ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** Forgive me for again drawing attention to the sale of all contents of the Big Idea, the new, excellent, but remotely located, interactive 'inventor centre' in Scotland, UK, which has closed down. An enormous quantity of beautifully produced exhibitry, furniture and equipment is being disposed of and can be examined photographically online. If interested, please make direct contact, as quickly as possible, using the email address shown in the online catalogue: www.interactives-sale.com It now seems that the building could be completely cleared at any time after the end of October. It would be a tragic waste if any of this wonderful stuff were not recycled. Numerous offers have been received from all over the world. Most, but not all, have been of a piecemeal nature and nothing of broader scope has yet been finalised for the exhibition contents as a whole. Time appears to be running out for saving and recycling this material as a functional whole, so it would be helpful if people could forward this message immediately to anyone who might possibly be interested. [log in to unmask] * http://www.interactives.co.uk * Give people facts and you feed their minds for an hour. Awaken curiosity and they feed their own minds for a lifetime. * Ian Russell *********************************************************************** More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at http://www.astc.org. To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to [log in to unmask]