Brief: RAC05

RAC05 took place in Birmingham , UK , on March 1-3, 2005 and was highly successful. For the first time, the IIR was visible at RAC, thanks to the kind invitation of the UK Institute of Refrigeration (IoR), who provided the IIR witha stand within their stand run by Miriam Rodway (Secretary of IoR), Oxana Sparshott and Malcolm Horlick. Susan Phalippou, who is in charge of promotion at the IIR, ran the IIR's stand displaying a range of IIR products, set up many new contacts and enjoyed seeing a number of visitors, including Dr Guy Hundy (President of IoR), Robert Heap (former President of IoR and President of the IIR's Science and Technology Council) and Andy Pearson (Star Refrigeration). RAC05 attracted over 180 exhibitors and 5500 visitors. A highly appreciated innovation was the Service Engineer Skills Centre providing free practical training for service engineers. Highlights of RAC05 seminars were: the F-Gas Regulations are coming; Head to head — the Future of HFCs; Eurovent-Cecomaf Environment Conference; Mandatory Registration of Refrigerant Handlers; Remote Control Refrigeration; and Careers in Cooling. Refrigerant Handlers; Remote Control Refrigeration; and Careers in Cooling.