The International Association of Elevator Consultants, formerly National Association of Vertical Transportation Professionals, is an association of elevator consultant

Elevator consultant

An elevator consultant is someone who specializes in the design, testing and maintenance inspection of elevators, escalators, moving walkways and many other conveyances that move people. They are not to be confused with elevator mechanics. Consultants do not normally perform work on conveyances....

s. The group states that it was formed to share information and ideas, network, and weed out the under-qualified individuals claiming to be elevator

Elevator

An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...

 consultants.

Workshops

The IAEC holds a meeting every year, sometimes with international speakers.
The next annual IAEC Forum, Forum 2011, will be May 8–12, 2011 in New York, NY.

Membership

Membership is only open to individuals and firms from the consulting segment of the elevator industry. People and companies who sell or install elevators are not allowed to join.