ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
*****************************************************************************

Dean is great, he's a superstar and very motivational.  His  
wheelchair that walks up stairs has been on the market for quite some  
time, but like the segway it has not caught on.  It is FDA approved,  
which means that insurance/medicaid can pay for it, in theory.  But I  
believe it is north of 30K, and I also believe that it is not  
approved by the FDA for going up stairs.

Eric Siegel
New York Hall of Science
[log in to unmask]
(718) 699-0005 x 317



On Nov 15, 2006, at 9:54 AM, Kristie Mazzoni wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology  
> Centers
> Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related  
> institutions.
> ********************************************************************** 
> *******
>
> Dean Kamen, the guy who invented the Segway and an insulin pump, would
> be good.  I saw on late-night television that he was working on a
> wheelchair that walks up stairs.
>
>
> Kristie M. Mazzoni
> Assistant Planetarium Director
> Gengras Planetarium
> The Children's Museum
> (formerly The Science Center of Connecticut)
> 950 Trout Brook Drive
> West Hartford CT 06119
>
> (860) 231-2830 x24
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Informal Science Education Network
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lynn Baum
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 8:15 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: recommendations for a moderator/facilitator
>
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology
> Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and  
> related
> institutions.
> ********************************************************************** 
> **
> *****
>
> We are working with the Lemelson-MIT Program to create an
> invention/design challenge event for high school students in May that
> will include a theater presentation of their award-winning inventors.
> We are looking for minor to even somewhat major celebrity types who
> could energetically get the kids excited about the day and to help
> facilitate the inventors' presentations.
>
> We have looked into the MytheBusters but don't think its quite the  
> right
> fit. They need to be somewhat connected to design and innovation, fun
> and if possible be recognizable and yet, not completely overshadow the
> award winners themselves.   Not asking for too much....
>
> If anyone has any thoughts or recommendations they would be most
> appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Lynn
>
> ********************************************************************** 
> *
> 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]
>
> ********************************************************************** 
> *
> 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]


***********************************************************************
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]