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Care: IIR working group with emphasis on women in refrigeration.

• Author(s) : MARQUES C., COLOMBO I., EVANS J., et al.
• Publication date: 2018/04/06
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Staff, Generality, Refrigeration industry, Woman
• Source: 5^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Beijing, Chine, 6-8 avril 2018
• Formats : PDF

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Women in the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pumps industry.

• Author(s) : COLOMBO I., MARQUES C., RODWAY M., EVANS J., MAIDMENT G., VOIGT A., MOUNDJIMBI MOMBO F.
• Publication date: 2020/08/26
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Woman, Training, Refrigeration industry, Statistics
• Source: 6^th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Nantes, France, August 26-28 2020
• Formats : PDF

Women in the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry: personal experiences and achievements.

Les femmes dans l'industrie du froid et du conditionnement d'air : expériences et réalisations personnelles.

• Author(s) : CLARK E., JESUS R. de
• Publication date: 2019
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Work, World, Refrigeration industry, Woman, Development
• Formats : PDF

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Women in cooling: a worldwide survey

• Author(s) : MARQUES C., COLOMBO I., WAGNER S., ELTALOUNY A., BAHA M.
• Publication date: 2022/10
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Woman, Work, Refrigeration, Refrigeration industry, Training, Air conditioning, Heat pump, Environment, Asia, Europe
• Formats : PDF

Intermittent whole-body cold immersion induces similar thermal stress but different motor and cognitive responses between males and females.

• Author(s) : SOLIANIK R., SKURVYDAS A., MICKEVICIENE D., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/10
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Physiological property, Heat balance, Cooling rate, Comparison, Cold water, Temperature, Cooling, Immersion, Man, Woman
• Source: Cryobiology - vol. 69 - n. 2

Gender-specific cold responses induce a similar body-cooling rate but different neuroendocrine and immune response.

• Author(s) : SOLIANIK R., SKURVYDAS A., VITKAUSKIENE A., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/08
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigeration, Physiological property, Heat balance, Comparison, Temperature, Man, Woman, Expérimentation, Control (generic), Thermal comfort
• Source: Cryobiology - vol. 69 - n. 1

France : Lorient's Keroman fishing port will use ammoniac

In order to comply with the European Union "F-gas" regulation applicable from January 1, 2015, SEM Lorient-Keroman , managing company of Lorient, France, fishing port has decided to delete the entire HCFC C22 present on the site and replace it by...

• Publication date : 2014/12/15

Women4Energy Conference, 2 December 2015, Stuttgart, Germany

The Women4Energy International Conference with the focus on Smart Cities takes place in Stuttgart, Germany, inviting women in science and women in industry to increase their network, learn about energy challenges and trends in order to elaborate...

• Publication date : 2015/10/21

International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) Appoints First President 

Colleen Keyworth was appointed President for the 2023 year with Dr. Ina Colombo-Youla as President-Elect to serve the following year. 

• Publication date : 2022/12/13

Women unaware of engineering opportunities

In UK, a leading job site reveals that 71.8% of female engineers believe young women are unaware of the career opportunities available in the sector.

• Publication date : 2016/09/05
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Gallo-Roman craft restored thanks to freeze drying.

A 32-m barge weighing 30 tonnes that sank in the Rhone around 50 AD 30 tonnes is being restored thanks to the use of polyethylene glycol, followed by freeze drying

• Publication date : 2012/08/28

First birth following a transplant of frozen ovarian tissue

The first case of a live birth after a successful transplant of ovarian fragments taken from a patient and then conserved frozen has just been announced by Belgian gynaecologists in an article published in the British medical journal The Lancet....

• Publication date : 2004/11/19

Assessing indoor air quality: Air cleaners

The quality of indoor air and how to assess it are increasingly raising concern, whether this is related to the efficiency of air-conditioning systems or of air cleaners. Air-cleaner market is doing fine. According to the Environmental Protection...

• Publication date : 2008/02/12

Scalp cooling device: prevent hair loss caused by chemotherapy.

Scalp cooling device may help reduce hair loss for women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy.

• Publication date : 2017/02/21

Supercomputer with advanced cooling system to support NASA moon missions

The new liquid-cooled Aitken supercomputer will run modeling and simulation workloads for lunar landings.

• Publication date : 2019/09/30

Agreeing frozen fish dates sparks hot debate

The new EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (FIC) shall apply from December 13, 2014. Under the new rules, the first date on which a fish was frozen must be labelled on pack.

• Publication date : 2014/10/21

F-gas Regulation: two European countries receive letters of formal notice

Italy and Romania received letters of formal notice from the European Commission. The two countries have not yet notified national sanctions for violating the fluorinated gases regulations.

• Publication date : 2019/08/29
• Subjects: Regulation

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Low GWP blends for domestic air conditioning

A review article presents the latest research trends on low GWP refrigerants, mainly HFC/HFO blends, for domestic air conditioning. 

• Publication date : 2023/03/28
• Subjects: HFCs alternatives

Indian cold chain for vaccines

India has one of the largest Universal Immunization Programs (UIPs) in the world in terms of quantities of vaccines used, number of beneficiaries (27 million infants and 30 million pregnant women), geographical spread and manpower involved and...

• Publication date : 2012/07/10

Alternative mixtures for R134a

A NIST study identifies 23 non-flammable or slightly flammable mixtures as R134a alternatives in air conditioning.

• Publication date : 2019/08/29

US to ban high-GWP refrigerants

A rule proposal by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides that all high-GWP HFCs, including R134a, R404A and R410A, will be banned in most new refrigeration equipment...

• Publication date : 2023/01/26
• Subjects: Regulation, HFCs alternatives

International activities: Romania

Didier Coulomb visited Romania, thanks to the kind invitation of the Romanian Refrigeration Association (AGFR) and met the Romanian Vice-Minister of Agriculture.

• Publication date : 2006/07/26

Women in the Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Industry Report

UN Environment recently published a report on the personal experiences and achievements of women working in the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry.

• Publication date : 2019/08/29
• Subjects: General information

IIR Women in Refrigeration Award at ICR 2023

During the 26th International Congress of Refrigeration in Paris in August 2023, a brand new award will be presented: the IIR Women in Refrigeration Award. It will reward exceptional scientific work...

• Publication date : 2022/07/08

IJR Editorial: The IIR on the board of the international network of women in cooling

Women are significantly and visibly under-represented in the refrigeration industry. A preliminary evaluation has demonstrated that around 6% of women are members of national refrigeration and air-conditioning...

• Publication date : 2023/01/09

Take part in the survey: women in RACHP

Are you a woman working in the Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heat Pumps sector? We would like to understand the motivation, challenges and opportunities faced...

• Publication date : 2021/12/21

ASHRAE 2023 “Women in RACHP” workshop

At the ASHRAE 2023 winter conference and exhibition in Atlanta, the IIR’s CaRe (Career in Refrigeration) Working Group organised a workshop on “Women in RACHP”. 

• Publication date : 2023/02/21

International Network for Women in Cooling Launches Online Platform to Connect Women Professionals Around the Globe

Paris, 11 May 2023 — Today, the International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) officially launched its web service, available at http://www.inwic.org. The website will act as a hub for the organisation...

• Publication date : 2023/05/11
• Subjects: General information

The IIR brings women in refrigeration to the forefront

Discover the reasons why the IIR organised its first fun and informal workshop on “Women in Refrigeration” during ICR2015.

• Publication date : 2015/09/09

UK: IoR dinner 2020 and Judith Evans receives award

During the IoR annual dinner 2020, the IoR recognised the contributions of outstanding individuals to the UK refrigeration industry.Judith Evans was awarded ACR Woman of the Year 2020.

• Publication date : 2020/04/05

The activities of CaRe, the IIR working group on careers in refrigeration

CaRe, the new IIR working group dedicated to promoting careers in refrigeration to the younger generation and particularly women, has organised two events at the ICCC2018 conference in Beijing.

• Publication date : 2018/04/19
• Subjects: General information

IIR website: best downloads in 2022

Discover the three most popular IIR publications in 2022. The focus is on the economy, women in refrigeration, and the carbon footprint of the cold chain. 

• Publication date : 2023/01/24
• Subjects: Figures, economy, Environment

New IIR Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration “CaRe”

The IIR is delighted to announce the new IIR Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration “CaRe”, chaired by Dr Catarina Marques.

• Publication date : 2016/08/03

Discover the winners of the IIR Scientific Awards 2023

Every four years at its Congress, the IIR offers a series of prestigious Scientific Awards that recognise those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of refrigeration. Discover this year’s...

• Publication date : 2023/05/04
• Subjects: General information

Press release: The International Institute of Refrigeration Creates a New Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is delighted to announce its new Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration “CaRe”, chaired by Dr Catarina Marques.

• Publication date : 2016/08/09

Minutes of IIR Commission B1 Business Meeting in Boulder

A Commission B1 business meeting took place in Boulder, Colorado, USA (June 24, 2009). It was chaired by Commission B1 President Dr Piotr Domanski. The minutes of the meeting are available

• Publication date : 2010/06/07