The IIR is 100 years old! However, its actions are as leading edge as ever.
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2008 is called "Refrigeration Year" since it marks the centenary of the IIR and several national refrigeration associations. Numerous actions are planned in order to celebrate this event: general presentation, past events, events in The Netherlands.
In particular, an international conference was held on June 12, 2008 in Paris. Consult the presentations given by the various speakers
Consult the latest issue of the Newsletter of the IIR (No. 35), also available in .PDF format.
IIR bookshop
An essential reference book was published in 2007: the first volume of the International Dictionary of Refrigeration comprises 4400 terms and definitions in English and French, allocated to 11 chapters.
2 new volumes have now been published:
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the German volume (German-English-French: Terms)
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the Chinese volume (Chinese-English-French : Terms)
Consult the new 16-page booklet Refrigeration Drives Sustainable Development prepared by the IIR jointly with UNEP. Complete list of exclusive files
Fridoc database
Fridoc is accessible online and constitutes the largest database entirely devoted to refrigeration and its applications (82 000 references). All members of the IIR can consult it free of charge.
e-Bulletin
Consult the latest issue of the e-Bulletin (No. 2008-4). 401 new articles and books.
Conference update: Copenhagen
Don’t miss the 8th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids (GL2008), the event in this field, to ... Read More
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