INWIC

The International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) was established in 2022 to advance the engagement of women, promote career opportunities, and increase their overall participation in the refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat pumps (RACHP) sector.

INWIC is led by the World Refrigeration Day (WRD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction as the joint Secretariat, in cooperation with a highly-reputed group of founding partners active in this sector – AIRAH (Australia), AREA (Europe), ASHRAE (Global), CAR (China), FAIAR (Latin America), IIR (Global), IOR (UK), ISHRAE (India), JSRAE (Japan), U-3ARC (Africa), and Women in HVAC&R (North America).

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VIDEO COMPETITION

On 26 May, the AREA General Assembly in Estonia nominated the winner of the first edition of our "AREA-WRD women in cooling, video competition”. The evaluation committee was composed of:

  • our Board of Directors
  • our members of our Task Force Skills and Working Group Human Capital
  • our representatives in INWIC
  • the WRD secretariat

Evaluation criteria were focused on:

  • The use of the necessary devices and tools
  • The use of security means
  • The correct explanation of the task to be performed

 

The name of the winner was released on the 8 June during the conference #20EUconfRAC: Léana Khaled Payan, young French technician of Axima Refrigeration, who was evaluated as the best among the 12 participants. Congratulations to her!

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All 12 participating videos can be found 👇

Video Competition