Ist IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold ChainCambridge, 29th, 30th and 31st March 2010
The three day 1st IIR international conference on sustainability and the cold chain held in March 2010 in Cambridge, UK brought together 150 people from 25 countries with the knowledge and experience to influence the future of the food cold chain. What did they achieve? Read a review of the conference here
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The Conference
The UK was proud to host the first international conference on the cold chain and sustainability. The conference attracted an international audience of researchers and industrialists. It was held in association with SIRAC the Sustainability in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning network which was set up in the UK in 2008 to drive the research agenda on sustainability for our sector.
Programme Design
The programme covered full two days with a wide variety of papers, short courses, technical tours and key note addresses from Don Cleland of Massey University, Jacques Guilpart, Xavier Meignien of the IIR and Andy Pearson as President of the IIR. Download conference programme here
Presentation downloads:
- Introduction from R Heap, Conference Chairman ICCCUK
- Welcome from X Meignien, Deputy Director IIR
- Keynote presentation from J Guilpart, Former Head of Refrigeration Processes Engineering Research Unit of Cemagref
- Keynote presentation from D Cleland, Head of the School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University
- Mathematical modelling short course presentations from D Cleland, A Foster, A Geeraerd, B Nicolai
- Temperature control and energy efficiency in the cold chain presentations from S Estrada-Flores, D Cleland, J Evans, S James, D Pearson
- Alternative technologies review, G Maidment Professor of Mechanical Engineering London South Bank University
- Closing paper from A Pearson, President Institute of Refrigeration
Conference and Discussion Report
A summary of the question and answer sessions from papers is available for download: Download the discussion report
Conference Sponsors
The organisers gratefully acknowledge the support of the conference sponsors below:
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The Conference was sponsored by the OECD Co-operative Research Programme on Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems, whose financial support made it possible for some of the invited speakers to participate in the Conference. www.oecd.org/agriculture/crp
About the International Institute of Refrigeration
The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), is an intergovernmental organization comprising over 60 countries, is a forum for exchange of scientific and industrial know-how, thus promoting in companies, laboratories and organizations, progress and expansion of knowledge on refrigeration, air-conditioning, heat-pump and cryogenic technology and its use. The IIR's scientific and technical activities take place within ten commissions corresponding to the different areas of refrigeration and its various applications.
For information on how you can join the IIR UK Branch known as the International Committee of the IOR please see the our international pages
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