December
2012
Advertising @ LongeCity in 2013
LongeCity is providing some space on its bustling webpage for
affiliated advertisers to promote their services, products and ideas.
Revenue from such ads goes straight into funding life extension research
and advocacy projects. (For more information about the 'philosophy'
behind advertising at LongeCity see this
article.)
As a volunteer-run organization we would like to keep the admin and time
commitments for identifying and negotiating advertising opportunities
low and to have some planning security, so we are focusing on a campaign
to establish the advertising framework for 2013.
There are numerous ways to advertise at LongeCity. Potential advertisers
please check out this page.
Ad contest for life extension
Ads are not only something we feature- we want to advertise ourselves as
well! To this end, we are conducting an open competition for a pro-life extension advertisement that can also be used to draw people to LongeCity.
Ads can be entered in two categories (or both)
- 'meme' - this ad has a powerful message in itself. It works as an image to convey something about life extension.
- 'click' - this ad attracts 'clicks', it makes the viewer intrigued or curious about following the link in the ad. Obviously, the interest should be life-extension related (no misleading ads)
Prize: 2x$100 (per category) transferred to a paypal account.
Submission deadline: Jan.21st 2012.
HEALES Conference -Success!
Earlier this month, a high-caliber group of researchers and life
extension advocates met in the 'European Capital' Brussels to discuss
cutting-edge biocenology findings, alongside current research
developments and the initiative for a European 'healthy aging'
policy. LongeCity was honored to support the event in part through its
small grants scheme. Many LongeCity Members convened in the chilly
streets and warm coffee places at and around the conference to talk and
to listen, to network and strategize.
The lectures have been recorded and will be shared online.
Check
this topic for pictures and information from the event!
C60-'Buckyball' mouse experiments at home
The 'citizen science' approach to C60 research is coming together:
the volunteer researchers have registered and gathered and first data is
flowing in. A fundraiser to support the initiative has met its initial
goalpost.
Read
here about this initiative and how you can learn from and contribute
to the data generated.
You can still support
the programme with your donation.
VIMMORTAL II - shelved
VIMMORTAL, the first crowdsourced anti-ageing multivitamin was
launched in 2010. After gathering experiences and suggestions during the
first successful run production run, we had firm plans to re-launch the
supplement. The community and experts came together to discuss the
ingredients and formulation. Everyone agreed on a new, optimized
formula. We passed the improved recipe to the supplement company
RevGenetics who had previously agreed to produce VIMMORTAL. However,
RevGenetics were unable to resume production. Readers of this newsletter
will remember how the date for the re-launch was pushed back time and
again. Now we have to accept that RevGenetics is unable to provide the
supplement to the community after all. This is a disappointing setback
for the project, in which LongeCity was at the forefront of connecting
supplement sellers and consumers in an innovative dialogue at the
cutting edge of nutritional supplement design. However, we are very
proud of this effort and the experience and data generated by it. The
VIMMORTAL formula is 'open source' and we are optimistic that another
manufacturer/seller will see the opportunities of connecting with
directly with the life extension community to provide the 'ideal'
supplement solution.
Statement here
Member Questions
This year, In 2012, we scrapped the monthly membership scheme. Overall, the experiment seems to have gone well, we have a growing core of yearly members.
In planning the Strategy for 2013, we are asking our members a few
important questions. We are trying to understand why people are members
and how LongeCity should be run.
Please take a moment to answer, it really helps leadership and the community to get a better understanding of where the priorities are or should be.
These important polls are
listed here (Members only link)
Podcasts this month
After a resoundingly successful relaunch throughout 2012, the LongeCity
interview podcasts conclude the year with a triplicate treat:
‣ Dr. Kenneth Hayworth, co-founder of the Brain Preservation
Foundation and Prize. Topics range from current cognitive science and
neuroscience to plastination and cryonics.
‣ Dr Joao Pedro De Magalhaes of Liverpool University about the
genomics of aging, aging research in general, and his
(LongeCity-cosponsored) research on cryoprotectant toxicity.
‣ Aubrey DeGrey of the SENS Foundation. Topics range from current
to future SENS research, job opportunities at SENS, persuading more
people to support life extension and future conferences.
A warm thanks to Mind for keeping the show o the road! He needs your
help picking good guests to interview and good questions to ask them. Share
your suggestions here.
Caliban
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