Chillventa, the International Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Heat Pumps Trade Fair, recently announced that as of February 7^th, 439 companies and organizations had registered for a net display space of 25,166 m². The companies listed in the exhibitors directory also include country pavilions from Great Britain, the USA, Spain, Turkey and China. “We are very satisfied with the development of Chillventa,” says Gabriele Hannwacker, Exhibition Director of Chillventa Nürnberg 2008. “The number and names of the companies registered speak for themselves.”

 

Besides the positive development in the number of exhibitors and the space booked, the supporting programme is increasingly taking shape. Chillventa’s many honorary sponsoring organizations are involved with attractive and top-quality forums and symposia, such as the noted ASERCOM Symposium and the International Heat Pump Symposium. Other highlights include events on “Commercial Refrigeration” and “Refrigeration in the Food Trade”. The 2nd day of the exhibition is devoted to planners, with a special programme with the working title of “New Air Conditioning in a Day”. ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, is also taking part in the supporting programme at Chillventa and will offer short courses from the ASHRAE Learning Institute.

 

Furthermore, Chillventa is involved in the new “BFS/ESaK Foundation for the Promotion of Education and Science in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology”, founded by ten companies and five private persons on December 2007. According to the organizer’s press release, the main purpose of the foundation is to promote education and science in refrigeration and air conditioning technology, for example, through the presentation of prizes, the award of scholarships and grants to official and non-profit institutions and general promotion of refrigeration and air conditioning research and development. “We want this active support to make our commitment to the industry absolutely clear,” says Walter Hufnagel, Member of the Management Board of NürnbergMesse and curatorium member of the BFS/ESaK Foundation.