X-Message-Number: 3066
Subject: WorldCon CRYONICS Report
From:  (Ben Best)
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 23:55:00 -0400


   The Labour Day Weekend World Science Fiction Convention appears to
have been a success on several counts. Keith Lynch, Ben Best, Paul
Wakfer and Paul's dog Moose shared a room at the Sheraton Winnipeg.
Room Parties held on 4 nights provided the best opportunity for
one-on-one conversation about cryonics. This was important for many
people to whom cryonics had formerly only been a media oddity, because
it provided the reality of personal contact and clarification of
misconceptions by discussion and questions.

   Brian Wowk, Paul Wakfer and Steve Bridge sat on a Cryonics Panel
moderated by Ben Best (me). Of the 50 or 60 people in the audience only
2 personally knew someone who had made cryonics arrangements and no
audience member had made arrangements themselves. The presentation was
good and the audience seemed receptive.

   At our Dealer's Table we sold quite a few books and gave away a
lot of literature. The table also provided us with a meeting place.
All of us enjoyed the conviviality and all of us enjoyed the convention
itself -- including Paul, who had come to "work for cryonics". With
Steve being President of Alcor and Paul, Steve and Ben being CryoCare
members there was less conflict than might have been expected. Steve's
gregarious personality greatly contributed to this, as well as allowing
him to do a disproportionate amount of promotion for Alcor.

   A very tangible (and perhaps surprising) result is the number of
contacts we made with people native to Winnipeg, many of whom
seem serious about making cryonics arrangements. Winnipeg may well
become the Canadian city with the most cryonicists within the next year.

                  -- Ben Best (ben.best%)

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