X-Message-Number: 1717
Date: 06 Feb 93 00:10:31 EST
From: Charles Platt <>
Subject: CRYONICS Contest, forum

To: Cryonet

February 5, 1993


I want to remind everyone that the Omni cryonics contest is 
open to existing cryonics-group members, so long as they are 
adults who are not *employees* of Alcor. And the deadline is 
still many months away. You can still send in your entry, and 
you might win a free whole-body suspension. 

Since I'm one of the judges, I get to see all the essays. I 
received my first shipment of photocopies from Omni today, 
and they make fascinating reading. The quality of the writing 
is much better than I had expected (though there are some, 
er, odd ones). 

In due course I would like to post some of the most 
thoughtful essays here, although since they are the property 
of Alcor and Omni, I would need permission to do this. I also 
hope to write a short article about the essays for Omni, much 
later this year. 

I feel it's unlikely that Omni will want to dwell on cryonics 
after this, at least for a while. Does anyone have any 
contacts at Mondo 2000 or Wired? I think it's time to start 
thinking of a new angle to try with those magazines. 

On another subject, I want to mention again that "Cryonics 
Forum" will be a regular feature with its own four-page 
section in Alcor's Cryonics magazine. I am drawing material 
from Cryonet generally. But if someone has a statement, 
question, complaint, or suggestion which they particularly 
want published, I will give these items priority (provided 
they are not too long). You can send your text to me directly 
at  if you wish. 

--Charles Platt

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