantages to […]
The next Northern California Alcor meeting is Sunday, April 13, 4pm at the small clubhouse of Cypress Point Lakes Condominiums, 505 Cypress Point Dr, Mtn View. If you want to join in the potluck, please bring some food to share, the popular potluck rule of thumb is “bring about as much food as you would […]
Cryonics UK invites you to join them for the Annual General Meeting of Cryonics UK. Don’t miss this opportunity to socialize with like-minded people to discuss topics of interest in the field of cryonics, attend lectures and workshops. Date: Saturday & Sunday, May 3rd. & 4th. 2008 Time: 10am-4.30pm both days Place: 4 Mount Caburn […]
ABC Nightline will air a segment about cryonics tonight, Monday, March 31st sometime between 11:35 pm and 12:05 am (ET). Watch a clip of “Live to Be 150 … Can You Do It?”, an ABC News Barbara Walters special, which air tomorrown on Tuesday, April 1st at 10 p.m. ET.
Over the weekend, Alcor completed an unusual non-confidential, last-minute case: the cryopreservation of Rose Selkovitch, A-2340. Rose was nearly 102 years old at the time of her cryopreservation. Because of the last-minute nature of this case, Rose passed away as the standby team was still en route to her Escondido, California location on 29 March […]
“Live to be 150 . . . Can You Do It?” will air Tuesday, April 1, at 10:00 p.m. (ET) on ABC. Don’t miss this Barbara Walters Special Report, which explores the elusive answers to living longer and staying younger. The report will include interviews with Alcor COO Tanya Jones and Alcor member Shannon Vyff […]