The event is sponsored by International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR). The themes of the conference are divided into two main areas: The cold chain and sustainability.
The cold chain topics will include:
• Process and equipment design innovation;
• Cold chain in developing countries;
• Storage, transportation, and logistics;
• Modelling and predictive tools;
• Food quality and food safety;
• Progress in commercial refrigeration;
• Pharmaceutical cold chain;
• Retail and commercial display cabinets; and
• Domestic refrigeration.
The sustainability topics will include:
• Integration of heating, cooling, and heat pumps;
• Refrigerants, containment, and refrigeration in the future;
• Innovative technologies;
• Carbon foot-printing;
• Energy efficiency in the cold chain;'and
• Renewable energies in the cold chain.
Key dates
- Abstract submission deadline: Nov. 1, 2013
- Abstract acceptance and manuscript submission instructions: Dec. 9, 2013
- Manuscript submission deadline: Feb. 24, 2014
- Early bird registration ends: March 1, 2014
- Notification of acceptance or rejection of manuscripts : April 10, 2014
- Closing date for authors’ revisions to manuscripts: May 7, 2014
The official language is English. Papers, abstracts, presentations, and discussions will be in English. Simultaneous translation will not be provided.