X-Message-Number: 317
From: Kevin Q. Brown
Subject: Venturist Cryonics Festival (July 5-7) 
Date: 30 Apr 1991

Here is the text of an advertisement I received for the 1991 Venturist
July Fourth Festival.
					    Kevin Q. Brown
					    ...att!whscad1!kqb
					    

			 Society for Venturism
		      Annual July Fourth Festival

The Third Annual July Fourth Festival will be held this year at the
Mountain View Lodge in Wrightwood California.  We hope this one will be
as much fun as the last ones.  All Cryonicists are invited to attend.

The Festivals are open to all cryonicists/immortalists and are held to
give persons in the cryonics/immortalist movement an opportunity to get
together in an atmosphere of fellowship for exchange of philosophical
ideas, outdoor exercise and fun.

All persons interested in cryonics and immortalism are invited to attend.
We promise this will be a stimulating weekend.  Just a few of the topics
of discussion are:

    What is the essence of personhood?
    Will cryonics work?
    When, if ever, will suspended persons be reanimated?
    Is it immoral to reject cryonics and allow oneself to die?
    What is the nature of reality?
    What is the nature of happiness and how can we sustain it into eternity?

We hope you will be able to attend.  (Registration information below.)

Special Note
There will be a regular Alcor monthly meeting at the Pizer's home on
Sunday July 7 at 1:00 pm.  (This is not affiliated with the Festival,
however Alcor monthly meetings are open to all cryonicists.)

			 Schedule
The Festival will be a three day two night event as follows:

Friday July 5th:
Arrival & Check-in mid-afternoon
4:00 to 6:00 pm: Social period (& refreshments) at Pizer's house.
6:30 pm: Dinner (included in registration fee)
8:00 pm: Cryonics group discussion on: What is the essence of personhood?
	 (Is a duplicate you?  - or -  If a duplicate of you survives and
	 the original is destroyed did you survive?)

Saturday July 6th:
9:00 am: Breakfast at each attendee's separate expense at a local
	 restaurant (3 blocks, a delightful stroll)
10:30 am: Hike in the woods (short drive to trail-head) on "Big Horne
	 Mine Trail," 2000' elevation gain, 4 miles round trip.  The
	 trail is about 7000 feet and goes through some very beautiful
	 country.  Bring your camera for lots of pictures of beautiful
	 scenery and wildlife.
1:30 pm: Lunch at local restaurant (attendee's expense)
2:30 pm: Mid-afternoon Cryonics discussion on: What is the nature of
	 happiness and can we sustain it into eternity?
6:00 pm: Outdoor cookout (included in the registration fee)
7:00 pm: Campfire discussion on ethics: Is it immoral to reject cryonics
	 and allow oneself to die?  Is it immoral to talk others out of
	 choosing cryonics in favor of conventional religious beliefs?
	 Plus open to other ethical questions from the floor.

Sunday July 7th:
9:00 am:  Breakfast (at attendee's expense) local restaurant
10:00 am: One hour walk arund town of Wrightwood
11:00 am: Check out of rooms so we can clean them
11:15 am: Annual Venturist Board + ELECTIONS (Meetings are open to
	  everyone)
12:30 pm: Break
1:00 pm:  Alcor Meeting (open to all cryonicists followed by buffet
	  luncheon)

			    Rates
Registration Fee: $20.00
	Includes all events and the Dinners Friday and Saturday evening,
	but no lodging.  The Sunday buffet at the Alcor meeting is free.
Lodging at Mountain View and Skylodge Motels
  Dormitory style @ $15. per night for two nights          =  $30.00
  Small room at Skylodge @ $39.00 per night for two nights =  $78.00
    (for 1 or 2 persons)
  Cabin at Mountain View @ $59.00 per night for 2 nights   = $118.00
    (for 1 or 2 persons)
  Cabin with kitchen @ $69.00 per night for 2 nights       = $138.00
    (+ $25.00 refundable kitchen deposit)
  Cabin with Hot-Tub @ $79.00 per night for 2 nights       = $158.00
Persons who want to bring their own tents and persons who come in
  self-contained motorhomes or camper-trailers just pay the $20.00
  registration fee.  (We do not have hook-ups.)

Send your registration to:
	The Venturists
	P.O. Box 458
	Wrightwood, CA 92397
	Call (619) 249-3553 for more information

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