X-Message-Number: 934
Date: 28 Jun 92 12:39:18 EDT
From: Michael Clive Price <>
Subject: CRYONICS
Minutes of the Sunday, 7th June 1992 meeting (6)92 of Alcor UK
at the Alcor UK Potts Marsh facility near Eastbourne, England
Minutes taken & prepared by: Michael Price
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Meeting began at 12:00 BST
Present were:
Janet Blake
Andrew Clifford
Patricia Cross
Christopher Darvill
Tracy-Jane Newall
Michael Price
Alan Sinclair
Sylvia Sinclair
Russell Earl Whitaker
Steve Whitrow
Apologies for absence received from:
Garret Smyth
Steve Strong
1 Previous Minutes
Patrick Kessler should have read Peter Kessler.
The facility number (+44-1-323 460257) should have read
(+44-323 460257)
2 Actions (format: action#(meeting#)yr/actionee)
1(2)92/REW: AUK Newsletter. Awaits arrival of above
printer. Russell expects to bring it back from Switzerland
on the 31st July. Action Continues.
2(3)92/REW: Post labels. Now typed in. Awaiting printer
to print (ETA 31-July-1992). Action Continues
3(3)92/MCP: Michael to provide guidelines for a AUK
letterhead to Russell. Legal status cleared. Action
Continues.
1(4)92/MCP: Michael to contact Janet Blake to change the
name and address of the various accounts. Janet reports
most accounts changed, but not all. Bank account and HOPRT
still to change. Action Continues.
2(4)92/MCP: Michael to pay first instalment of the
business rates on the facility. Done. Action Complete
7(4)92/MCP: Michael to call Peter Kessler of Hat Trick
Productions. Action Continues.
1(5)92/REW: Russell to ask Max to resign from Mizar.
Russell has asked Max to stand down. Max has agreed.
Action Complete.
2(5)92/MCP: Michael to change the name from Mizar to Alcor
UK. Action Continues.
3(5)92/REW: Russell to seek advice on the letterhead
content. A quick consultation during the meeting has
cleared this (see name change). Action Complete
4(5)92/SRS: Steve S to set up an e-AUK Board. Alcor UK
Board e-mail conferencing system set up. Action Complete.
5(5)92/AC: Andrew to send Janet Blake funds to cover the
service charge. Done, and Janet has forwarded money.
Action Complete.
6(5)92/SJW: Steve W to pay the second rates instalment.
Action Complete.
7(5)92/MCP: Michael to pay the water rates. Done. Action
Complete.
8(5)92/AC: Andrew to get a new classification created and
Alcor UK placed in it (giving the facility number). Too
expensive. Action Cleared
9(5)92/REW: REW to pass the facility number (+44-323
460257) on to Charles Platt. Done. Action Complete
10(5)92/MCP: Michael to contact Joe Hovey to find out what
the Alcor US official position is on local billing.
Message sent. Alcor US are to poll UK members. Action
Complete
11(5)92/REW: Russell will get an e-mail set of updated
emergency instructions from Tanya (at Alcor US). Action
Continues.
12(5)92/ARS: Alan to get the ambulance MOTed. The
ambulance has been MOTed and insured. It has not been
taxed. Action Complete.
3 Progress
3.1 Name change.
After a quick informal (i.e. non-binding) consultation with
Tracy, a lawyer, it was decided that the Human Organ
Preservation Research Trust would operate from the facility
(i.e. it would be registered as resident at the facility).
Letterheads for HOPRT list the facility's address as the
registered offices. Letterheads for Mizar / Alcor UK ltd
would have an optional operating address (sometimes the
facility, sometimes elsewhere), but would always state the
registered office as being elsewhere (i.e not the
facility). Mizar ltd would remain registered at offices
elsewhere (probably either Alan's cottage or Mike Price's
house). This is so as not to compromise HOPRT's charitable
tax exempt status (donations to HOPRT are tax free and the
facility's rates are subject to a 80% discount)
3.2 UK Dues
Joe Hovey is going ahead with the plan to allow local
collection of dues, but this will initially be done on a
quarterly basis. Although since we are owed a back-payment
refund that would exceed a quarter's collection presumably
the first transfer of money would be from Alcor US to Alcor
UK (or a reduction in the debt). Joe will conduct a poll
of members here to see if they have any confidentiality
concerns.
3.3 Sign-up report
John Styles has reported his wish to be removed from the
Mizar/Alcor UK board, which will be done.
Action 1(6)92/MCP: Michael to change the composition of the
Mizar/Alcor UK board.
Action 2(6)92/MCP: Michael will contact John and encourage
him to complete his signing-up process.
Martin Bayes has completed his sign-up documentation and
sent it to Alcor US. Hopefully Alcor UK will now pull
ahead of Alcor Canada in the sign-up stakes and move from
joint 3rd to clear 3rd.
3.4 Publicity.
Russell gave a talk to the Oxford Union Laissez-Faire
Dining Club, entitled "Individualism and Immortalism", at
Worcester College, 21 May. The talk, although cut short by
Russell's tight rail schedule, went well. The attendance
was low (7 attendees) due to it clashing with the beginning
of exams. One of the attendees was someone from the London
School of Economics and he expressed a serious interest in
signing up (but not yet).
The call for votes for the creation of SCI.CRYONICS is
expected any day. [post-meeting addendum: the call for
votes has now gone out. If you've not yet voted send your
e-vote to InterNet:tsf= before the end of
June]
4 Any Other Business
4.1 The new Emergency Response Manual was given to Alan for
secure local storage, for the period of Russell's trip to
Switzerland.. There was some discussion about whether it
was appropriate for it to be stored at the facility (and
therefore accessible by all board members who have keys to
the facility) or with Alan (who is the most local member
and board member). The status of the old ERM, as an
historical document, was also debated (instructions from
Alcor US say it should be returned for destruction, whereas
some of us would like to retain it). Neither of these
issues was completely resolved.
Action 3(6)92/REW: Russell to seek guidance on the old ERM.
Do we have to send it back (expensive) or destroy it
locally (by shredding)? Or can we retain it as an
historical copy?
4.2 Joe Hovey has reported that HL from Germany has not cleared
his debts with Alcor US. We at Alcor UK are not to have
any more dealings with him, heartily endorsed by all
present who had met HL.
4.3 The next AUK meeting will be held at 11:00am on 5th July,
1992 at the Potts Marsh facility.
[Standard disclaimer: Alcor (UK) Ltd will soon be a legal entity
incorporated in the United Kingdom. There exists no statutory
or contractual tie between it and the Alcor Life Extension
Foundation, Inc. of Riverside, California, United States of
America.]
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