X-Message-Number: 20244 From: "MIKE TREDER" <> Subject: NYTA Meeting Summary Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 18:57:54 -0400 ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C26A45.9D51D9F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" The first organizational meeting of the New York Transhumanist Association (NYTA) was held at Speedy s Deli in Manhattan from 6:30-7:30 PM on September 30, 2002. Attending were Jones Murphy, Justin Zimmerman, Roger Hunte, and Mike Treder. This initial meeting was aimed mostly at getting to know each other and brainstorming about possible future activities. The consensus was that: a) we should be ambitious and think big we live, after all, in the greatest city in the world; b) we will aim to grow quickly, develop an autonomous web presence, and sponsor public events; c) our first priority is to attract more members through active promotion and personal recruitment. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, October 24, from 6:00-8:00 PM, at a location is to be announced shortly. This will be NYTA s first meeting to be widely promoted and open to the public. Jones Murphy will speak for 30 minutes on the topic of Cryonics, and then there will be a period of approximately 60 minutes for Q & A and general discussion. The final 30 minutes of the meeting will be set aside for organizational business. For more information about NYTA, please contact any of the members below. Mike Treder 718-986-8122 Roger Hunte 212-315-5344 Justin Zimmerman 212-725-1086 Jones Murphy 917-514-4508 ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C26A45.9D51D9F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20244