[extropy-chat] ANNOUNCE: Extropy Institute's Future

[Samantha Atkins]

On May 3, 2006, at 8:41 AM, Natasha Vita-More wrote:

>
> Dear Members, friends, and colleagues:
>
> This letter is an announcement of the events taking place at  
> Extropy Institute as a result of its Strategic Plan 2006. A copy of  
> the Plan is available on ExI's website [ http://www.extropy.org/ 
> strategicplan.htm ] for your review. The Plan identifies some  
> factors that ExI's Board has considered in assessing the future of  
> ExI and the best possible course of action to take for ExI, its  
> members, and other stakeholders.
>
> The Past.  ExI was formed in 1990 by Max More and Tom Bell with a  
> mission to bring great minds together to incubate ideas about  
> emerging technologies, life extension and the future. ExI's goals  
> were to (1) develop an elegant, focused philosophy for  
> transhumanism the philosophy of "Extropy"; (2) encourage  
> discussions and debates on improving the human condition; and (2)  
> develop a culture for activists, energized and devoted to bringing  
> these ideas to the public. The initiatives which realized these  
> goals are (1) Extropy: the Journal of Transhumanist Thought;  
> Principles of Extropy; Extro Conferences 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; public  
> forums such as the famed "extropians" and "extropy-chat" email  
> lists; public presentations in the news, radio, televised  
> documentaries, talk shows, and films; and the VP Summit of 2004  
> addressing the backlash from conservatives against technological  
> advancements.
>
> The Present. ExI deems its mission as essentially completed. With  
> this said, and in respect for Extropy Institute’s legacy of  
> achievement, the Board voted and has unanimously agreed to close  
> Extropy Institute's doors.
>

The mission is certainly not complete.   If the board has seen fit to  
close down that is fine but please don't claim the work is finished.

- samantha




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