Actualités de l'IIF

Editorial de Didier Coulomb

L'énergie est un des principaux enjeux stratégiques du siècle, à la fois pour l'impact de sa consommation sur l'environnement (effet de serre) mais surtout pour le risque de pénurie face aux besoins de notre société (limites de la production...

• Date de publication : 14/11/2006

Conferences: Prague

CryoPrague brought together Cryogenics (one of a series of IIR conferences), ICEC 21 (International Cryogenic Engineering Conference 21) and the International Cryogenic Material Conference (ICMC 2006) for the first time in July 2006. CryoPrague...

• Date de publication : 14/11/2006

Conferences: Dinan

The 7th IIR Conference on Phase-Change Materials and Slurries for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning took place in Dinan, France, on September 13-15, 2006. Seventy-six participants from 14 countries attended this conference. Presentations dealt...

• Date de publication : 14/11/2006

Conferences: Casta Papiernicka

Compressors 2006, an IIR conference held in Casta Papiernicka on September 27-29, 2006 was as successful as the previous one in 2004: 170 attendees from 17 countries and 50 papers. A meeting of IIR Commissions B1 and B2 was held. Manufacturers and...

• Date de publication : 14/11/2006

Conferences: Purdue

The 18th International Compressor Engineering Conference and the 11th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference took place in Purdue, USA on July 17-20, 2006. 523 persons from 33 countries attended these conferences. The overall...

• Date de publication : 14/11/2006

Conferences: Perugia

Solar Heating and Cooling, an IIR-co-sponsored event, was held in Perugia, Italy, on September 14, 2006: 106 participants from 12 countries attended and 40 papers covering many aspects of solar technology were presented.

• Date de publication : 14/11/2006

Editorial de Didier Coulomb

L'Institut International du Froid (IIF) publie trois revues complémentaires dont il convient de préciser les objectifs, au moment où elles évoluent fortement du fait des nouvelles technologies de communication. Il y a bien sûr la Newsletter, la...

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

The International Journal of Refrigeration (IJR)

The IJR is the most important scientific journal in the field of refrigeration technology. It is a co-publication of Elsevier and the IIR. Eight issues are published each year, with over 15 articles per issue. Certain issues are totally or...

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

Statutory meetings of the IIR

The annual statutory meetings of the IIR took place on June 6-9, 2006, in the beautiful premises of the French Ministry of Research in Paris: the Publications Sub-Committee, the Management Committee, the Science and Technology Council and the...

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

Refrigeration Fundamentals on sale!

The IIR's latest course, Refrigeration Fundamentals - Educational Course, will be available within a few weeks. Refrigeration Fundamentals, by André Pilatte - Delegate of Belgium to the IIR and Professor at the Faculté Polytechnique de Mons -...

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

The new e-Bulletin

Many of you are already aware that the Bulletin of the IIR is now being provided in electronic form. The new e-Bulletin, available via Internet, contains all the information provided in the paper version of the Bulletin: abstracts of articles and...

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

International activities: Sofia

The IIR-co-sponsored conferences CEFood 2006 took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 22-24, 2006. It was the 3rd Central European Congress on Food, but this time, one day was dedicated to refrigeration and the IIR was able to emphasize the role of...

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

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.

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

International activities: Trondheim

The 7th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids took place in Trondheim, Norway, on May 28-31, 2006. About 300 participants from 25 countries attended the Conference, confirming the success of this series of conferences. Meetings...

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

Upcoming IIR events: ICR2007

22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2007): Refrigeration Creates the Future will take place on August 21-August 26, 2007 in Beijing, China. The deadline for abstract submission is August 31, 2006. Submit your abstract now:

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

Upcoming IIR events: Dinan

Register on line for the 7th Conference on Phase-Change Materials and Slurries, September 13-15, 2006 in Dinan, France. Themes: thermophysical properties of PCMs and slurries: measurements and identification; transport phenomena of phase-change...

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

Upcoming IIR events: Casta Papiernicka

Register for the 6th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants - Compressors 2006, September 27- 29, 2006 in Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic. Main themes: compressors, compressors and refrigeration technologies, inspection and...

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

Upcoming IIR events: Portorosz

The 2nd IIR International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature will take place on April 11- 13, 2007 in Portorosz, Slovenia and follows a very successful initial event held in Montreux, Switzerland in September 2005. Find out...

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

Upcoming IIR events: Ohrid

Following a very successful initial event held in April 2005, 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). Main themes include: design...

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

New IIR members

Here are the private members worldwide who have joined us over the past year. We are very pleased to welcome them. Several members are from countries that are not yet member countries. We also have a lot of new junior members (under 35 years) and...

• Date de publication : 26/07/2006

Le froid crée l’avenir

C'est le titre du prochain Congrès de l'Institut International du Froid, qui se tiendra du 21 au 26 août 2007 à Pékin. Il est emblématique à plus d'un titre : - le froid est nécessaire pour l'humanité et continuera son développement quantitatif...

• Date de publication : 05/05/2006

IIR committee meetings in Beijing

The Management Committee of the IIR met in Beijing on March 25, 2006. Two other meetings took place the same week: the Publications Sub-Committee (PSC) meeting and the meeting of the representatives of the Science and Technology Council to the...

• Date de publication : 05/05/2006

Partnerships with other international organizations

- Eric Granryd, President of the General Conference, and Didier Coulomb attended the ASHRAE Winter Meeting in January 2006, and highlighted the role of the IIR and the need for cooperation on environmental issues. They also met with the US...

• Date de publication : 05/05/2006

Conference: Auckland

The IIR Conference Innovative Equipment and Systems for Comfort and Food Preservation took place in Auckland, New Zealand, on February 16-19, 2006. It was co-organized with IRHACE (Institute of Refrigeration, Heating and Air-Conditioning...

• Date de publication : 05/05/2006

Conference: Oslo

The First International Conference on Small Scale LNG in Europe, an IIR-co-sponsored event held in Oslo on September 29-30, 2005, attracted 121 experts from 18 countries. Twenty PowerPoint presentations were given. Unlike the widely used methods...

• Date de publication : 05/05/2006