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[Bruce Klein]

Conference Success!
http://www.imminst.org/conference

More than 150 people attended the first Immortality Institute Life Extension Conference in Atlanta, GA on Nov 5, 2005.  

There were a number of media and film teams covering the event.  ImmInst has planned a DVD of the event to be available soon.

Pictures of the conference are found below and here in this topic:
http://www.imminst.o...ST&f=191&t=8443

Speakers power points (13) are found here:  
http://www.imminst.o...s=&act=SF&f=191

Randy Wicker(ImmInst Advisor) has some conference video here:
http://www.randywick...g.blogspot.com/


CONFERENCE VIDEO


  Dr. Martine Rothblatt - Video


  Dr. Michael Rose - Video


    Dr. Aubrey de Grey - Video


   Dr. Brad F. Mellon - Video



Thanks again to the wonderful audience, excellent speakers, and
hard working volunteers. Extended listing of "Thank Yous" below.  

Thanks again to our Conference Sponsors:

$5,000 Gold Sponsor - Brian Cartmell, Cartmell Holdings LLC
$4,000 Dinner Sponsor - Life Extension Foundation
$3,000 Silver Sponsor - Gary C. Hudson, CEO, HMX Inc.
$2,000 Bronze Sponsor - Canaca.com, Web Hosting
$1,000 Patron Sponsor - Alcor Life Extension Foundation

FREE COPY OF IMMINST FILM

If you'd like to receive a beta-version copy of ImmInst's documentary
film, Exploring Life Extension (1hr 45min), send an email with your physical mailing address to support@imminst.org

Sincerely,

ImmInst Team

[Bruce Klein]

This thread will be a compilation of the conference volunteer efforts I wish to document.  I'll focus each post on one individual at a time.  Others are warmly invited to jostle my memory and include their volunteer documentation.

[Bruce Klein]

Justin Loew (Mind - ImmInst Spokesperson and Treasurer) stands out first in my mind for his gracious efforts in purchasing a rental vehicle to ferry speakers and guests between the hotel and the conference center.  Justin is also an exceptional talent as he stepped in during the last week to take on four more conference speaker introductions...  Justin introduced and mentored five speakers (Ben Best, Brian Wowk, James Hughes, Max More, and Rudi Hoffman).

On top of his role as spokesperson, Justin puts in quite a bit of time each month helping ImmInst with our financial records.

I must be away now... bbl later for more appreciation.

[Bruce Klein]

Susan Fonseca-Klein (ImmInst Director) did an amazing job Emceeing the conference.  She keep things on track while maintaining a high level of charm an professionalism.

Susan introduced four speakers (Brad Mellon, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Martine Rothblatt, and Charles Platt).

Susan's father(Marco Fonseca), mother(Terry Fonseca), sister(Carol Fonseca) and brother(Mike Fonseca), all helped greatly at the registration table and by taking photos.

[Bruce Klein]

John Schloendorn (ImmInst Advisor) did an excellent job stepping in at the last minute to introduce Dr. Ralph Merkle.

[Bruce Klein]

Joel Morgan (ImmInst Full Member) did an excellent job filming the conference. He's now working to put together a DVD of the event.  Joel also managed to contact Popular Science beforehand to included at the event 150 magazine copies which featured Dr. Aubrey de Grey's "Seven Deadly SENS".

[Bruce Klein]

Randy Wicker (ImmInst Advisor) has uploaded video clips from the conference to his Vlog: http://www.randywick...g.blogspot.com/

Thanks, Randy!

[Bruce Klein]

Ryan Bates (ImmInst Navigator) did an excellent job introducing and mentoring both Michael Rose and Chris Heward.

[Bruce Klein]

Justin (ImmInst Navigator) did a great job introducing Aubrey!

[Bruce Klein]

Jay Fox (ImmInst Director) went the extra mile in order to attend the event to introduce and mentor Dr. Ben Goertzel.  Thanks for your help Jay!

[Bruce Klein]

Thanks to ImmInst Director, Reason, for publicizing the event before and after the event at his site: http://www.longevitymeme.org

[Bruce Klein]

  
Thanks to Simon Smith and George Dvorsky at http://www.betterhumans.com for promoting the event.

[Bruce Klein]

    
Thanks to Max More and Natasha Vita-More for promoting the event via http://www.extropy.com Sorry you ware unable to attend, Natasha.. next time!

[Bruce Klein]

Thanks to Martine Rothblatt for helping us to promote the event by sponsoring the purchase and mailing of more than 700 books (Ray Kurzweil & Terry Grossman's  Fantastic Voyage : Live Long Enough to Live Forever) to current ImmInst Members.  A number of individuals attend because of this mailing.

Dr. Rothblatt has also sponsored a matching grant (100K) to support vitrification research.

[Bruce Klein]

Thanks to Sebastian Sethe (ImmInst Director) and his excellent leadership guidance and ideas for how to make the event more successful.  Sebastian attended a conference in Holland on the same day (Nov 5) where he spoke on a panel about immortality and life extension.

[Bruce Klein]

Sorry we missed you Ken Sills (ImmInst Director).  Thank you for your efforts to gain media coverage for the event!

[Bruce Klein]

Thank you Bill Faloon http://www.lef.org for promoting the event via the Life Extension Magazine and for sponsoring the post-conference dinner (4K)!

[Bruce Klein]

Thanks James Hughes for promoting the event via the World Transhumanist Assoc.

[Bruce Klein]

  
Thanks to Tanya Jones and Stephen Van Sickle (Alcor Leadership) for joining the event to announce Dr. Rothblatt matching grant (100K) to support vitrification research.  Also, thanks to Alcor for their conference sponsorship (1K)!

[Bruce Klein]

Thanks to Bill Taylor and his wonderful family for traveling down from TN to film the conference!

[swami17]

I forgot to fill out the feedback sheet before I left, so here's my response:

This conference was an absolute 10 on a scale of 1 to 10.  

AMAZING collection of great speakers, excellent schedule, great choice of venue, fun and interesting group of people. I couldn't have asked for more, except perhaps a working cure for aging.  But I can exercise some patience on that one.  At least a bunch of smart people are working on it.

If you do another one next year, I will DEFINITELY be there. [:o]  [:o]  [:o]  [:o]  [:o]

[Live Forever]

I concur with Andrew. A terrific conference guys! Thanks so much for everyone's efforts, they are greatly, greatly appreciated!

You thanked everyone, Bruce, but a GREAT BIG thanks to you, man!!!  You did a terrific job with everything!

[Bruce Klein]

Thanks!

[randolfe]

Bruce has been so busy thanking everyone else that his own incredible efforts have gone unmentioned.

I was very skeptical in the beginning.  However, this conference was truly a total success.

That success is due to Bruce's and Susan's total dedication to seeing it succeed.  

I just got back to vlogging two more reports on the conference.  They can be accessed here:

Aubrey de Grey Ph.D. : Spokesman for Human Immortality
http://www.blip.tv/file/5378

Mastering Human Aging?  Flies and mice show us how!
http://blip.tv/file/5374

[randolfe]

I just vlogged footage shot inside CNN Headquarters during our tour on the Sunday after the Conference.  It's not so much on "topic" as it is fun.  I subtitled it "Immortalists acting mortal".


LINK: http://www.blip.tv/file/5534  It is probably best to send people directly to the link because you never know what I might throw up on top of my vlog at the general link below.

I think I might post an interview I did with John from Germany next.  Have to look at some more footage.

Vloggingly yours,

Randy Wicker

Randolfe (Randy) Wicker

Videographer, Writer, Activist
Advisor: The Immortality Institute
Hoboken, NJ
http://www.randywick...g.blogspot.com/
201-656-3280

[Bruce Klein]

More pics of the conference have been added above.  Taken by Marco and Mike Fonseca (Susan's Dad and Brother).

[caliban]

Personal confernce report by Brent Fox:
http://www.cryonics....ry06/iminst.htm

published in in "the Immortalist" Jan 2006 edition
http://www.cryonics.org/immortalist/

[Live Forever]

caliban said:

Personal confernce report by Brent Fox:
http://www.cryonics....ry06/iminst.htm

published in in "the Immortalist" Jan 2006 edition
http://www.cryonics.org/immortalist/

Thanks for the links!  

[Live Forever]

BruceKlein said:

ImmInst has planned a DVD of the event to be available soon.

Any news on this?

[taktikz]

Susan Fonseca is cute :-P