X-Message-Number: 6870 Date: 10 Sep 96 03:00:28 EDT From: Paul Wakfer <> Subject: Open Letter to Cryonics Editors Attention: Ralph Whelan, Derek Ryan, Art Quaife, Mae Ettinger On August 21 & 22, I sent the appended letter to you and all other cryonics publication editors. I have received replies or had contact concerning this matter with all other publication editors. But you four have not replied, even as the first three of you did not reply to my earlier request for coverage of Prometheus Project news in your publications. In order to continue efficient planning for the Project I need the answers to the following questions. a) Will you or will you not publish these announcement free as a service to your readers? If not, I would appreciate an explanation of why you feel justified to deprive your readers of this choice? b) Will or will you not accept these announcements as paid advertising? If not, then would you please include the text of your policy on paid advertising? c) Has a deadline for your publication passed by since you received my request with the meeting announcements being published? d) When is the next deadline for material to be in your publication and when will that issue reach California subscribers? Editors, I will soon have many additional meeting announcements for two or three sets of national meeting tours next year. Therefore, I would appreciate an immediate reply so that I can make alternate plans if necessary. And I believe that, now, many others on CryoNet would also. Paul Wakfer, Prometheus Project ------------ Text of earlier message to Editors --------- Dear cryonics or related publication Editor, Please find appended the announcements of two California meetings in October at which the Science aspects of the Prometheus Project will be discussed. I would like you to publish these in all issues of your periodicals which will reach subscribers in the California area prior to the meeting dates. Since the Prometheus Project is very important for the advancement of cryonics and already has several pledgers among your readership, I would expect that you will carry these announcements free of charge. However, if you do not choose to do so, then I request for these to be carried as paid advertising in, say, a half or full page, which you may surround with any disclaimers you like. If you will only carry these as paid advertisements, please send me the bill for prior approval unless to do so would cause a publication deadline to be missed. Thank you in advance for your cooperation, Paul Wakfer Prometheus Project Science Public Meetings The featured speaker at each of these meetings will be an expert in cryobiology who will speak about the science aspects of the Prometheus Project. Paul Wakfer, founder of the Project will also be on hand to provide information on other aspects of the Project and to give an update on the progress of the pledge campaign. Everyone interested in life extension is invited to attend. The Prometheus Project is an exciting new proposal to convincingly demonstrate and publish in scientific journals, the fully reversible cryopreservation of a mammalian brain. This Project which is expected to take 10 years and to cost $1,000,000 per year, is currently in its pledge campaign phase. The Project's scientific and business plans are being developed while the pledge campaign is in progress. When sufficient pledges have been made, a for-profit corporation will be formed to conduct the Project research and the pledgers will be invited to purchase shares. After only 8 weeks of effort on the Internet, over $3,000,000 has been pledged by more that 40 people. Current work in organ cryopreservation is at an advanced stage of development with research to reversibly vitrify rabbit kidneys very close to successful completion. The cryobiologist who is acting as scientific advisor to the Prometheus Project will describe how this work might be applied to the reversible cryopreservation of the brain and will also describe methods for demonstrating the restoration of mental faculties in such a recovered brain. Northern California Meeting: Date and Time: Wednesday, October 9, 1996, 7:30 to 10:00 PM Location: Home of Ai Ling and Tim Freeman 1104 Hollenbeck Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 408-720-1778 Directions: From 85 North or South, take the Fremont exit east toward Sunnyvale. After three blocks turn left onto Hollenbeck. The Freeman house is on the right just before Remington. Southern California Meeting: Date and time: Sunday, October 27, 1996, 2:00 to 5:00 PM Location: Home of Russell Cheney 5618 Ruby Place Torrance, CA 90503 310-316-5761 Directions: From the Harbor Freeway (710) exit west onto Carson. Go to the end of Carson past Hawthorn Blvd. At the end of Carson angle right onto Howard. Take the first turn right onto Ruby Place. Since refreshments will be available during the discussion period at the end of each meeting, RSVP to Joan O'Farrell at 909-987-3883 is appreciated. For information about the Prometheus project contact: Paul Wakfer email: Voice/Fax: Pager: US: 1220 E Washington St #24, Colton, CA 92324 909-481-9620 800-805-2870 Canada: 238 Davenport Rd #240, Toronto, ON M5R 1J6 416-968-6291 416-446-9461 And remember: !!!!! REVERSIBLE BRAIN CRYOPRESERVATION *CAN* BE ACHIEVED IN 10 YEARS !!!!! Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=6870