AGING 2008: Call to Action!
In the history of any successful organization there are actions taken at opportune times that bring about catalytic change - not merely to the dynamics of the organization itself, but ultimately to its wider impact in the world. The Methuselah Foundation is now poised at the brink of considerable opportunity. Our collective actions will determine the nature of how we move forward from here.
Aging 2008, at UCLA in Los Angeles, has the potential to be a watershed event for the Foundation. Here's the website with details:
http://mfoundation.org/aging2008
We're looking for as many volunteers as possible to help with Aging 2008. Please contact the Foundation if you can volunteer
- online;
- or in the Los Angeles area;
- or at a college/university in Southern California
...along with your availability, interests, and any special skills or knowledge you can offer. Here's the schedule:
June 27 - Aging: The Disease, The Cure, The Implications (free public symposium)
June 28-29 - Understanding Aging: Biomedical and Bioengineering Approaches (scientific conference)
We need your help to prepare for and publicize these events - especially the June 27th symposium, when we have to fill Royce Hall with 1,800 people. Here's how you can immediately help to publicize this event:
1) Blog about Aging 2008; if you do, let us know and we'll add you to the Aging 2008 Blogroll2) Put up a banner or button, and send banners/buttons to others:
http://mfoundation.org/aging2008/promote/
3) Send the May 18th press release to your network and media contacts:
http://mfoundation.org/aging2008/promote/Aging2008PressRelease.pdf
4) Promote through social networks, Twitter, and mailing lists
5) Put up/hand out flyers and postcards at colleges, bookstores, etc. in L.A. and surrounding regions:
http://mfoundation.org/aging2008/promote/#flyers
6) Help us get pre-event coverage: online, print, radio, and TV
7) Share Aubrey's videos (TEDTalk, Colbert Report, etc.) by putting them on your blog or sending them to friends:
There's something for everyone - invite any friends that can help volunteer too! We need to tell the world that the aging process is an approachable challenge with the technologies we have at hand. Regenerative medicine is still in its infancy, and we can work to make the defeat of aging a key goal for this emerging field.
Now is the time for us to step up to a higher level of public engagement!