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  • Save the date: IIR World Refrigeration Day 2025 Event on June 18th in Paris

    The 2025 IIR World Refrigeration Day event brings together key decision-makers from governments, industry, academia and partner international organisations under one theme: The critical role of refrigeration and...

    • Publication date : 2025/06/11
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  • Save the Date – The 7th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain will take place in April 2022

    This international event will focus on sharing expertise on the cold chain with developing countries to address key UN sustainable development goals related to hunger, health, energy, education,...

    • Publication date : 2021/06/28
    • Subjects: Technology, Developing country, Environment
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  • ICR2015 Abstract submission deadline extended!

    ICR2015 is gearing up to be more successful than ever with over 880 abstracts already submitted!

    • Publication date : 2014/11/04
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  • Conference update: Copenhagen

    Don't miss the 8th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids (GL2008), the event in this field, to be held on September 7-10, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Key dates: abstract submissions by February 15, 2008; paper submittal: May...

    • Publication date : 2007/11/20
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  • Conference update: Copenhagen

    Don't miss the 8th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids (GL2008), the event in this field, to be held on September 7-10, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Key dates: abstract submissions by February 15, 2008; paper submittal: May...

    • Publication date : 2008/02/12
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  • Conference update: Cambridge

    The 1st IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain is to be held on March 29-31, 2010. The conference, which will attract an international audience of researchers and industrialists, will bring together those with an...

    • Publication date : 2009/12/09
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  • A date with Cold Chain Forum in Paris!

    Cold Chain Forum is waiting to meet you on October 23 & 24 2013 at la Grande Halle de la Villette, in Paris.

    • Publication date : 2013/09/18
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  • Join the IIR to stay up-to-date!

    The world of refrigeration is changing rapidly and must continue to accelerate its adaptation to the challenges of climate change: very low greenhouse effect refrigerants, greatly increased energy efficiency,...

    • Publication date : 2021/12/15
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  • Conference update: Singapore

    The 1st IIR Cold Chain Conference will take place in Singapore on April 27-29, 2009. Keep updated: brendan@airah.org.au, www.airah.org.au

    • Publication date : 2008/05/13
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  • Conference update: Singapore

    The 1st IIR Cold Chain Conference will take place in Singapore, on April 27-29, 2009. Keep updated: david@airah.org.au or

    • Publication date : 2008/10/25
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  • Conference update: Singapore

    The 1st IIR Cold Chain Conference that was scheduled to take place in Singapore on April 27-29, 2009 is postponed. It will be held at another venue: for updates, check out

    • Publication date : 2009/05/18
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  • Conference update: Cambridge

    The 1st IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain will take place on March 29-31, 2010 in Cambridge, UK. Present a paper, check out pre-registration and keep updated on themes and short courses:

    • Publication date : 2009/08/13
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  • Conference update: Sofia

    The 9th IIR Conference on Phase-Change Materials and Slurries for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning will be held on September 29-October 1, 2010 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Keep updated and check out deadlines:

    • Publication date : 2010/05/27
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  • Conference update: Seoul

    Interested in sorption heat pumps? Here's a rare opportunity to become updated on the state of the art: the International Sorption Heat Pump Conference (ISHPC2008), an IIR-co-sponsored event, will take place in Seoul, Korea, on September 23-26,...

    • Publication date : 2007/11/20
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  • Conference update: Casta Papiernicka

    For an update on the state of the art in the compressors field, register for the 7th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants - Compressors 2009 to be held in Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic, on September 30-October 2, 2009:

    • Publication date : 2009/08/13
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  • Conference update: Casta Papiernicka

    For an update on the state of the art in the compressors field, register for the 7th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants - Compressors 2009 to be held in Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic, on September 30-October 2, 2009. Present...

    • Publication date : 2008/10/25
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  • Conference update: Casta Papiernicka

    For an update on the state of the art in the compressors field, register for the 7th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants - Compressors 2009 to be held in Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic, on September 30-October 2, 2009. Present...

    • Publication date : 2009/02/24
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  • Conference update: Casta Papiernicka

    For an update on the state of the art in the compressors field, register for the 7th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants - Compressors 2009 to be held in Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic, on September 30-October 2, 2009. Present...

    • Publication date : 2009/05/18
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  • Conference update: Amsterdam

    - The IIR co-sponsored 11th European Cold Chain Education Program, an IIR-co-sponsored event, will be held in Amsterdam on February 25-26, 2008. The theme is "Back to basics: safe, efficient and profitable cold storage and distribution". The event...

    • Publication date : 2008/02/12
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  • Conference update: Amsterdam

    With "Explore the future: Green, lean, and cost-effective cold storage and distribution operations" as theme, the 12th European Cold Chain Logistics Education Program & Trade Show is to be held on January 26-27, 2009 in Amsterdam. This event...

    • Publication date : 2008/10/25
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  • Conference update: Antony

    1st IIR Workshop on Refrigerant Charge Reduction in Refrigerating Systems will be held in Antony, France, on April 6-7, 2009. Contact helene.macchi@cemagref.fr to register and present...

    • Publication date : 2009/02/24
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  • Conference update: Stockholm

    The 2nd IIR Workshop on Refrigerant Charge Reduction in Refrigerating Systems will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 16-17, 2010. Key themes include: design of low-refrigerant charge systems; thermodynamics in compact heat exchangers; design...

    • Publication date : 2010/05/27
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  • Conference update: Stockholm

    The 2nd IIR Workshop on Refrigerant Charge Reduction in Refrigerating Systems will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 16-17, 2010. The main themes are: design of low-refrigerant charge systems thermodynamics in compact heat exchangers; design...

    • Publication date : 2010/03/07
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  • Conference update: Ohrid

    The next conference in a series of leading-edge IIR events on ammonia is to be held in Ohrid, Macedonia, on May 7-9, 2009: Ammonia Refrigeration Technology.ristoci@ukim.edu.mk,

    • Publication date : 2008/04/17
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  • Conference update: Ohrid

    The next conference in a series of leading-edge IIR events on ammonia is to be held in Ohrid, Macedonia, on May 7-9, 2009: Ammonia Refrigeration Technology. Present a paper and register:

    • Publication date : 2008/10/14
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