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INWIC Autumn 2025 Newsletter now available! The latest edition of the INWIC Newsletter is out! Discover recent highlights, network activities, and inspiring stories from women driving change across the cooling sector. Access it here: INWIC Newsletter – Autumn 2025  

Women in ISHRAE highlight women driving decarbonisation At Cool Conclave 2.0, held in Indore on August 2nd, Women in ISHRAE hosted a landmark session titled “Women Leading the Way to a Low-Carbon Future […]

Guided tour of Queens Quay Energy Centre  In October 2025, IOR’s Women in RACHP Network hosted a visit to Scotland’s first major water source heat pump project, bringing together professionals fro […]

Empowering women in cooling: Regional Training Workshop held in Dakar for Francophone Africa’s Female RAC Technicians Dakar, Senegal, 20 September 2025 – In a landmark initiative to strengthen technical capacity and promote gender inclusion in the refrigeration and air c […]

U-3ARC Female Award Winners at SophiA U-3ARC proudly invited the winners of the Dr. Charity Kpabep Award 2025 competition to the SophiA event in Germany in September. This team is made up of […]

INWIC promotes women’s expertise in refrigeration through RENAFF collaboration On 24 September, INWIC President Ina Colombo met with Sokhna Fall Diawara, President of the National Network of Women in Refrigeration (RENAFF), and several […]

IIR resources for women in the RACHP workforce presented at the final Consortium Meeting of the SophiA Project During the final Consortium Meeting of the SophiA Project in Karlsruhe, Germany, on 17–18 September 2025, the International Institute of Refrigeration ( […]

The Scully Effect. If you can see, it you can be it. In this blog, Lisa Waters highlights the changes in the industry she has witnessed through her experience with the IOR. We hope that in 20 years time […]

INWIC promoted at the WRD in Cameroun The World Refrigeration Day (WRd) is celebrated every June 26 to raise awareness about the importance of refrigeration and air conditioning in modern […]

INWIC at the SophiA Train the Trainers course and Final Consortium Meeting We are pleased to announce that INWIC – the International Network of Women in Cooling – will be presented during the upcoming SophiA Train the Trainers cou […]

Advancing Gender Equality in the RACHP Sector during OEWG 47 At the margins of the 47th Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG 47) meeting under the Montreal Protocol, the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) took […]

Celebration of the World Refrigeration Day (WRD) 2025 in Douala, Cameroon We are delighted to share that INWIC – the International Network of Women in Cooling – will be in the spotlight during World Refrigeration Day (WRD) 202 […]

Women in Cooling Award at the XXI European Conference INWIC is pleased to share that the winners of the AREA – World Refrigeration Day – World Heatpumps Day “Women in Cooling” Competition were officia […]

INWIC Participation in the XXI European Conference in Milan INWIC was proud to participate in the prestigious 22nd European Conference organized by Centro Studi Galileo, which took place in 13 and 14 June 2025 in […]

INWIC Panel at the 2025 AHR Expo: "Stronger Together: How Male Allies Help Advance Women in HVAC" At the 2025 AHR Expo in Orlando, the International Network of Women in Cooling (INWIC) hosted a pivotal panel discussion titled “Stronger Together: How Male […]

Mentorship Programme to Strengthen Cooling Sector Launched on International Women’s Day In celebration of International Women’s Day, the International Network of Women in Cooling (INWIC) officially launched its Mentorship Programme, a new o […]

Welcome to INWIC’s new leadership for 2025 and 2026! As of 1 January 2025, the International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) welcomes its new President, Ms. Ina Colombo, and President-Elect, Ms. Mikaila […]

NWIC participation at SIFA 2024 On 19-21 November, IIR participated in the Interprofessional Refrigeration and its Applications Trade Show in Lyon, France, a premier event for commercial […]

INWIC discusses gender issues at the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum For the second time, the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) took part in the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF), this year held on November […]

INWIC Highlights Role of Women in Cooling at REFCOLD India Kolkata, India, 3 – 5 October 2024 The International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) and UNEP OzonAction proudly participated in REFCOLD India 2024, […]