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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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International events: Boulder
The 3rd IIR Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants was held on June 23-26, 2009 in Boulder, Colorado, USA. It was jointly organized with the 17th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties regularly held in...
International events: Taipei
ACRA 2009 (4th Asian Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning) was held in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 20-22, 2009. With 198 attendees from 10 countries and 135 papers presented, this fourth edition confirmed the ongoing success of this series...
International events: Amsterdam
The 53rd REHVA General Assembly took place on May 14-16, 2009 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. D. Coulomb and R Lazzarin attended it. Ways to strengthen our links, particularly regarding co-sponsorship of conferences (eg. 47th AICARR International...
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The European Central Asia network of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) held its 7th annual meeting in Yerevan, Armenia. For the first time, national associations of refrigeration and AREA were invited. Didier Coulomb attended the...
International events: Milan
The 13th European Conference on the latest technologies in refrigeration and air conditioning took place on June 12-13, 2009 in Milan, Italy. This bilingual (English-Italian) conference was organized by Centro Studi Galileo with the participation...
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:
Conference update: Rome
The IIR-co-sponsored 47th AICARR International Conference will be held in Rome on October 8-9, 2009. REHVA and ASHRAE are also-co-sponsoring this event. For full details:
Conference update: Dinan
Pôle Cristal Symposium will be held in Dinan, France on Octber 8-9, 2009. For full details: http://www.pole-cristal.tm.fr,
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:
Conference update: Sydney
Don't miss the 9th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids (GL2010) to be held in Sydney, Australia, on April 12-14, 2010. Present a paper and check out the preliminary programme:
Conference update: Antalya
The deadline for papers for Clima 2010, an IIR-co-sponsored conference to take place in Antalya, Turkey, on May 9-12, 2010, has been extended to September 30, 2009. Find out more:
New IIR Informatory Note
The IIR has issued a new Informatory Note, The Role of Refrigeration in Worldwide Nutrition, prepared by Jean-Luc Dupont and reviewed by Silvia Estrada-Flores, David Tanner, Don Cleland, Gerald Cavalier and Robert Heap. It presents an overview of...
International Dictionary of Refrigeration: Spanish now!
The Spanish-English-French: Terms volume of the International Dictionary of Refrigeration was published recently. It comprises 4400 terms in Spanish along with the terms in English and French. The layout is the same as that of the basic...
New IIR members
The IIR welcomes the following new members: Member country Saudi Arabia has become the 62nd member country of the IIR, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is our correspondent. Welcome! Corporate members CRA-IAA,...
News from IIR members: Danfoss & LOGSTOR
Danfoss and LOGSTOR establish alliance to market and offer energy-efficient district cooling solutions. They have now joined forces to apply their technologies and expertise in the district cooling sector. Together with selected industry partners...
News from IIR members: Cetim
Cetim (Centre technique des industries mécaniques) has published a concise, practical Good Practice Guide for the Detection of Refrigerant Leaks covering definition of leaks, causes and influencing factors, measurement, leak detection and...
News from IIR members: IIAR
The International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) recently published an updated Introduction to Ammonia Refrigeration encompassing a background section and information on management and responsibilities, chemical safety, protective...
Quick Frozen Foods Code
The Recommended International Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Quick Frozen Foods of the Codex Alimentarius (Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme) is now available on the Codex Alimentarius Web site on the list of
Conference update: Des Moines
During the conference the Working Party on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature of the International Institute of Refrigeration held one of its periodical meetings. All conference members were invited to participate and they where...
Conference update: Ohrid
The 3rd IIR event in a series, Ammonia Refrigeration Technology was held on May 7-9, 2009, in Ohrid, Macedonia. With 95 participants from 24 countries and 32 papers presented, the event was very successful. A key focus of this series of...
Editorial by Didier Coulomb
The IIR is introducing changes. It has to change in order to meet the needs of its member countries, corporate and private members and clients. Its services must constantly evolve in line with new information technology as it becomes available....
International events: Antony
The 1st IIR Workshop on Refrigerant Charge Reduction in Refrigerating Systems was held in Antony, France, on April 6-7, 2009. Besides charge reduction, key topics covered included enhancement of heat and mass transfer, pressure and oil issues and...
International events: Moscow
The First International Scientific Conference on Industrial Gases was held at Bauman Moscow State Technical University (MMSTU) in Moscow on March 11, 2009, under the auspices of the IIR. It marked the 100th anniversary of the First Congress of...
The 12th European Cold Chain Education Program took place in Amsterdam on January 26-27, 2009 and attracted over 160 participants from 24 countries. Thirty-one presentations covered a wide range of logistics issues including ways of adapting to...
International events: Seoul
HARFKO 2009 was held at Kintex in Koyang City, near Seoul, South Korea, on March 18-21, 2009. 20 000 visitors discovered a broad range of products on 176 stands. Thanks to KRAIA (Korea Refrigeration and Air conditioning Association), the IIR ran a...
