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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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Brief: IOR's Anniversary
Over 900 persons attended the UK Institute of Refrigeration (IOR)'s 106th Anniversary Dinner which was held on February 8, 2006 at Grosvenour House Hotel, London, appropriately in the ballroom, a former ice skating rink. In his speech, the...
Brief: Interclima
Interclima took place in Paris in conjunction with Idéo Bain on January 17-20, 2006. Thanks to the kind invitation of Association du Froid (AFF), Susan Phalippou and Myriam Armengaud ran the IIR's stand and set up numerous contacts. The joint...
Brief: Dr Peter Egolf
Dr Peter Egolf, President of the IIR's Working Party on Magnetic Refrigeration, and his team at the Institut de Génie Thermique de l'Ecole d'ingénieurs du Canton de Vaud has won the Prix Spécial Energie awarded by the Office Fédéral de l'Energie...
Brief: Ian Syminton Prize
The New Zealand National Committee of the IIR and its sponsor, APV New Zealand Ltd., has awarded the 2006 Ian Syminton Prize for Research and Development in Refrigeration Technology to Dr Grant MacDonald. Grant has conducted extensive research on...
New IIR Publication: Bibliography on CO2
Bibliography on CO2: 2004-2006 references and abstracts This CD-ROM contains the bibliographical references and summaries of over 200 recent articles on CO2 and its various applications in the fields of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat...
New IIR Publication: Legionella's IIR Informatory Note
18th IIR Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies: Evaporative Cooling and Legionella: Preventing Legionellosis by using Good Practice Consult it: www.iifiir.org
New IIR members
The IIR welcomes the following new corporate members: - Borresen Cooltech AS, Stavanger, Norway www.borresen.no - Coca Cola Services, Brussels, Belgium
Brief: A passage to India
Indian Railways have been granted an additional 10 years, until 2020, within which to phase out or convert the use of all CFC-based refrigerants in the air conditioning of their 10 000 coaches in line with the Montreal Protocol requirements. This...
CEFood 2006 in Sofia
The Third Central European Congress on Food (CEFood 2006) will take place in Sofia (Bulgaria) on 22-24 May 2006: http://www.cefood.org,
The IIR at COP-11/MOP-1 in Montreal
The IIR, as an intergovernmental organization, participated in this "historic" event which gathered 10 000 people for the largest United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ever held. The conference held...
IIR committee meetings
The Management Committee (MC) of the IIR met in Paris on November 29, 2005. On November 28, two other meetings took place: the Publications Sub-Committee (PSC) meeting and the meeting of the representatives of the Science and Technology Council to...
International activities: Conferences
- The 3rd International Conference on Energy Research and Development (ICERD-3) took place in Kuwait City on November 21-23, 2005. This IIR co-sponsored conference emphasized the necessity of energy saving, even in oil-producing countries, in...
International activities: Partnerships with other international organizations
- Didier Coulomb attended the General Assembly of REHVA (Federation of European heating and air-conditioning associations) in Lausanne, Switzerland, on October 7-8, 2005. It was the occasion to practically implement cooperation with the IIR. -...
International activities: IKK 2005
IKK 2005, the 26th IKK-International Trade Fair Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Ventilation, took place in Hanover on November 2-4, 2005. It attracted 13 670 visitors and 610 exhibitors from 41 countries. For the third year running the IIR was...
Brief: Dr David Tanner
Dr David Tanner has finished a 2-year mandate as President of AIRAH (The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating). Dave has paid tribute to Jennifer Pelvin (Chief Executive) and her staff and highlighted the following...
Upcoming conferences: Innovative Equipment and Systems for Comfort and Food Preservation
Innovative Equipment and Systems for Comfort and Food Preservation, an IIR Conference, will be held in Auckland, New Zealand on February 16-19, 2006. Keynote speakers: James Braun, Robert Heap, Forbes Pearson, Satish Kandlikar and Paul Waide....
Upcoming conferences: 7th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids
The 7th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids will be held in Trondheim, Norway, on May 28-31, 2006. To obtain the second announcement, register and check out the programme:
Upcoming conferences: CryoPrague
CryoPrague to be held on July 17-21, 2006 comprises Cryogenics 2006, an IIR conference, and 2 IIR co-sponsored conferences, International Cryogenic Engineering Conference 21 (ICEC 21), International Cryogenic Materials Conference (ICMC' 06). This...
New publications: The CD-ROM proceedings of the 1st IIR International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature
The CD-ROM proceedings of the 1st IIR International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature held in Montreux, Switzerland, are now available. They comprise 4 keynote presentations, 20 papers on materials (gadolinium and its...
New publications: The CD-ROM proceedings of the Vicenza IIR Conferences
The CD-ROM proceedings of the Vicenza IIR Conferences on 1) Commercial Refrigeration and 2) Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants are on sale. They comprise 134 papers. Main topics: 1) display cabinets, energy simulation...
Editorial by Didier Coulomb
A new year has begun: for all refrigeration stakeholders and the IIR, it will certainly be focused on new efforts in terms of environmental protection. In December 2005, I attended the 11th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework...
Upcoming conference: CryoPrague
CryoPrague to be held on July 17-21, 2006 comprises Cryogenics 2006, an IIR conference, and 2 co-sponsored conferences, International CryogenicEngineering Conference 21 (ICEC 21), International Cryogenic Materials Conference (ICMC'06). Deadlines:...
Upcoming conference: ICR2007
A call for papers has been launched: abstracts are to be submitted by August 31, 2006. The Science and Technology Committee will screen them, and authors will be informed of acceptance by November 30, 2006. The deadline for submission of full...
International activities
The IIR must play a visible role in the different international events: The IIR, as an intergovernmental organization, will participate in the next 2 main international events organized by the United Nations: - the 17th Meeting of the Parties...
Conference report : Vicenza
Two IIR conferences on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants and on Commercial Refrigeration took place in Vicenza (Italy) on August 30-September 2, 2005. More than 250 participants from 29 countries attended the...
