X-Message-Number: 14469
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 03:46:27 -0700
From: Kennita Watson <>
Subject: "Kennita's panel on cryonics"


> ...otherwise, I wanted to comment on two excellent panels at the World Science
> Fiction Convention in Chicago... Kennita's panel on cryonics was well 
> attended, and with a sense of excitement and not that unease of skepticism 
> that used to be so common...  Many of the attendees asked particular 
> questions about Cryonics procedures, and were very interested in the 
> possibilities.  Good job, Kennita!  woo hoo!

While my name was the only one in the program guide, I realized
near the end that I'd need help.  On the panel with me appeared 
Ben Best, Keith Lynch, and Will Wiser.  All three are more 
knowledgeable than I am, and I felt very grateful that they were 
there to handle questions about the state of the art and other 
matters of fact.  I also feel grateful to Alcor for sending me 
literature to hand out, and to David Pizer for sending me copies 
of his new book "Ralph's Journey".

I titled the panel "Cryonics:  Fiction vs. Fact" to fit better 
with the science fiction theme, and was gratified to find that 
the attendees weren't interested in the fiction.  I had fun, 
too!  I definitely recommend trying to get cryonics panels on 
the schedule at future conventions!
 
Live long and prosper,
Kennita
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Kennita Watson          |  I vote Libertarian.
     |      Find out why.
http://www.kennita.com  |           http://www.lp.org/intro

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