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ARBS rescheduled for 2021
ARBS 2021 WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 THROUGH TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, AT THE MELBOURNE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.
ABOVE: Readers get to enjoy Virtual ARBS as well as the exhibition early next year.
THE DATES WERE announced by ARBS exhibi- tion manager, Sue Falcke, allowing exhibitors to recommence planning for the three-day event.
“Given that current predictions determine the virus situation could continue for up to six months and maybe even longer we have focused our efforts on moving the exhibition into 2021 when we feel it will be most appropriate and saf- est to reschedule,” Falcke said.
The exhibition will remain at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, and will oc- cupy the same space, the same floor plan and the same itinerary as was proposed for ARBS 2020. The event will host over 300 exhibitors, a re- nowned industry awards program and a com- prehensive seminar presentation series.
“In the interim we are also very excited to an-
nounce our enhanced digital offering coming soon on our website,” Falcke said.
“This is an extended platform that will show- case comprehensive product information, pic- tures and video material to provide a more in- depth connection between our exhibitors and their customers.”
In the meantime, turn to page 21 for CCN’s Virtual ARBS coverage which includes online videos throughout this month.
Simon Bradwell, managing director of ebm- papst ANZ, AREMA director and ARBS direc- tor/secretary said that at the end of this crisis ARBS will be a necessity to reassure customers and suppliers, and to rebuild a stronger more re- silient industry for the future.
Visit www.arbs.com.au
Role of RAC during pandemic is critical
MORE THAN 15 million people are employed worldwide in the Refrigeration and Air Condi- tioning (RAC) sector which consumes about 20% of the overall electricity used worldwide.
Listing the reasons why RAC is an essential service, the International Institute of Refriger- ation (IIR) said if the world was deprived of RAC, data centres and the Internet, would col- lapse in minutes.
“Refrigeration is vital for reducing post-har- vest losses and in the preservation of food prod- ucts,” the IRR statement said.
“Air conditioning also plays a key role in the economic and social development of warmer countries and its use is expanding dramatically - especially in the world’s emerging economies - with rising global temperatures.
“In the healthcare sector, refrigeration pre- serves pharmaceutical products and medicines, especially vaccines. New treatments, such as cryosurgery or cryotherapy, were developed thanks to ultra-low temperature technologies.”
Refrigeration is also employed in numerous in- dustrial processes such as chemicals, plastics and natural gas liquefaction (LNG).
The IIR said installers, engineers and techni- cians responsible for equipment servicing and maintenance – all play a major role in insuring the ongoing operation of refrigeration equipment.
“This is essential in particular in hospitals, nursing homes for the elderly who are more vul- nerable to COVID-19, as well as food retail and industries,” IIR said.
The IRR is the only independent intergovern- mental science and technology-based organisa- tion which promotes knowledge of all refrigera- tion fields, ranging from very low temperature applications to air conditioning via the food cold chain.
With 59 member countries, the IIR has a net- work of several hundred renowned experts on five continents.
For a full roundup of Coronavirus news and HVACR turn to page 14.
The HVAC system for a large data centre.
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