X-Message-Number: 24729 From: "Joe Waynick" <> Subject: Ted Williams update information from Southern California Alcor meeting [Jim N] Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:53:16 -0700 I don't normally respond to rumors or conjecture, but I feel it's necessary that I provide clarity around some of the statements posted on Cryonet and other places about comments I made at the Southern California cryofeast over the weekend: "All documentation for TW exists. In fact, more than any other patient at Alcor. TW did personally want cryonics for himself, despite everything stated in the media." This is no big secret. I've said repeatedly in the press for nine months that there were no patients at Alcor who didn't have proper paperwork. However, the extent of the paperwork we have was not revealed before. With the court ordering Alcor to release the document of gift, there's no reason for me to "tiptoe" around the TW issue any longer. "Also, there is zero outstanding debt for his suspension." What I said was "There are no outstanding debts for any patient." "Alcor was not able to comment as to whether JHW was suspended." It is the policy of Alcor to neither confirm nor deny the existence of any patient unless given explicit permission in writing to do so. The only exception is if Alcor is presented with a court order. "Alcor members are the single largest donors, in total, to state representatives." Individual Alcor members have been very interested in Arizona state politics. Alcor itself cannot, does not, and will not involve itself in state politics. "Confidentiality has been modified. For 95% of new incoming patients, it will effectively remain the same. But if a new patient causes any kind of serious problem (i.e. Ted Williams) the confidentiality can be broken enough to fix that problem. This seems very reasonable to me." Again, this is no secret. Without having checked the record, I believe I called for a board resolution at the May board meeting to modify the confidentiality clause. Our board meetings are open to the public and transcripts of the meetings are widely distributed. "Two new issues of cryonics magazine were available on the counter at the event. I did not take any home since I figured I'd get them in the mail shortly. But they've been printed and one discusses the glass transition point, etc." Yes, two back issues are printed. And I did take samples of both issues to the cryofeast as a teaser (one of the benefits to those who showed up.) However, they will not be mailed simultaneously. One is in the mail right now, to arrive in your mailbox any day. The second will be mailed in two to three weeks. I sincerely apologize for the delays in getting the magazine out. We believe we've worked out the bugs and members can expect much more consistency. During the membership surveys taken by WalshCOMM many members expressed the desire to see a more reliable Cryonics magazine. That information was clearly reported back to us by WalshCOMM, along with very specific recommendations on how we needed to respond to the members. We accepted all of the WalshCOMM recommendations for implementation. I hope this posting gives some context to my weekend statements. My intention is always to inform the membership to the greatest extent possible. Please understand that there are certain subjects on which I simply cannot comment. When that happens, I'll simply say "I can't comment," and give you a reason. Not everyone will be happy with that, but it's the most honest answer I can give. Joe Waynick CEO/President Alcor Life Extension Foundation * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Alcor Life Extension Foundation 7895 E. Acoma Dr., Suite 110, Scottsdale AZ 85260-6916 Membership Information: (877) GO-ALCOR (462-5267) Phone (480) 905-1906 FAX (480) 922-9027 for general requests. Visit our website at: http://www.alcor.org or to subscribe to our monthly newsletter go to: http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/AlcorNews. The Alcor Life Extension Foundation was founded in 1972 as a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, and has 64 patients in cryostasis. Alcor is the world's largest provider of professional cryotransport services with over 680 members who have pre-arranged for cryopreservation. Alcor's Emergency CryoTransport System (ECS) is a medical-style rescue network patterned after the Emergency Medical System (EMS). Alcor CryoTransport Technicians, as with EMTs and Paramedics on an ambulance, are advised by our Medical Director and Advisory Board consisting of MDs, PhDs, cryobiologists, scientists, and other members of the scientific research community who are Alcor members and/or contract physicians. Content-Type: text/html; [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24729