International Institute of Refrigeraiton news

Brief: Dr David Tanner

Dr David Tanner has finished a 2-year mandate as President of AIRAH (The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating). Dave has paid tribute to Jennifer Pelvin (Chief Executive) and her staff and highlighted the following...

Publication date : 2006/01/28

Brief: UK Institute of Refrigeration

The UK Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) held in November its annual conference entitled "The future of cooling - opportunities and threats". Topics covered: LCCP in supermarket refrigeration systems; environmentally acceptable cooling; the EU's...

Publication date : 2006/01/28

Innovative Equipment and Systems for Comfort and Food Preservation, an IIR Conference, will be held in Auckland, New Zealand on February 16-19, 2006. Keynote speakers: James Braun, Robert Heap, Forbes Pearson, Satish Kandlikar and Paul Waide....

Publication date : 2006/01/28

The 7th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids will be held in Trondheim, Norway, on May 28-31, 2006. To obtain the second announcement, register and check out the programme:

Publication date : 2006/01/28

Upcoming conferences: CryoPrague

CryoPrague to be held on July 17-21, 2006 comprises Cryogenics 2006, an IIR conference, and 2 IIR co-sponsored conferences, International Cryogenic Engineering Conference 21 (ICEC 21), International Cryogenic Materials Conference (ICMC' 06). This...

Publication date : 2006/01/28

The CD-ROM proceedings of the 1st IIR International Conference on Magnetic Refrigeration at Room Temperature held in Montreux, Switzerland, are now available. They comprise 4 keynote presentations, 20 papers on materials (gadolinium and its...

Publication date : 2006/01/28

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...

Publication date : 2006/01/28

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

A new year has begun: for all refrigeration stakeholders and the IIR, it will certainly be focused on new efforts in terms of environmental protection. In December 2005, I attended the 11th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework...

Publication date : 2006/01/28

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:...

Publication date : 2005/10/26

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...

Publication date : 2005/10/26

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...

Publication date : 2005/10/26

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...

Publication date : 2005/10/06

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-...

Publication date : 2005/10/06

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,...

Publication date : 2005/07/19

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...

Publication date : 2005/07/19

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...

Publication date : 2005/07/19

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...

Publication date : 2005/07/19

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...

Publication date : 2005/07/19

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...

Publication date : 2005/07/19

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...

Publication date : 2005/07/19

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...

Publication date : 2005/07/19

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...

Publication date : 2005/07/19

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,...

Publication date : 2005/07/19

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...

Publication date : 2005/07/19

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...

Publication date : 2005/07/19

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