International Institute of Refrigeraiton news

IIR events: new IIR working party

A proposal for a new IIR working party will be discussed during the meeting of the Science and Technology Council in August 2007 in Beijing. This working party is to deal with reduction in the refrigerant charge of refrigeration plants through...

Publication date : 2007/08/05

UNEP events: the Montreal Protocol

The Montreal Protocol: Celebrating 20 Years of Progress The Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the signature of this landmark international treaty, which is widely...

Publication date : 2007/08/05

IIR publications

The IIR is preparing 4 new publications that will be available by the end of 2007: - a booklet entitled Refrigeration Drives Sustainable Development which is an update of the 2002 report Refrigeration Sector Achievements and Challenges prepared...

Publication date : 2007/08/05

UNEP publications

- Ozzy Goes Polar focuses on the effects that ozone depletion, climate change and persistent organic pollutants are exerting on polar ecosystems and communities and the ensuing consequences around the world. This animated cartoon book, prepared by...

Publication date : 2007/08/05

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

In the previous issue of the Newsletter, I wrote about the conclusions I drew following the 2006 United Nations conferences on ozone depletion and climate change. A recently published important element backs up my conclusions: the Proceedings of...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

The Beijing Congress

The 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration will be held in Beijing, China, on August 21-26, 2007. IIR congresses are held every 4 years in various parts of the world, showing the global influence of the IIR. The previous event was held...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

Statutory meetings

The Beijing Congress The Publications Sub-Committee, the members of the Science and Technology Council who are in the Management Committee and the Management Committee held their meetings in Karlsruhe, Germany, on March 23-24, 2007 thanks to the...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

International activities: ASHRAE

The ASHRAE Winter Meeting took place on January 27-31, 2007 in Dallas, USA. It was focused on climate change and sustainable development. Eric Granryd, President of the General Conference, invited members of the Board to attend the IIR's Beijing...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

International activities: UNEP

The IIR was invited by UNEP to participate in a meeting of the Regional Ozone Network for Europe and Central Asia held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on February 26-March 2, 2007. Representatives of 16 countries and international agencies (UNDP,...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

International activities: RAC07

RAC07 held in Birmingham, UK, on February 27-March 1, 2007 featured more than 180 exhibitors and attracted 7250 visitors. The UK Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) kindly invited Susan Phalippou to promote IIR publications along with membership.

Publication date : 2007/05/04

Highlights of this year's annual conference of the Danish Refrigeration Association held in Odense on March 15-16, 2007 include: a comprehensive presentation of the IIR given by Prof. Joachim Paul, over 30 papers on a broad range of scientific...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

Upcoming IIR event: Strasbourg

Interested in freeze-drying? Here's a rare opportunity to become updated on the state of the art: New Ventures in Freeze-drying, an IIR conference, will take place in Strasbourg, France on November 7-9, 2007. Please send your abstract by May 1,...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

Briefs: Information for IIR members

As an IIR Member, commission Member or representative of an IIR member country, you are entitled to receive proceedings of IIR conferences. Please select on line the proceedings you would like to receive in 2007 on the

Publication date : 2007/05/04

Briefs: ICR2007 awards

The IIR is delighted to announce the winners of awards to be presented during the awards banquet to be held during the Beijing congress: IIR Medal of Merit: Fritz Steimle; IIR Gustav Lorentzen Medal: Alexey Arkharov; IIR Science & Technology...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

Briefs: 100th Anniversary Video

IIR producing 100th Anniversary Video: have you got any interesting material? To highlight its centennial in 2008, the IIR is now producing a short video celebrating the IIR and refrigeration research around the world. A small segment of the video...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

Briefs: NVvK

NVvK's journal is celebrating its centenary! In its special centenary issue issue, RCC Koude & Luchtbehandeling, the official journal of NVvK, presents an article on the worldwide links of NVkV, particularly with the IIR. The first...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

Briefs: Prof. Geoffrey Haselden

Prof. Geoffrey Haselden, past President of the IOR and Honorary Member of the IIR, died on February 2007, at the age of 82. He had been Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Leeds, UK, and President of IIR Commission...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

New IIR members

The IIR welcomes the following new members: Corporate members BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany Prodal, Ciudad la Habana, Cuba Private members Mr Titus Bartholomeus, The Netherlands Mrs Susana Ferreira de Pablo, Spain Mr Stephen Gill,...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

The Beijing Congress

The 22nd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration will be held in Beijing, China, on August 21-26, 2007. IIR congresses are held every 4 years in various parts of the world, showing the global influence of the IIR. The previous event was held...

Publication date : 2007/05/04

The very active IIR working party on magnetic cooling, chaired by Peter Egolf, launched a new Web site (www.mcwp.ch). On this Web site, managed by Marc Diebold and linked to the IIR Web site, you will find news on...

Publication date : 2007/04/25

IIR Sub-Commission D2 CERTE

The next meeting of the IIR Sub-Commission D2 "CERTE" (CERtification Testing and quality of transport Equipment used for perishable products and other temperature-sensitive materials) will be held in Plestany, Slovak Republic, on May 31 - June 1,...

Publication date : 2007/04/25

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

2006 was an important year for the IIR: the first phase in the updating of the Fridoc database, launching of the e-Bulletin, publication of a course, Refrigeration Fundamentals, the Red Book on frozen foods, a Bibliography on CO2, two Informatory...

Publication date : 2007/02/12

Statutory meetings

The Publications Sub-Committee, the restricted Science and Technology Council and the Management Committee held their meetings in Paris, on December 7-8, 2006. The main issues discussed were progress in the renovation of the Fridoc database, the...

Publication date : 2007/02/12

International activities: ACRA2006

ACRA2006, an IIR-co-sponsored conference organized by SAREK, was held in Gyeongju, Korea on May 21-23, 2006. Around 300 participants from 9 countries attended and 187 papers were presented. Profs. K. Watanabe, Liansheng Li and Tae Ho Song gave...

Publication date : 2007/02/12

Transfrigoroute International (TI) held its annual meeting in Marrakech (Morocco) on October 26-27, 2006. Didier Coulomb attended the meeting and the IIR-TI liaison Committee meeting. Several issues were discussed, particularly energy labelling in...

Publication date : 2007/02/12

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