Jonathan Gleich has decided to resign from his Vice President position on the Executive Board for personal reasons. The Executive Board has accepted his resignation effective 10/25/2006. The Executive Board and the membership of SEG America thank Jonathan for his enthusiasm and dedication to SEG America and the 2006 SegwayFest.

The Executive Board of SEG America is pleased to announce the appointment of Carolyn Kelford to the Executive Board as the Local Group Coordinator. Carolyn was a great help to us with the SegwayFest in Long Beach. We look forward to Carolyn’s input to the Executive Board and her work to help the local groups get organized and have lots of local events.

For up-to-date information about the Executive Board’s activities, click on the “Executive Board Summaries” link on the left. These summaries will be posted immediately after the meeting where they are approved.

The main picture on the top of our front page is now randomly chosen for you every time you visit here. So, visit often to see all kinds of interesting people and thier Segways. You never know what will come up next.

SegwayFest 2006 - Long Beach, California,
October 13, 14, and 15, 2006

The Coast Hotel
700 Queensway Drive
Long Beach, CA. 90802
Coast Hotel web site

The SegwayFest Schedule

Friday October 13 at the Coast Hotel:

• 7 PM Welcome Reception

Saturday October 14, 8 am - 6 pm at the Coast Hotel:

Throughout the day, there will be Segway software upgrades, vendors in the foyer, test glides on the all of the Segway models, etc. Some of the topics to be covered and activities for the day include:

• Opening Remarks by Steve Wozniak, author of the new book, “iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It”. We’ll have copies of his book available for purchase and Woz has agreed to autograph the books
• “The Unsought Market and its Contribution” by Jerry Kerr of Disability Rights Advocates for Technology (DRAFT).
• Generation II of Segway Product Line by Doug Field – Chief Technology Officer, Segway Inc
• Saphion Batteries by Joel Sandahl, Chief Technology Officer for Valance Technology and Dean Bogues, President Worldwide Sales & Marketing for Valance Technology
• Picnic in the Park with a glide to Bixby Park for BBQ lunch and activites such as Generation 1 vs Generation 2 Agility Comparison, SegPolo Demo Match, Fun & Games
• Segway Accessories by Chris Gorglione - Marketing, Accessories, Segway, Inc
• Legilative Affairs by Matt Dailida - Regulatory, Segway, Inc
• Product Development Round Table discussion for both Gen 1 & Gen 2 by Doug Field, CTO; David Robinson, Dynamics; Ron Reich and Jeremy Lund, Mechanical Engineering; Bobby Casey, Software
• PT Care and Maintenance by Derek Hugger - Segway, Inc
• Gliding from San Francisco to LA by Steve Ozdemar (Plomoh from SegwayChat)

Saturday October 14, starting at 6:45 pm aboard the Queen Mary

• Cocktail hour
• Banquet Dinner on the ornate Queen’s Salon dining room
• Keynote address by Dean Kamen, Renowned inventor and founder of Segway, Inc.

Sunday October 15:

• SegwayPolo
• Spectacular Glide to famous sites in the LA, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and the Miracle Mile! Eat & shop at the Grove. See and glide Grauman’s Chinese Theatre – Hollywood Walk of Fame – Sunset Strip – Farmers Market and the Grove – Petersen Auto Museum – Greystone Mansion and Beverly Hills – La Brea Tar Pits. We are arranging for pace/chase vehicles for those who do not want to seg the whole trip…!

Rentals: All three local dealers will be providing rentals.

DRAFT to host dinner honoring Dean Kamen on Thursday, October 12
Although not part of the SegwayFest, there will be a DRAFT Fundraising dinner event on Thursday. Disability Rights Advocates for Technology (DRAFT) and Mr. Noel Lee, Headmonster of Monster Cable will host a dinner on Thursday, October 12 at the Los Angeles Universal City Hilton Hotel to honor Dean Kamen creator of the iBOT mobility system for his role in improving the quality of lives of people with disabilities. Reception at 7 pm, Dinner at 8 pm. Visit www.draft.org for more information.