Venturist Cryonics Membership Application:

Because the Society for Venturism is a bona fide church, we believe that we have a religious right to object to autopsy, which would interfere with our ability to go into cryopreservation in a timely fashion upon our legal deaths. We believe that a statement in writing of our religious objection to autopsy would therefore carry more weight than a statement of secular objection to a postmortem of our bodies. 

Therefore, as a benefit of joining the Society for Venturism, if you haven’t already received one of the Venturists’ Religious Objector to Autopsy cards, or if you need to replace your old one, Venturist Cryonics Members who are signed up for cryopreservation with a recognized organization are eligible to receive this card as a benefit of Cryonics Membership. Contact the Society for Venturism today for your card: Society for Venturism, 11255 S. Highway 69, Mayer, AZ 86333, USA;  email: societyforventurism@gmail.com; phone (928) 273-8451:

SOCIETY FOR VENTURISM –  Cryonics Membership Renewal Form for the Current Year

I, (person listed and signing below), am renewing (or applying for new) Cryonics Membership in the Society for Venturism.   I have full suspension arrangements with ________________________________________ (Name of primary cryonics co.)

My suspension is fully funded by_________________________ (name of insurance, or type of funding ).

I agree with the Venturist Principles: 

1). To advocate and promote the worldwide conquest of death through technological means, 

2. To always try to do what is right.  Also, I agree that if I am reanimated from cryonics suspension sometime in the future I will (within reasonable effort) try to help any other Venturist Cryonics Members still in suspension.

DISCLAIMER: The Society for Venturism, Inc. should it become aware of a dangerous situation of any of its members who are in cryonic suspension, and have paid their primary suspension service provider in full for that suspension, and if that suspension should become in a situation where it was going to be terminated without reanimation of the Venturist Member who is a patient of that primary suspension company, then the Society for Venturism may make a good faith effort to try to rescue that Venturist Member Patient, and try to either get them reanimated or get them moved to another cryonics company for continued storage until a possible reanimation is available.  I understand and agree that The Society for Venturism, Inc. makes no guarantees that it  will be able to provide any rescue services.  A lot will depend on the amount of funds the Venturist Organization has at the time of the emergency, the time factors in how we are notified, the cooperation – or lack of it – from others in the event of a cryonics emergency, legal issues, the Board of Directors’ estimate of the possible success of any actions, and other factors that may come into play. There may be cases where in the sole opinion of the Society for Venturism Inc. a rescue attempt is not feasible , or the Society for Venturism may not have enough resources to take action. In any case regardless of the outcome, the Venturism Member who signs below agrees, and instructs is relatives, survivors, or any other party, to hold the Society for Venturism harmless for any and every possible outcome.

I agree to above: _______________________________________________    (signature)                                                                                                                 

__________________ (date – application is for this year)

Printed Name _____________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________

City/state/zip  __________________________________________________________

Email address _____________________________________________________

Phone number _____________________________________________________
                                                                      
Select Type of Membership

Please select which type of membership you desire from below:

_____  Full  Cryonics Member: Suggested donation $25 or more a year. Entitled to all benefits. Full Member status is for those who are signed up and funded for cryonics with Alcor or CI (or other comparable cryosuspension company), have filled out a Venturist Membership application and paid the suggested minimum donation, and have been accepted for membership by the Venturists. They remain Venturist Members in good standing as long as they have sent in their Membership application for the Venturists to keep on file, and they renew their Venturist membership each year.

_____ Life Cryonics Member: Suggested one-time donation of $1,500. Entitled to all benefits. If you are signed up and funded for cryonics with Alcor or CI (or other comparable cryosuspension company), you have filled out an application for Venturist Life Membership, you have submitted that application for our records along with payment of the suggested donation, and you have been accepted as a Life Member, then you don’t have to renew your membership each year.

_____ Associate Member: Suggested donation $25 or more a year, but they are not entitled to any benefits. For those who are not signed up for cryonic suspension yet, but want to apply for Associate Member status and have been accepted and the application is on file; and for those who have been a Full Member in the past, the original accepted application is on file, but they did not renew for the current year.  

Check enclosed for type of membership selected from above ,  made payable to:  The Society for Venturism.

Print & send to:  The Society for Venturism,   C/O Creekside Lodge,   11255 State Route 69,  Mayer,  Arizona 86333

(Members may include an additional voluntary contribution.  If you care to, please tell us if you have a special purpose or project  you want it applied to, or else we apply it to the general fund .

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=SOCIETY FOR VENTURISM  Membership renewal (also use this form for new membership)

The Society for Venturism proposes to offer some new possible benefits for its members.  You can join with 3 options for Full Membership, or as a Venturist Supporter if you are not signed up for cryonics suspension yet (see below).  Here is what Full Members who renew their membership (or new people who join) in 2012 can receive:

1. “No Autopsy” Card: Any Venturist Full Cryonics Member can request a membership card stating the Venturist Member is a “Religious Objector to Autopsy” to carry with you. (Note: This card has never been tested and it is unknown how a legal official would react to it.

2. Cryonics Suspension Protection: As a Full Venturist Cryonics Member your name is entered on the list of Members who would like The Venturists to make a good faith effort to try to rescue you sometime in the future if your cryonic suspension with your primary suspension company comes in danger of being terminated. 

DISCLAIMER: This applies if you were a Venturist Cryonics Member (in good standing) at the time you were placed into cryonics storage by your primary cryonics organization (at present we recognize patients stored at CI and Alcor) with all your storage charges paid in full to your primary suspension and storage provider. At some later point you might become in danger of having your cryonics storage ended before reanimation. If this should happen, and the Venturist Board of Directors felt they might be able to help get you moved to another storage company or get you reanimated, the Board would make a good faith effort to try to help you in that regard. Such action would depend on circumstances and judgments such as the amount of funds available and estimates of being successful (see below for more explanation).  The Venturists make NO Guarantee that they can rescue a member, but only that they will consider the odds of success and other factors involved in making a good faith effort to try to rescue Venturist Members whose suspension becomes in jeopardy. In any and all cases the Board of Directors (in their sole opinion) will decide which attempted rescues to get involved in, and which ones (if any) they feel they should not get involved in. This possible protection is NOT to help Venturist Members get suspended but is only for Venturist Members after they have been placed in suspension and their suspension was paid for in full.

3. POSSIBLE FINANCIAL HELP AT REANIMATION FOR VENTURIST MEMBERS: If at the time of reanimation of Venturist Cryonics Members, there is money left in this fund (above in #2), The Society for Venturism can use portions of the fund to help those Venturist Cryonics Members who need help getting back into society. For instance: getting a new education.

4.  CRYONICS HALL OF FAME:  This year the members of the Society for Venturism will be creating a Cryonics Hall of Fame to honor past cryonics persons for their work. 

5. Research Fund: We would like to help finance research in cryonics  and possible chemical preservation which might be safer and more affordable for those who are considering cryonics suspension.

6. Cryonics Advocate Plan: Venturist Cryonics Members who feel they may need an advocate around the time of their suspension, or any other time, can get help from Venturist Members who want to volunteer to help out in that position. This can be useful to have an advocate working with family and/or with medical professionals.