X-Message-Number: 1540 Date: 03 Jan 93 02:19:32 EST From: Saul Kent <> Subject: CRYONICS: Cryonics Conference -------- Forwarded Message -------- FROM: Saul Kent, 71043,1120 TO: CRYONET, INTERNET: DATE: 12/12/92 at 14:41 SUBJECT: CRYONICS: Cryonics Conference CRYONICS CONFERENCE ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND A conference entitled NEW DIMENSIONS IN CRYONICS: Critical Issues For The 21st Century will be held on Memorial Day Weekend (May 28-30, 1993) at the Marriott Hotel at Ontario jAirport in California. The conference will begin on Friday evening (May 28) with an informal session for those who arrive early. This will be followed by seven panel discussions on Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, jMay 30. There will be a banquet on Saturday evening, May 29. Among the critically important issues to be discussed by the panels will be the following: 1. Is an all-purpose organization the best model for cryonics? Would it be better to have long-term storage handled by a separate organization solely responsible for patient care? 2. How much democracy should there be in cryonics? Should members (or clients) have any legal responsibility for the governing of cryonics organizations? 3. How well are we preserving cryonics patients today? What can be done to preserve cryonics patients more effectively in the future? When will cryonic suspension be perfected? 4. What can we do to make pre-mortem cryonic suspension legal? Should cryonics patients be granted legal rights? How can we best protect cryonics organizations against legal attack? From hostile relatives? From the government? Should we seek legislation to regulate cryonics? 5. What are the best ways of raising money for a cryonics organization? How should cryonics organizations invest their money? Is self-insurance feasible for cryonics organizations in the foreseeable future? How much of their assets should members leave to their cryonics organization after their suspension? Should one all-purpose cryonics organization be solely responsible for all financial matters related to cryonics? Or should there be separate organizations specializing in financial matters? 6. Should cryonics organizations have the sole responsibillity for suspension patients? Should relatives have any control over suspension patients? Should members designate personal advocates to represent them after they are suspended? What role should the government play with regard to the rights of suspension patients? 7. How independent should local cryonics groups be? What responsibilities should they have? Is centralized control the best way of voerning a cryonics organization? Is it possible to have a loose confederation of relatively independent local groups? What are the strong points and weak points of a confederation of local cryonics groups? The Memorial Day weekend cryonics concerence is intended for members (or those in the process of becoming members) of ALL cryonics organizations. A more complete program for the conference including many of the panel participants, as well as more details about how to attend the conference will be available in the near future. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=1540