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  The IIR's mission is to promote knowledge of refrigeration technology and all its applications in order to address today's major issues, including food safety and protection of the environment (reduction of global warming, prevention of ozone depletion), and the development of the least developed countries (food, health).
The IIR commits itself to improving quality of life and promotes sustainable development.

The bylaws of the IIR as an intergovernmental organization were defined by an International Agreement signed on December 1, 1954 and an Application Protocol signed on November 20, 1956.

Members of the IIR include Member Countries (there are now 61). Member Countries take part in IIR activities via the commission members they select. There are also other IIR members: corporate or benefactor Members (companies, laboratories, universities,...) or private (individual) members.

The IIR provides its members with tailored services meeting a wide range of member-country, national and international organization, decision makers', researchers' and refrigeration practitioners' needs.

2008 was called "Refrigeration Year" since it marked the centenary of the IIR and several national refrigeration associations.
Download the IIR centenary video (185 Mo).
   
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FRISBEE Project
The IIR is involved in a 4-year project within the context of the EU 7th Framework Programme. The objective of the ... Read More
 
Conference update: Sofia
The 9th IIR Conference on Phase-Change Materials and Slurries for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning will be held o... Read More
 
Trends: compressors
- Global compressor sales JARN has published an extensive overview of compressor markets in 2009. On the whole, the... Read More
 
Figures: EU electricity consumption
A report issued by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) shows that energy efficiency measures – su... Read More
 
Refrigeration’s contribution to CCS
Led by IFP (France), the European research project Cocate – which brings together 8 other research and industrial p... Read More
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  The aim of the 10 IIR commissions is to promote and enhance scientific and technological knowledge in their respective fields. The commission members comprise experts proposed by member countries. Each IIR commission has its own Web site. You can access them by clicking on the name of the commission.
A1:  Cryophysics, cryoengineering
A2:  Liquefaction & separation of gases
B1:  Thermodynamics & transfer processes
B2:  Refrigerating equipment
C1:  Cryobiology, cryomedicine
C2:  Food science & engineering
D1:  Refrigerated storage
D2:  Refrigerated transport
E1:  Air conditioning
E2:  Heat pumps, energy recovery
 
Become a corporate, private or junior member of the IIR and benefit from
a wide range of services and products:
 
Fridoc, the biggest database in the world devoted entirely to refrigeration
the International Journal of Refrige-ration or the e-Bulletin or both
the Newsletter of the IIR
and much more!
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