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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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Editorial by Didier Coulomb
As with every active institution, and even more so for each body of a scientific and technical vocation, the International Institute of Refrigeration must be present and able to meet the imperatives and challenges arising in the short-, medium-...
IIR Research Priorities
The IIR decided, within the framework of its Strategic Plan, to draw up a list of research priorities for the future. It hopes that these priorities will be a valuable guiding force for decision-makers in the public and private research sectors,...
ICR2011
The IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR) takes place every four years. The next one will take place in Beijing, China, in 2007. All IIR member countries voted to select the host country for ICR2011. There were two applicants: the...
Las Vegas
The 8th IEA International Heat Pump Conference (co-sponsored by the IIR) took place in Las Vegas, USA on May 30-June 2, 2005. There were 220 attendees at this very interesting conference on technology that can save energy, both in cooling and...
Yverdon
The co-sponsored conference Second Phase Change Material and Slurry and the 6th IIR Workshop on Ice Slurries took place jointly on June 15-17, 2005. Eighty persons from 20 countries attended the conference, and 27 papers were presented. It was...
HARFKO and KRAIA’s anniversary
The 7th HARFKO, organized by KRAIA (Korea Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Industry Association) was held in Seoul on May 25-27, 2005 and attracted 160 exhibitors and visitors from 20 countries. Myriam Armengaud and Susan Phalippou ran the IIR's...
Brief: The IIR’s 100th anniversary
The IIR, along with several national refrigeration associations, will be 100 years old in 2008 (the first International Congress of Refrigeration took place in 1908). The French Refrigeration Association (AFF) will organize several events and a...
Brief: Distinctions
François Billiard, Honorary Director of the IIR, was awarded the prestigious Charles Tellier Medal by the French Refrigeration Association (AFF). Nevin Amos, Secretary of Commission D2 and President of the IIR's Working Party on Cold Chain...
New IIR publication
The CD-ROM proceedings of Ammonia Refrigerating Systems, Renewal and Improvement, an IIR conference held in Ohrid, Macedonia (FYROM), on May 6-8, 2005, comprise 29 papers spanning a wide range of ammonia applications. Key topics: past, present and...
Calls for papers: Natural Working Fluids 2006: 7th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference
Natural Working Fluids 2006: 7th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference will take place on May 29-31, 2006 in Trondheim, Norway, a beautiful cathedral city on a fjord surrounded by forest-clad hills. A call for papers has been launched: the deadlines are...
Calls for papers: ICR2007
A Call for Papers for the 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration — Refrigeration Creates the Future — was launched on June 30, 2006: abstracts are to be submitted by August 31, 2006. Authors will be informed of acceptance by November 30,...
Corporate and private membership of the IIR
If you're already a member, you will be aware of your member benefits. If you're not, here's a glimpse: private members get a free subscription to the International Journal of Refrigeration or the Bulletin of the IIR and corporate members get...
- François Billiard, Honorary Director of the IIR, was awarded the prestigious Charles Tellier Medal by the French Refrigeration Association (AFF). - Nevin Amos, Secretary of Commission D2 and President of the IIR's Working Party on Cold Chain...
Besides its scientific and technological commissions, the IIR has set up working parties dealing with specific topics. These working parties have in some cases provided the IIR's actions with greater legitimacy and international recognition in...
IIR committees meetings in Cambridge
The Management Committee of the IIR met in Cambridge (UK) on March 19, 2005. It was invited by the UK Institute of Refrigeration and Cambridge Refrigeration Technology (CRT), thanks to Robert Heap. The main points discussed during were: - the...
IIR Conference: Amman
An IIR Conference on Latest developments in refrigerated storage, transportation and display of food products took place in Amman, Jordan, in March 2005. This first IIR conference in Jordan was a success: a wide range of papers were presented, on...
IIR Conference: Auckland
Innovative Equipment and Systems for Comfort and Food Preservation , an IIR conference, will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, on February 16-18, 2006. Deadlines: June 1, 2005 for abstracts and September 16, 2005 for papers. December 9, 2005:...
IIR Conference: Prague
Prague , Czech Republic , is to host three cryogenic conferences, Cryoprague 2006, on July 17-21, 2006 : Cryogenics 2006, an IIR conference, and 2 conferences to be co-sponsored, International Cryogenic Engineering Conference 21 (ICEC 21),...
ICR2007
Several types of IIR medals and awards will be given out at the 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration to be held in Beijing, China, on August 21-26, 2007. If you are aware of an outstanding person who could be honoured, check out
IIR Sub-Commissions activities: D1
A business meeting of the IIR Sub-commission D1 Refrigerated Display Cabinets was held in Orlando, US, during the 2005 ASHRAE Winter Meeting. During this meeting, chaired by Sietze van der Sluis and attended by 11 people, including Didier Coulomb...
IIR Sub-Commissions activities: D2
The next meeting of IIR Sub-Commission D2 CERtification, TEsting and quality of transport Equipment used for perishable foodstuffs and other temperature-sensitive materials (CERTE) will be held in Athens, Greece, on May 25-27, 2005. Contact G....
IGO meeting
The IIR is an intergovernmental organization based in Paris, like of course several agencies of the United Nations Organization or OECD, but also like other small specialized organizations: the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection...
Australia: enhanced links
The IIR has signed a partnership agreement with AIRAH (Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air conditioning & Heating): www.airah.org.au The aim is to "enhance the technical standing of...
Meeting: Orlando
Didier Coulomb attended the ASHRAE Winter Meeting in Orlando (USA) in February 2005. This important conference and large exhibition for air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers, particularly from the USA, also was the occasion to strengthen...
