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Director Election Results
October 1, 2012
At the Directors' Meeting on Monday, October 1st, Ben Best stepped down as CI President. Director Dennis Kowalski was elected by the CI Board to be the new CI President. Ben Best remains a CI Director.
For the full list of the current CI Officers, see: Cryonics Institute Officers
CI Member Conduct Guidelines
October 1, 2012
At the Directors' Meeting on Monday, October 1st, the CI Directors voted to adopt new guidelines for CI Members on web sites, groups, or other forums hosted by CI: Cryonics Institute Member Conduct Guidelines
Director Election Results
September 23, 2012
The teller's committee reported the following results of the 2012 CI Board of Directors Elections
Connie Ettinger — 122
Joseph Kowalsky — 100
Paul Hagen — 96
Pat Heller — 91
R.A. ("Royse") Brown — 48
David Stodolsky — 32
The space indicates the difference between candidates who were elected Director and candidates who were not. Specifically, Royse Brown and David Stodolsky were not elected to the CI Board, but Connie Ettinger, Joseph Kowalsky, Paul Hagen, and Pat Heller were elected.
For the full list of current CI Board of Directors, see: Cryonics Institute Board of Directors
Annual Election of Retiring Directors
July 13, 2012
The annual election of retiring directors of the Cryonics Institute takes place in September. The deadline for becoming a candidate is Friday, 3 August 2012, and only voting members can become candidates. In order to be included in the election, candidates should submit statements (400 words or less) and a photo to the Cryonics Institute before this date.
Full details are
here.
Jordan Sparks is not standing for re-election.
Ben Best will not be running for President again, but will
remain a Director. Full details are here.
Delayed May/June LONG LIFE
May 10, 2012
Due to health problems of LONG LIFE Editor John Bull the May/June 2012 issue of LONG LIFE magazine has been delayed. John's daughter Debbie Fleming, and CI Director Dennis Kowalski are going to ensure that the May/June issue of LONG LIFE is published, with John's assistance.
CI's 110th Patient
April 24, 2012
The 110th patient of the Cryonics Institute was brought to Michigan to improve the quality of the cryopreservation — and was very successful in that regard. For more information, see: The Cryonics Institute's 110th Patient
CI's 109th Patient
March 7, 2012
The 109th patient of the Cryonics Institute deanimated in Glasgow, Scotland. For more information, see: The Cryonics Institute's 109th Patient
CI on Twitter and Facebook
March 4, 2012
The Cryonics Institute now has an account on Twitter as well as the Facebook group that has existed for some time. Tweets on Twitter will be short announcements corresponding to those appearing on this "What's New" page. On Twitter, CI is "@CryonicsInst".
Cryonics Institute on Facebook
AGM is Saturday, September 22, 2012
February 25, 2012
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Cryonics Institute will be held Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 4 P.M. at the main facility, 24355 Sorrentino Court, Clinton Township, Michigan 48035. The Annual General Meeting of The Immortalist Society will immediately follow the AGM of CI on the same Saturday. An informal dinner will be held on the preceding Friday evening.
Meetings offer a great opportunity to see the facility, to meet other members, to get a sense of the status of the Cryonics Institute and to see Officers, Directors & Staff.
For more information, see: CI 2012 Annual General Meeting
CI's new website
Decemeber 19, 2011
CI Member Mick Petrick, who was featured in the Sept/Oct 2011 issue of LONG LIFE volunteered to remake the Cryonics Institute's website. Today the Cryonics Institute home page was released. Updates to other pages in the website are in progress.
Robert Ettinger's Dog Cryopreserved
November 29, 2011
Robert Ettinger's dog Mugsy took a sudden turn for the worse, causing the veterinarian to euthanize him. Heparin was reportedly administered prior to the euthanasia. Robert Ettinger's (and Mugsy's) caregiver brought Mugsy to the CI facility in a cooler containing ice. Mugsy was perfused with vitrification solution, cooled to liquid nitrogen temperature, and placed in liquid nitrogen to become CI's 83rd cryopreserved pet.
Election and By-Law Change Results
September 19, 2011
The teller's committee reported the following results of the 2011 CI Board of Directors Elections
Ben Best -- 221
Andy Zawacki -- 198
Dennis Kowalski -- 166
Steve Luyckx -- 121
David Stodolsky -- 17
The space indicates the difference between candidates who were elected Director and candidates who were not. Specifically, David Stodolsky was not elected to the CI Board, but Ben Best, Andy Zawacki, Dennis Kowalski, and Steve Luyckx were elected.
Note also that Dennis Kowalski is not to be confused with Joseph Kowalsky, who is also a CI Director.
Concerning the By-Law changes, 2/3 of the 183 votes cast were required for the changes to pass (ie, 122 was required for a pass).
III-B. Section 3.01(B): VOTING MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
139 Yes, 13 No, 31 Abstain (Abstain counts as NO) -- PASSED !
ARTICLE XI: AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS
130 Yes, 25 No, 28 Abstain (Abstain counts as NO) -- PASSED !
IV-F. Section 4.06: QUORUM
118 Yes, 35 No, 30 Abstain (Abstain counts as NO) -- FAILED !
For details about the issues concerned, see: Cryonics Institute By-Laws Blog
Robert Ettinger Memorial Celebration
September 11, 2011
The Cryonics Institute plans to have a memorial celebration of the life of Robert Ettinger at 4 P.M. at the Annual General Meeting on September 18th (see below). Those who would like to join in and offer their remarks should e-mail David and Connie Ettinger [cdettin(at)aol.com]. For those who cannot attend in person, written remarks can be sent to Connie Ettinger so that they can be read at the meeting.
CI's 106th Patient
July 25, 2011
Robert Ettinger, the founder of the cryonics movement and of the Cryonics Institute, died on Saturday, July 23, at home in Clinton Township, Michigan, and has been cryopreserved at the Institute. The cryonics movement advocates storage at very low temperatures after death in the hope that future technology will permit revival and the cure of aging and disease. Mr. Ettinger wrote The Prospect of Immortality in 1964, a book advocating and explaining the cryonics thesis.
For more information, see: The Cryonics Institute's 106th Patient — Robert Ettinger
AGM is Sunday, September 18, 2011
June 2011
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Cryonics Institute will be held Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 2pm at the main facility, 24355 Sorrentino Court, Clinton Township, Michigan 48035. The Annual General Meeting of The Immortalist Society will immediately follow the AGM of CI on the same Sunday. Meetings generally last most of the afternoon.
Meetings offer a great opportunity to see the facility, to meet other members, to get a sense of the status of the Cryonics Institute and to see Officers, Directors & Staff.
For more information, see: CI 2011 Annual General Meeting
CI's 102nd and 103rd Patients
February 8, 2011
Two new patients were received in January, one of whom was a post-mortem sign-up and the other of whom should have gotten better treatment than she did based on the preparations she had made. The 103rd patient went into liquid nitrogen two days after the 102nd patient.