X-Message-Number: 24301 From: Subject: Toronto Cryonics Meetup Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:32:12 US/Eastern Kennita Watson wrote: > > The Toronto Cryonics Meetup on Thursday was a > > smashing success. Fifteen people attended, including > > such notables as Christine Gaspar, David Pascal and > > Paul & Kitty Antonik-Wakfer. > > Ben -- did anyone who wasn't already a member of a > cryonics organization show up? I keep wondering if > Meetups are useful for outreach. Kennita, Seven of the fifteen were not members of a cryonics organization and five have never been members of a cryonics organization. None of the five have been to fewer than three previous cryonics social events. Much of the discussion raises consciousness of issues related to life extension and cryonics. There is no "hard sell" to the ones who are not signed-up. Consciousness-raising rather than recruitment is the objective, if there is an objective. There is usually worthwhile information exchange and discussion of some kind at all of these socials -- as well as some fun. -- Ben Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24301