ACREX 2008 :

ACREX is the largest international exposition in India held every two years for the air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating and building allied services. Acrex 2008 is planned to be held between February 15th - 17th, 2008. The event is being managed by Southern India Chapters of ISHRAE in association with the ASHRAE South India Chapter and All india Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Association. In addition to being the Silicon Valley of India and largest software, IT, ITES, BPO hub of the country is also a centre for major commercial and software development, R&D, aviation, healthcare, Bio-Technology industries. Not surprisingly south India with it’s burgeoning techies and it’s IT and Infrastructure growth today is the most popularly known region of India all over the world. The Bangalore city being the silicon valley of India. The entire southern region of India is growing at the rate of 35 - 40% per annum in HVAC industry slated to grow at the same pace for the next decade.

Indian construction and infrastructure industry is witnessing a rapid growth (at nearly 12% a year) which is nearly twice the world’s average. Accordingly, the HVAC&R and building Services industry is now growing exponentially in terms of volume, quality, state of the art technology and eco-friendliness of its products and services.

An Expected large participation of exhibitors from all over India and abroad, ACREX 2008 will showcase the global HVAC&R industry. With a series of technical seminars on the latest technologies, product presentation and a business oriented visitors, ACREX 2008 will act as a gateway to the large growing market potential of India.

ISHRAE :

ISHRAE (Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers) was founded in 1981 at new Delhi by a group of eminent HVAC&R professionals.ISHRAE has since grown rapidly and today has more than 3800 HVAC&R professionals as members with 11 chapters in India and abroad.
ISHRAE is an International Associate of ASHRAE ( American Society of Heating Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers).To encourage scientific research ISHRAE has evolved many activities to enhance its objectives like conducting Expositions in various cities of India, Seminars at National and Regional Levels, Organising Training Courses, Workshops.
The major objectives of ISHRAE are: To advance the art and since of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering and related Sciences. To continue the education of the members and other interested persons in the said sciences through lectures, Seminars Workshops, Demonstration, Publication and Expositions. To render Career Guidance and Financial Assistance to students of the above sciences.
South India Chapters comprising of Bangalore, Chennai, Hederabad and cochin contribute about
35 - 40% of the ISHRAE membership.
 

ASHRAE :

Ashrae (american Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers) is the leading international body in HVAC&R field and has more than 50000 individual professionals as members in 100 countries. It has three chapters in India and ASHRAE South india Chapter is one of them,
based in Bangalore & Chennai serving South Indian member needs.ASHRAE has always provided its full support to its affiliated ISHRAE for conducting international symposium and exhibition.It is also extending its full support for ACREX2008 to make it a grand international event.
 

AIACRA :

All India Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Association” popularly known as AIACRA was established in 1961. With its fourregional associations, AIACRA has a membership of over 700 manufacturing and trading companies. AIACRA interacts closely with government bodies on issues regarding policy matters, tariffs, taxes, ODS phase out, global warming, etc. it also prompts contacts, trade and joint ventures between Indian and foreign companies.
 

ACREX 2008 will focus on :

Air-Conditioning
Refrigeration
Electrical Engineering
Building Automation Systems
Fire Detection & Alarm Systems
Insulation
Clean Room Products
Cold Rooms
Energy Recovery Systems
Security & Access Control
Acoustic & Vibration Systems
Allied Services
This Exhibition offers a unique exposure to a Target Audience

International Technical Conference
As part of this grand exposition, an International Technical Conference is being organized.
The objectives of the conference are as under:
To update the delegates on the emerging trends and advancements in HVAC&R technologies through highly
informative presentations by distinguished speakers from India & abroad.
To create awareness about eco-friendly and energy efficient