2017 Northampton Lift Symposium Call for Papers

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Read your daily industry news update: http://www.elevatorworld.com/industry-news/november-2-2016/ The Tall Building Set is now available at elevatorbooks.com. The set includes two books by Judith Dupré: One World Trade Center and Skyscrapers, plus a free 2017 Skyscrapers wall calendar: http://www.elevatorbooks.com/Products/DUPRESET/dupre-tall-building-set.aspx 2017 SYMPOSIUM IN NORTHAMPTON: CALL FOR PAPERS The University of Northampton, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers Lifts Group and Lift and Escalator Industry Association have announced a call for papers for the Seventh Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies. The event will be held on September 20-21, 2017, at the Highgate House in Northampton, U.K, and bring together experts in the field of vertical transportation, offering an opportunity for speakers to present peer-reviewed papers. Speakers will include industry experts, academics and postgraduate students. For more information or to submit an abstract, visit liftsymposium.org. ANOTHER LUXURY-CAR-THEMED TOWER IN MIAMI? Another luxury-car-themed tower could join the Porsche Design Tower in Miami in the form of the 66-story, 390-unit Aston Martin Residences at 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way, British automaker Aston Martin announced. G and G Business Developments is behind the project, designed by Revuelta Architecture and Bodas Mian Anger with a "bold, sail-shaped" profile. Interiors will be designed by Aston Martin and feature two private lobbies, a fitness center, a spa and an infinity pool. Groundbreaking on what Aston Martin describes as its first real-estate project is anticipated in summer 2017. Car elevators, a feature of the Porsche tower, were not mentioned as part of this project. IN MEMORIAM: DAVID COLEMAN BICKNELL David Coleman Bicknell, an Otis employee for more than 40 years and a Massachusetts state elevator inspector, passed away on October 21 at the age of 89. A World War II veteran and lifelong resident of Stoneham, Massachusetts, Bicknell is survived by loved ones, who include his wife of 64 years, Jean, and sister, Joanna Howes. He was a member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 4. A service was held on October 25, followed by military honors. Memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church of Stoneham, 457 Main Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts 02180. Follow our Company Page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elevator-world-inc- Submit your best industry photos to our 2017 Photo Contest! You could win one of several great prizes and be published in ELEVATOR WORLD magazine. http://www.elevatorworld.com/photocontest Subscribe to ELEVATOR WORLD magazine: http://www.elevatorbooks.com/Products/CategoryCenter/SUBS/Subscriptions.aspx Online bookstore: www.elevatorbooks.com Blog: www.elevatorworld.com/blogs Website: www.elevatorworld.com Image courtesy Lift & Escalator Symposium