31 Jan 2022
The 2023 International Congress of Refrigeration of the IIR will take place in Paris, from 21 to 25 of August 2023 at the Paris Congress Center.
Over 1,000 attendees from both academia and industry are expected to take part in this world gathering which is held every 4 years.
Organisers, The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and the French Association of Refrigeration (AFF), are now calling for abstracts for papers to be presented at the congress. The theme will be "towards an efficient, controlled and smart refrigeration". Papers will focus on original research or technical developments and their applications. They will contain quality scientific or technical information. Abstracts of a maximum of 250 words must be submitted for consideration by June 29, 2022.
Register to submit an abstract at https://icr2023.exordo.com/login
Find out more about the congress at https://www.icr2023.org/
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