PUBLISHED BY THE CRYONICS INSTITUTE ISSUE 01 | 2016 Cryonics insights and information for members and friends of the Cryonics Institute NEWSLETTER cryonics.org • [email protected] • 1 (866) 288-2796 CI BULLETIN A Great Start to 2016 phone be sure to say hello and welcome her aboard! Hillary has been aggressively going through member files and updating paperwork such as contract funding and other important information, so don’t be surprised if you see her name in emails as well. If you want to help yourself and Hillary, please send in your proof of contract funding on an annual basis. We have received some generous donations from David and Connie Ettinger to replace our entire roof and start some exciting new research. Thank you both for your level of commitment. There are too many other generous donors to mention here, but, rest assured, you all are making a noticeable difference and you have the gratitude of everyone in the organization. Dennis Kowalski - CI President We are launching a new Research Initiative focusing on the Hello everyone, and welcome to the first 2016 issue of the latest vitrification procedures in organ preservation. Recent CI Newsletter! There are a lot of exciting new things to report discoveries have shown dramatically improved tissue viability already this year. First, recognizing our increased growth and reduced toxicity. Our hopes are to use what we learn to and subsequent workload, we decided it was time to add directly improve our patient perfusions here at CI, giving our some depth at the CI Facility in terms of full-time staff. I am members the latest and best technology coming from the very happy to welcome Hillary McCauley as our newest cryobiology community. If you are interested in donating to employee. As of December of 2015, Hillary was hired as cryonics research you can either give now directly to CI at a Perfusion Specialist and Office Administrator. We have cryonics.org/donate, which frees up operational expenses worked with Hillary on several past occasions, including to invest in more research, or you can specify that you would the gold standard cryoperfusion of Aaron Winborn. She is like your money to go directly to research. We have full both experienced and licensed to surgically access and funding for our 2015 and 2016 research projects, but we perform patient perfusions. We’re confident Hillary will be are always taking donations for 2017 and beyond. Money a hardworking, intelligent and friendly asset to CI and our invested helps CI to bring the best service to you and your members. So if you see her at CI or speak with her on the families when you truly need it most. CRYONICS INSTITUTE MAGAZINE ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS The digital newsletter of the Cryonics Institute Cryonics Institute or cryonics-related articles are 24355 Sorrentino Ct. welcome. Submissions: [email protected] Clinton Township, MI 48035-3239 Phone: 1 (586) 791-5961 Toll-free: 1 (866) 288-2796 (North America) E-SUBSCRIPTIONS FAX: 1 (586) 792-7062 * As a CI member, you are automatically added Email: [email protected] to our email reminder list. To unsubscribe, please use the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom © 2016 Cryonics Institute of your email. 2 CRYONICS INSTITUE MAGAZINE • CRYONICS.ORG CI BULLETIN Great job and thanks to director Stephan Beauregard who members. High standard affordability translates potentially has helped to push our Facebook membership up past the into more lives saved. That’s not a trivial point. 10,000 mark. Kudos and thanks to member Shannon Blevins Many people are seeing and talking about the positive who has also helped our outreach efforts by growing CI’s Twitter account to over 900 followers. The new CI newsletter changes at CI and it is bringing in more donations and has reached past 1,400 subscribers and continues growing. noticeable growth in our membership. I am happy to announce that last year we hit record membership and the Reaching out to people with these social media venues has trend is increasing. Those numbers still seem small when you proved to be a very useful tool in our efforts to spread positive think of all the people of the world who are dying needlessly, news about cryonics and the Cryonics Institute. If you haven’t but it is empowering to see us heading in the right direction. joined our social media channels, please take some time to do so by following the links below. In short, we continue to improve our facility, our operation, and our staffing levels have increased. We have new research initiatives and both interest and membership are growing at a faster pace. I am very excited and happy about what I see. As always, I encourage members to take an active role in I have received a few emails from concerned CI members volunteering for one of the many initiatives and projects who asked me to mention and/or make a correction to an we have on our “to do” list. If you have special skills in older reprint of a recently published article entitled “The Case programming, public relations, web development, science or for Whole body Cryopreservations” by Michael B. O’Neal, just a desire to help out, please sign up at our Volunteer Page. Ph.D. and Aschwin de Wolf. This is a new feature on the web site, so watch for updates on volunteer projects and opportunities online and in future While the article as titled makes a strong case for whole body issues of the CI Newsletter. cryopreservations, it also says that “the default procedure at the Cryonics Institute is to perform cryoprotective perfusion We need your help to make CI stronger and especially with a vitrification agent for the upper body and give the for members to pre-plan their suspension arrangements so rest of the body a straight freeze”. This has not been the that we all have the best possible chance at extended life. case for several years and our website has been corrected Remember, we are all part of a cooperative organization, to reflect the current standard, which is to perfuse the head and you have the opportunity and responsibility to improve and body at virtually the same time. This is important to your own suspension through the efforts you put forth in pre- clarify and could result in the implication that CI’s whole body planning. We have provided a suspension checklist for you cryopreservations are not being done to the highest current to follow and resources to help you prepare, so I urge you standard. I can attest that not only are our cryopreservations to take advantage of what we have available and start your performed to the highest standards, but that they are also suspension planning now. some of the most affordable in the industry. We take great pride in being able to delivery this type of quality to our Make the future yours! 3 CRYONICS INSTITUE MAGAZINE • CRYONICS.ORG CI NEWS What’s happening at the Cryonics Institute 2016 AGM Dates Announced 3 P.M. Sunday, September 11th, 2016 Make plans now for the Cryonics Institute’s 2016 Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Cryonics Institute will be held at 3PM on Sunday, September 11th, 2016 at the CI facility, 24355 Sorrentino Court, Clinton Township, Michigan 48035 (USA). The Immortalist Society’s annual meeting will be held after CI’s meeting. The two meet- ings generally last most of the afternoon. A buffet dinner & social follow. The CI facility will be open to guests and visitors one hour before the meeting begins. Meetings offer an excellent opportunity to see the facility, meet other members, get a sense of the status of the Cryonics Institute & Immortalist Society and to see Officers, Directors & Staff. For those who come a day early, an informal dinner will be held on Saturday evening at a local restaurant. Agenda items for the CI AGM will include the President’s Report, Treasurer’s Report and Investment report as well as busi- ness issues that arise. The winners of the 2016 CI Board of Director election will also be announced. Tours of the CI Facility will also be avalable for interested guests. There is no charge for the buffet dinner, but we need to know how much food to order. The Annual Meeting is open to the general public. We request that we be informed if you wish to attend. For driving directions, more meeting information and to confrm attendance, send e-mail to [email protected], phone (586) 791-5961 or visit Wherevent.com Night-Before Dinner CI members & the public are welcome to join us the night before the offcial CI AGM at Ike’s restaurant for a casual dinner and drinks (all foods include Vegan options.) We will meet Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 6pm at Ike’s Restaurant, 38550 Van Dyke Avenue, Sterling Heights (MI) 48312, near the Cryonics Institute. For a complete menu and directions,please visit Ike’s Restaurant 4 CRYONICS INSTITUE MAGAZINE • CRYONICS.ORG MEMBERSHIP MILESTONE We’re excited to report that CI is now represented on all 5 continents, having added two new members in Ghana, Africa. We also set a new record in 2015, adding 116 new members over the course of the year! Let’s keep up the positive momentum in 2016 and beyond - share this newsletter with your friends and family, participate in our social media forums and help spread the word about CI! 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