Posted in EW News, EW Websites, General on Jun 28th, 2010
Social media has certainly exploded over the last few years, and it seems to be a very popular way for people to keep up with the latest information on their favorite sports team, magazine, restaurant and television program, or just keeping tabs on one’s vast circle of friends. As a matter of fact, there are only a handful of people that I [...]
Posted in EW News, EW Websites on Dec 11th, 2009
The only directory that specifically targets
and gives exposure to elevator and escalator companies within the European market, or those that do business there, now has a website: www.theeurosource.com.
The all-encompassing site includes sections in which one can learn more about the directory, and it’s partners, gather contact information and download the most recent media kit and digital copy of the directory.
The yearly directory, [...]
Posted in EW News, EW Websites, Trade Shows on Nov 11th, 2009
Catch the latest innovations at vendor booths, listen to the hottest topics at the theater hall, download technical papers and presentations in the resource center, and network with fellow industry members — all from the comfort of your own home or office anywhere in the world.
Registration to attend the event is FREE! Visit our website today to [...]
Posted in EW Magazine, EW News, General, Video on Oct 12th, 2009
While scouring the Internet for news on elevators, escalators and related products, I often come across sad stories that remind me that riding vertical-transportation can sometimes have its downside. Thankfully, the American Society of Mechanical engineers codewriters and others do their expert best to make riding as safe and smooth as possible. I’m happy to [...]
Posted in EW Magazine, EW News, EW Websites, Education, General, Trade Shows, Travel on Sep 22nd, 2009
Today proved to be United’s biggest day yet, starting with a concurrent educational session, and National Association of Elevator Contractors and Canadian Elevator Contractors Association meetings. The exhibits then opened, while educational sessions continued until late afternoon. The aforementioned associations then met behind closed doors in board meetings until the evening’s reception and swanky dinner [...]
Posted in EW Magazine, EW News, Education, Trade Shows, Travel on Sep 21st, 2009
Today was the busiest day yet at United in Orlando, with some starting early with the Annual Fun Run at 6:00 a.m. The rest of us started our days with the opening breakfast, which saw excited welcomes from the presidents of each United participating organization. The keynote speaker was Scott Kress, who had a lot [...]
Posted in EW Magazine, EW News, Snapshots, Trade Shows, Travel on Sep 20th, 2009
It’s a beautiful day in the Sunshine State, and United in Orlando 2009 had a great kickoff. The first big day of this mega elevator event began early at 7:00 a.m. with a golf tournament that, according to his friends at the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association, your reporter heard was a lot of fun. Next was [...]
As the ELEVATOR WORLD editor who is responsible for online news, among many other responsibilities, I spend a large portion of my workday searching the Internet. There are numerous sites I visit daily, including CNN and other generic news outlets, plus industry-related sites (I also check Tom Sybert’s Elevator Radio Show on Wednesdays). In addition, [...]
Posted in EW News on Apr 15th, 2009
ELEVATOR WORLD staffers travel the world to bring news to the magazine and to ELENET®. We have long had cooperative arrangements with other publishers in Germany, England, Italy, Spain, Japan, China and Turkey to share information between our magazines. However, last year we began publishing ELEVATOR WORLD India, extending our audience to more than 5,000 [...]