Actualités de l'IIF

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...

• Date de publication : 28/01/2006

Editorial de Didier Coulomb

Une nouvelle année a commencé : elle doit se situer clairement dans la perspective d'un nouvel effort en faveur de l'environnement de la part de tous les acteurs du froid, et en premier lieu de l'IIF. J'ai participé, en décembre 2005 à Montréal, à...

• Date de publication : 28/01/2006

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:...

• Date de publication : 26/10/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 26/10/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 26/10/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 06/10/2005

Editorial de Didier Coulomb

Comme tout organisme vivant, et a fortiori comme tout organisme à vocation scientifique et technique, l'Institut International du Froid doit être présent et pouvoir répondre aux enjeux et défis du court, moyen et long terme. Je voudrais illustrer...

• Date de publication : 06/10/2005

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,...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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,...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

Editorial de Didier Coulomb

Outre ses 10 commissions scientifiques et techniques, l'IIF a mis en place, sur des sujets particuliers, des groupes de travail qui ont parfois donné à son action une légitimité et une reconnaissance internationale forte sur des domaines...

• Date de publication : 19/07/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 14/06/2005

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...

• Date de publication : 14/06/2005

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:...

• Date de publication : 14/06/2005

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),...

• Date de publication : 14/06/2005