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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:
- the German volume (German-English-French: Terms)
- the Chinese volume (Chinese-English-French : Terms)
 
New Ventures in Freeze-Drying
The proceedings of this leading–edge IIR event held in Strasbourg, France, on November 7-9, 2007 comprise 16 p...

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100 years at the service of the development of refrigeration and its applications
This booklet was jointly prepared by the IIR and the French Refrigeration Association (AFF) in order to mark the centenaries of both organizations in 2008. It retrac...

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Complete list of books and conference proceedings.
 
 
  IIR conferences
HVAC Energy Efficiency Best Practice Conference
September 18-19, 2008 - Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Commissions: E1 with E2
Telephone: +61 3 8623 3007 - Fax: +61 3 9614 8949

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2009 1st IIR Cold Chain Conference
April 27-29, 2009 - Singapore, Singapore
Commissions: C2, D1, D2
Telephone: +61 3 8623 3007 - Fax: +61 3 9614 8949

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Full Conference Agenda.
 
 
  Exclusive files
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
 
Briefs: US supermarkets: CO2 gains ground
Being already largely used in Europe, CO2 refrigeration systems might see important development in North American s... Read More
 
Cryogenic applications: Major cryogenic storage project
Thames Cryogenics is setting up one of the most ambitious cryogenic storage projects in Europe. The UK Biobank, bas... Read More
 
Trends and Figures: European food industry
The average quantity of foodstuffs consumed each year by a typical European is 530 kg, 350 kg of which is either re... Read More
 
Briefs: Accessible and free evaporative solution
A simple and ingenious utensil, the zeer pot, makes it possible to extend the shelf life of produce for several day... 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
 
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