We would like to welcome our newest staff member, Steve Graber. Steve will be working with Alcor's Transport Coordinator to perform standbys, postmortem stabilization, and transport of Alcor patients to Alcor's cryopreservation facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. Additionally, he participates... D'Bora http://www.alcor.org

In what has become the busiest 12 months of any previous year in Alcor's history, we have cryopreserved three additional members during this past month of June. A-2371, who maintained confidentiality with respect to his membership, resided in Cleveland, Ohio.... Jennifer Chapman www.alcor.org

This meeting will be held on Sunday, July 18, 2010, at 4pm in Mountain View, California. For more info and directions please contact Mark Galeck at mark_galeck@pacbell.net.... D'Bora http://www.alcor.org

1st to 3rd October 2010 in Goslar, Germany The German Society for Applied Biostasis (DGAB) organizes its first scientific symposium. It has the title "Applied Cryobiology - Scientific Symposium on Cryonics" and will be held in autumn 2010. The DGAB... D'Bora http://www.alcor.org

Alcor Life Extension Foundation is on Facebook. If you would like to connect with Alcor members and supporters then visit our official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/alcor.life.extension.foundation Become a fan and encourage interested friends, family members, and colleagues to support us too.... D'Bora http://www.alcor.org

Jennifer Chapman Executive Director Board Report June 5, 2010 In mid-May, we cryopreserved 92-year-old Paul Garfield, a neuropreservation patient. Paul was a dedicated member of Alcor for 20 years and a long-time volunteer at the organization. Even in his 90's... Jennifer Chapman www.alcor.org

On May 28, 2010, the Superior Court of the State of Arizona found former Alcor paramedic Larry Johnson in contempt of court and issued a warrant for his arrest. The associated judgment also ordered Johnson to pay Alcor $34,107.57 in... D'Bora http://www.alcor.org

A long time member since 1990 and a volunteer at Alcor, Paul Garfield (A-1608L), entered into hospice care this past May in Plano, TX. Alcor's deployment committee decided to send Aaron Drake, Alcor's Transport Coordinator; members of the Texas Regional... D'Bora http://www.alcor.org

June 6, 2010 will be the next Cryonics Oregon meeting. It will coincide with a downtown Portland aging conference. As a result we have been successful in persuading Cryonics Institute President Ben Best and Alcor member and biogerontologist Aubrey de... D'Bora http://www.alcor.org

This past February, one of the original founders of Suspended Animation, Inc., and long time member of Alcor, David Hayes, suffered a seizure at his home in Florida. As the seizure was witnessed, 911 were called and David was taken... D'Bora http://www.alcor.org

This past month, Alcor was faced with three members who were admitted to hospice with end-stage conditions. On back-to-back days, two of our members were cryopreserved while the third member’s condition has temporarily improved. Through careful planning, we were able... D'Bora http://www.alcor.org

Chihiro Asaumi (Yumi, A-2361), a member of Alcor for about two years, had relocated with her husband to the Scottsdale area. Suffering from metastatic breast cancer, her condition had worsened, apparently after a change in her medication. With surgical intervention... D'Bora http://www.alcor.org

Wesley du Charme (Wes, A-1614), a member for nearly 14 years, was recently diagnosed with end-stage pancreatic cancer after battling brain cancer for an extended period of time. After determining that additional treatments would be futile and the time required... D'Bora http://www.alcor.org