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	The IIR now has 62 Member Countries representing over 80% of the global population. The bylaws (section 2) of Member Countries were defined in the International Agreement endorsed in 1954. There are 6 member-country categories according to national economies and the importance of refrigeration to these economies. IIR Member Countries benefit from a wide-ranging set of services. Each Member Country nominates a Delegate who is the country representative. Delegates meet at least once a year at Executive Committee meetings. Representatives from the research and industry sectors in each Member Country form a global network of specialists in various refrigeration fields and take part in commission-based IIR activities: conferences on state-of-the-art themes, working parties, writing of books or Informatory Notes on current issues. Each Member Country nominates representatives to the General Conference which meets in ordinary session once every 4 years.

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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


	This term covers the following fields:
		Food Science: Food Quality, Food Safety
		All products
		Food Engineering: Heat and Mass Transfer, Refrigeration Process, Design and Modelling
		Fish
		Chilling and Freezing Techniques, Packaging
		Fruit and Vegetables
		Chilling and Freezing Preservation Applications: Fruit, Vegetables, and Ornamental Products
		Meat and Milk
		Ornamental Plants
		Chilling and Freezing Preservation Applications: Meat and Fish Products
		Chilling and Freezing Preservation Applications: Dairy Products, Liquid Products, Processed Food Products
		Regulations and Standardization
		Economy and Statistics
	For further information, consult Commission C2's Web site.

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