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Milan the venue for latest technology discussions

ITALY: Heads of industry, environmental and government organisations will again gather in Milan in June for the 18th European Conference on the latest Technologies in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.

This biennial two-day event will focus heavily on the F-gas regulations, Kigali, refrigerant alternatives and compatible component developments, but will also look at new new control technologies, the cold chain, cold storage and transport, food conservation, efficiency and renewable cooling. 

It takes place from June 6 – 7, 2019, at the Polytechnic University of Milan.  

The full conference programme is now online at the Centro Studi Galileo website.

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