Well, I've accepted the offer of a directorship and shall be directorizing in concert with the rest of you in what I think are the best ways. You're probably all aware of my biases by now, but here they are again:
1) Appeal to a mass audience is very important
You don't have to dumb things down, you just have to present them in the right way. Baby steps for newcomers, a lot of short leaps rather than throwing them in at the deep end. Funding is directly linked to widespread public appreciation of what is being funded...and this is a game of decades. It's all logistics and strategy.
2) We should replicate the 1970s-2000s activities of AIDS and cancer organizations for success
These people got things done, and in the process have laid down a blueprint for the activism we need to do to obtain funding and awareness for aging and healthy life extension research.
3) First Things First
We beat aging in these biological bodies, then we worry about the rest of it. This first thing is sufficiently hard to give us a lot of work already.
4) Networking is vital
But I'm not all that good at it. Still, other people are better and they're getting on with it. I applaud from a safe distance.
5) Things I think are important and high on the to do list:
(i.e. things I was going to do with the Longevity Meme, and are thus just as important with Imminst). In no particular order:
a) pamphlets and getting people to distribute the things
b) selling bumper stickers, buttons, posters and t-shirts (and naked calendars...). Proceeds to the Mouse or similar.
c) getting a Walk to Cure Aging going
d) publishing and circulating open letters
e) gaining content distribution channels for greater online growth
Reason
Founder, Longevity Meme
reason@longevitymeme.org
http://www.longevitymeme.org