Dear Colleague,

We have great pleasure in issuing the first announcement of Elevcon 2010, the 18th world congress of the International Association of Elevator Engineers in Lucerne, Switzerland. We plan an outstanding program of presentations by leading experts from all over the world within the vertical transportation industry and we hope you will contribute to the success of the congress, either by presenting a paper or simply by your participation. The congress and exhibition of industry innovations are planned for three days at one of the most prestigious sites in Lucerne, the modern KKL - Lucerne Congress Centre, which is located by the lake in the center of the city.  Join us in Lucerne for Elevcon 2010 

Mr. Ami Lustig,

ESL – Eng. S. Lustig, Consulting Engineers Ltd, Israel

Elevcon 2010 Chairman & Program Manager

Elevcon International Steering Committee

Mr. G.W. Gibson, IAEE Executive Board, U.S.A.

Mr. R. Howkins, Ove Arup & Partners, UK

Mr. John Inglis, OAM, IAEE President, Australia

Dr. A.T.P. So, City University, Hong Kong

Mr. J. Stier, IAEE Administrative Board

Mr. S. Targit, Asray, Turkey

Call for Papers

We have great pleasure in inviting you to share your experience, knowledge and opinions with other experts from all over the world by presenting a paper at Elevcon 2010.

The abstract of an original paper on all topics relevant to vertical transportation technologies should be no longer than 100 words, with 10 words title, classification of the topic, authors’ name(s), company, address, email, phone and fax numbers. Proposals for workshops are welcomed as well. Workshops should discuss topics that involve the audience rather than being mini-sessions.

Once your abstract is accepted, guidelines for paper preparation and further information will be provided. The written papers will be included in the book Elevator Technology 18, Proceedings of Elevcon 2010. We should receive your abstract /proposal for workshops no later than 1 October 2009.

The official language of Elevcon 2010 will be English and will be used in all presentations and printed material.

Send your proposals to: Ami Lustig, Elevcon 2010 Chairman & Program Manager – Email: lustig@elevcon.com