X-Message-Number: 14247 Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 13:18:45 -0700 From: Kennita Watson <> Subject: I'm on the program! Hi all -- I have a slot on the program of the 2000 World Science Fiction Convention (ChiCon)! Sunday 2:30-3:45 Cryonics, Fiction vs. Fact, Kennita Watson I'm thinking of describing popular media images of cryonics (Sleeper, Demolition Man, and Dark Star come to mind) and comparing and contrasting them with what is currently done for cryonic suspension and what we project may realistically be done to revive patients in the future, maybe with reference to The First Immortal. I am open to suggestions regarding material to include in my presentation: more fictional movies and books, and references (preferably accessible on the Web) to real-world work being done in the areas of cryonics and nanotechnology. Remember, these are laypeople. I was wondering how I'd fill my time slot, but I remembered that it's a science fiction convention, and that my question and answer segment may well revolve around how long it will be till people are revived and what kind of world they'll be revived into. I'd like people to be able to walk out with something to remind them to look into cryonics more, or even to call Alcor et al. Does anybody have anything already printed, or at least camera-ready? Thanks, Kennita -- Kennita Watson | I vote Libertarian. | Find out why. http://www.kennita.com | http://www.lp.org/intro Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14247