When we put out a call in mid-October for potential new Directors and Advisors, we were not expecting such a strong response. A good number of intelligent, talented, and experienced individuals stepped forth. We are glad to announce that at the December 17, 2016 Alcor Board meeting, two individuals were invited to join the Alcor […]
Member A-1175, a neurocryopreservation member of many years standing, was found clinically dead on August 19, 2016. On Friday, August 26, 2016, he arrived at Alcor on dry ice and became Alcor’s 148th patient at the age of 68. The A-1175 full case report has been published and is available from Cases: http://alcor.org/cases.html
WHEN: October 23rd, 4:00 pm WHERE: Cypress Point Lakes Condominium Complex 505 Cypress Point Dr., Mountain View, CA HOST: Mark Galeck – phone 650-772-1251 Please bring food, we always have a potluck at the meetings. You can also bring a swimsuit and towel, there is sauna here and hot-tub. It takes a while to get […]
The SuperD (or Superdewar), designed by Steve Graber, was delivered today. We expect this to house between 9 and 11 Whole Body Patients with much lower per-patient boil off than our existing Bigfoot model.
New case report published on a case that occurred at the very end of 2015. Full report A-2889 Case Report.
At the 2016 Annual Meeting, cryopreservation minimums were left unchanged, remaining at the levels set in 2011. These minimums remain: Neuro: $80,000 (or $100,000 to receive a waiver of the $180/year Comprehensive Member Standby fee). Whole Body: $200,000 (or $220,000 to receive a waiver of the $180/year CMS fee). Look for an article in Cryonics […]
In recent years, Alcor has introduced discounts in membership dues for long-term members. Effective immediately, a new dues discount has been introduced. Anyone who has been a member for 40 years or longer will have their dues reduced to $60 per year ($15/quarter). This is around 11% of the current full rate for a first […]
Here are the results of the elections at the Alcor Annual Meeting on September 10, 2016: DIRECTORS After serving as a board member since 2001, Saul Kent did not stand for re-election, but remains an Alcor Advisory Board member. Alcor is grateful for his many years of service and activism, and for his key role […]
The public portion of the Annual Meeting will take place on Saturday September 10. The public board meeting is expected to start later than standard. The public sessions are expected to run from 11:45 am to 2:45 pm on Saturday. The public part of the meeting will include officer and director elections and board reports.
As of August 29, 2016, Alcor has 1,100 cryopreservation members. We gained a net 100 members in 1 year, 11 months. The previous 100 took over 5 years. The 100 before that took 3 years and 2 months.