EVENTS
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
its energy use, lowering its environmental
footprint, and increasing its economic
benefits. The workshop was open for all
conference participants.
UNEP ECA1 ozone networking held an
annual meeting in parallel with the
conference. HVAC&R experts from
Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA)
countries took part in the IIR conference,
offering a chance to derive all the
benefits from the conference itself, to
exchange information from known
experts, and to network.
The key message from the president
of the organising committee, Risto
Ciconkov, was to say, “Instead of being
occupied with a phase-down of HFC
gases, environmental taxes, restrictions,
and so on, let us start with a new
approach: PHASE-IN of natural
refrigerants.”
Ohrid is a picturesque city with
interesting buildings dating back to the
nineteenth century. Delegates were
taken on a sightseeing trip to a fishing
village approximately 30km from the
conference centre. As in previous years,
the gala dinner was a very festive and
enjoyable evening.
The next conference will take place in
April 2019. CLA
• The papers presented can be
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