   thumb|ben best giving a lecture at the cryonics institute to some high school students. ben best was president and ceo of the cryonics institute, the world's second largest cryonics organisation for nine years (between 2003 and 2012). best is a well-known activist in cryonics and life extension advocacy. (youtube video of german conference) he holds undergraduate degrees in pharmacy from the university of british columbia, and physics and computing science (bsc), and finance (bba) from simon fraser university in british columbia, canada. best is also certified as a professional registered parliamentarian by the national association of parliamentarians.{{cite web | title = members list | work = plantation unit of parliamentarians | publisher = orgsites.com | date = 1 september 2012 | url = http://www.orgsites.com/fl/p-u-p/index.html | accessda
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