<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On May 3, 2006, at 8:41 AM, Natasha Vita-More wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <BR> D<FONT size="2">ear Members, friends, and colleagues:<BR><BR> </FONT>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 [ <A href="http://www.extropy.org/strategicplan.htm" eudora="autourl"> http://www.extropy.org/strategicplan.htm</A> ] 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.<BR><BR> <B>The Past.</B> 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 transhumanismthe 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) <I>Extropy: the Journal of Transhumanist Thought</I>; 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.<BR><BR> <B>The Present. </B>ExI deems its mission as essentially completed<FONT size="2">. </FONT>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.<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>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. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>- samantha</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>