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IIR at COP29 in Baku: Week 1 in review
The first week of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, brought together global leaders, scientists, and industry stakeholders to tackle pressing climate issues. Among the key participants, the...
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News from IIR members: DKV
New DKV publications:• CD-ROM of Deutschen Kälte-Klima Tagung 2010 in Magdeburg, containing all papers and presentations. Languages: German and English• Special: CD-ROMs from DKV-Tagungen 2002 to 2010 as a...
News from IIR members: Cetim
Environmental damage as a direct result of emissions and as an indirect result of energy consumption, both of which contribute to the greenhouse effect... Ozone depletion due to the effects of certain fluids... Fire and intoxication risks......
Event report: Split
The Croatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, a new corporate member of the IIR, organized a Congress in Split, Croatia, on March 24-25, 2011. 400 participants from 9 countries attended. D. Coulomb was invited to present IIR activities.
FRISBEE project: data collection
The IIR is involved in the European Union-funded FRISBEE (Food Refrigeration Innovations for Safety, consumer Benefit, Environmental impact and Energy optimization along the cold chain in Europe) project. Currently, one of the most important tasks...
Briefs: Don Cleland
This year's winner of the UK Institute of Refrigeration’s J&E Hall Gold Medal is Prof. Donald Cleland, Massey University, New Zealand, and Head of the IIR’s Section C. Don has been involved in refrigeration-related research and its application...
Briefs: Karl Stephan
Professor Karl Stephan, former President of Commission B1 and Head of Section B, and member of the Management Committee of the IIR, celebrated his 80th birthday in November 2010. The IIR, along with many national and international organizations,...
Obituaries: Andrzej Stera
Dr Andrzej Stera, former Head of Section D and President of Commission D2, died suddenly while on his way from the UK to a shipping event in Sydney. Andrzej Stera had a long career with Lloyd’s Register of Shipping and played a key role in a...
Obituaries: Wilbert F. Stoecker
Wilbert F. Stoecker died in September 2010. Will was a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois, where he taught for 36 years. He received numerous awards, including the E.K. Campbell Award in 1973, the F. Paul Anderson...
New IIR members
The IIR welcomes the following new members:- Corporate memberCroatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, Croatia- Private membersMr Richard Furberg, SwedenMr Marc Gosselin, CanadaMr Kazimierz Wojtas, PolandMr José Manuel...
Event report: IOR seminar in London
The UK Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) organized in London, UK, a joint seminar with the IIR on April 7, 2011, dedicated to public policy on heat pumps, comparing the current developments and incentives in various European countries: the cases of...
Event report: ASHRAE's Winter Meeting
ASHRAE’s Winter Meeting took place in Las Vegas, USA, on January 29-February 2, 2011 and was a major success regarding the number of attendees of the lectures and visitors to the exhibitions.
Event report: Institute of Mechnanical Engineers
The Institute of Mechanical Engineers organized its “Transforming Technologies Conference” on new developments in refrigeration and air conditioning in London, UK, on March 9, 2011. D. Coulomb, Director of the IIR, chaired the conference.
Event report: COST meeting
The European COST Action 871 “Cryopreservation of crop species in Europe” held its latest meeting in Angers, France, on February 8-11, 2011. The seminar presented the results of the research of teams all over Europe and was an occasion to promote...
Event report: China Refrigeration Expo 2011
The 22nd International Exhibition for Refrigeration, Air-conditioning, Heating and Ventilation, Frozen Food Processing, Packaging and Storage (China Refrigeration Expo 2011) was held on April 7-9, 2011 in Shanghai. This key event was sponsored by...
IIR Conference report: Ohrid
The 4th IIR Conference on Ammonia Refrigeration Technology took place in Ohrid, Macedonia (FYROM), on April 14-16, 2011. 111 persons from 33 countries attended. Scientific papers were presented, and policy and regulations issues were covered.
IIR Editorial Note
Refrigeration enables losses of foodstuffs to be reduced and can also promote agricultural and rural employment. Read the
Frisbee project: We need your input !
The IIR is involved in a European Union-funded project called FRISBEE (Food Refrigeration Innovations for Safety, consumers Benefit, Environmental impact and Energy optimization along the cold chain in Europe). Currently, one of the most important...
FRISBEE project: We need your input!
Klaus Timmerhaus has died
The IIR is saddened by the death of Dr Klaus Timmerhaus, a distinguished IIR officer. Klaus Timmerhaus was former President of the IIR's General Conference and Head of Section A, Cryology and gas processing. The IIR extends its sincere sympathy to...
Editorial by Didier Coulomb
The 23rd International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2011) will take place in Prague on August 21-26, 2011. This will be the key refrigeration event in 2011 and will deal with all facets of refrigeration and refrigeration technology. Around...
Magnetic refrigeration: a promising technology
The IIR decided, a few years ago, to set up a Working Party on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature, and has organized 4 conferences: in 2005 in Switzerland, in 2007 in Slovenia, in 2009 in the USA, in 2010 in China. We published articles in...
Conference reports: Sofia
The 9th IIR Conference on Phase Change Materials and Slurries for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on September 29-October 1, 2010. 52 persons from 13 countries attended this conference, presenting the latest...
Conference reports: ATMOsphere 2010
The IIR-co-sponsored Conference ATMOsphere 2010 took place in Brussels on September 27-28, 2010. 170 persons from 30 countries attended. Speakers, from the industry or public organizations, particularly European ones, expressed their desire to...
Conference reports: Baotou
The 4th IIR Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration (Thermag IV) took place in Baotou, China, on August 23-28, 2010. Almost 120 attendees participated in this conference and new work closer to the market will be launched (see the Focus).
Conference reports: Purdue
The Purdue Conferences (20th International Compressor Engineering Conference, 13th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference and the 1st International High Performance Buildings Conference) took place at Purdue in West Lafayette,...
