IIR news

The Beijing Congress

The 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration will be held in Beijing, China, on August 21-26, 2007. IIR congresses are held every 4 years in various parts of the world, showing the global influence of the IIR. The previous event was held...

• Publication date : 2007/05/04

IIR working party on magnetic cooling: new Web site

The very active IIR working party on magnetic cooling, chaired by Peter Egolf, launched a new Web site (www.mcwp.ch). On this Web site, managed by Marc Diebold and linked to the IIR Web site, you will find news on...

• Publication date : 2007/04/25

IIR Sub-Commission D2 CERTE

The next meeting of the IIR Sub-Commission D2 "CERTE" (CERtification Testing and quality of transport Equipment used for perishable products and other temperature-sensitive materials) will be held in Plestany, Slovak Republic, on May 31 - June 1,...

• Publication date : 2007/04/25

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

2006 was an important year for the IIR: the first phase in the updating of the Fridoc database, launching of the e-Bulletin, publication of a course, Refrigeration Fundamentals, the Red Book on frozen foods, a Bibliography on CO2, two Informatory...

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Statutory meetings

The Publications Sub-Committee, the restricted Science and Technology Council and the Management Committee held their meetings in Paris, on December 7-8, 2006. The main issues discussed were progress in the renovation of the Fridoc database, the...

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

International activities: ACRA2006

ACRA2006, an IIR-co-sponsored conference organized by SAREK, was held in Gyeongju, Korea on May 21-23, 2006. Around 300 participants from 9 countries attended and 187 papers were presented. Profs. K. Watanabe, Liansheng Li and Tae Ho Song gave...

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

International activities: Transfrigoroute

Transfrigoroute International (TI) held its annual meeting in Marrakech (Morocco) on October 26-27, 2006. Didier Coulomb attended the meeting and the IIR-TI liaison Committee meeting. Several issues were discussed, particularly energy labelling in...

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

International activities: IEA-HPP

A meeting of the International Energy Agency-Heat Pump Programme-IIR Liaison Committee took place in Paris on November 6, 2006 and the annual meeting of the Programme took place in Hanover on November 9-10, 2006. Henk van der Ree and Hermann...

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Upcoming IIR events: ICR2007

22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2007): Refrigeration Creates the Future will take place on August 21-26, 2007 in Beijing, China. Keep updated and register:www.icr2007.org

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Upcoming IIR events: Portoroz

The 2nd IIR International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature will take place on April 11-13, 2007 in Portoroz, Slovenia. Register: www.thermag2007.si Alojz Poredos

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Upcoming IIR events: Ohrid

Ammonia Refrigeration Technology for Today and Tomorrow, the second IIR event in this series, will be held on April 19-21, 2007 in Ohrid, Macedonia (FYROM). Register:

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Upcoming IIR events: Barcelona

LNG 15 - Liquefied Natural Gas, a conference co-organized by the IIR, will take place on April 24-27, 2007 in Barcelona, Spain. The IIR will be running a stand and giving out its Informatory Note on LNG:

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Upcoming IIR events: Strasbourg

Interested in freeze-drying? Here is a rare opportunity to become updated on the state of the art: New Ventures in Freeze-drying, an IIR conference, will take place in Strasbourg, France on November 7-9, 2007. Call for papers, registration and...

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Red Book on sale!

The Red Book (Recommendations for the Processing and Handling of Frozen Foods) is one of the IIR's reference publications and one of its best sellers. The 4th edition - prepared by Mr Leif Bøgh-Sørensen and several international experts - presents...

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Briefs: IKK 2006

The 27th International Trade Fair for Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Ventilation, took place in Nuremberg on October 18-20, 2006 and attracted record numbers of visitors (29 124) and exhibitors (893). For the fourth year running the IIR was...

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Upcoming IIR events: ICR2007

22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2007): Refrigeration Creates the Future will take place on August 21- 26, 2007 in Beijing, China. Keep updated and register:www.icr2007.org

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Upcoming IIR events: Portoroz

The 2nd IIR International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature will take place on April 11- 13, 2007 in Portoroz, Slovenia. Present a paper and register:

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Upcoming IIR events: Ohrid

Ammonia Refrigeration Technology for Today and Tomorrow, the second IIR event in this series, will be held on April 19-21, 2007 in Ohrid, Macedonia (FYROM). Present a paper and/or register:

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Upcoming IIR events: London

The 13th Annual Conference of the IOR: Smaller, Colder, Smarter, an IIR co-sponsored event, will be held in London on November 15, 2006. Check out the programme and register: www.ior.org.uk...

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Upcoming IIR events: Belgrade

International Conference on Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning, an IIR-co-sponsored conference, will be held on December 6-8, 2006 in Belgrade, Serbia. Consult the programme:

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

International activities

The IIR must play a visible role at various international events. As an intergovernmental organization, the IIR will participate in the coming major international events organized by the United Nations: - the 18th Meeting of the Parties (MOP-18)...

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

New IIR members

The IIR welcomes the following new members: Corporate members - A2 Inc, New York, USA - Grasso Products BV, s'Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands - Hoshizaki Electric Co. Ltd, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan - Parasense Ltd, Gloucester, United Kingdom...

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Briefs: Robert Heap

Robert Heap, President of the IIR Science and Technology Council, has won the famous Cooling Industry Gold Award. He was rewarded for his "enormous contribution to the industry's development" thanks to "his work on heat pumps, energy efficiency...

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Briefs: Obituary

Dr P. Ole Fanger, Senior Professor at the International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy at the Technical University of Denmark, died on September 18, 2006, at the age of 72. He was considered as the world's leading expert on the effect of...

• Publication date : 2006/11/15

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

Energy is one of the main strategic challenges of this century, both in terms of the impact of energy consumption on the environment (greenhouse effect) and above all in terms of the risk of shortages with respect to our society's needs (limited...

• Publication date : 2006/11/14