Welcome to the official website of the Centennial Celebration of the Refrigeration Institute (German: Kältetechnisches Institut, KTI ) founded by Rudolf Plank at TH Karlsruhe in 1926.
The Centennial Celebration took place from Wednesday, June 17th to Thursday, June 18th 2026 at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. We were delighted to celebrate this historic milestone with 130 participants from 18 countries.
It was a great pleasure sharing the centennial colloquium, the poster session, the excursions, and numerous personal discussions and networking opportunities with you.
You can find a list of the presentations given in PDF format in the details view under the “Agenda” tab.
You can also access the photos taken during the event in our menu overview.
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Location Guidelines
Here you can find some information regarding the location.
Travel information
The Centennial Celebration 2026 will be held in the beautiful city of Karlsruhe, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Karlsruhe is at the core of Europe with a short distance from the main airports and train stations.
- Frankfurt International Airport: 1 hour with ICE train (connection directly in airport)
- Stuttgart International Airport: 1 1/4 hours with ICE train
- Strassbourg Train Station 1 hours with ICE train
The Centennial Colloqium will be held in the "Johann-Gottfried-Tulla Lecture Hall" at Campus South, Bldg. 11.40 First Floor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Adress of "Johann-Gottfried-Tulla Lecture Hall"
Englerstrasse 11, 76131 Karlsruhe
For parking, we kindly recommend that you use the parking space "Waldparkplatz". (Adenauerring 20, 76131 Karlsruhe). It is free of charge and a 20 minute walk to the KIT Campus South. If you prefer parking closer to the venue, you may use the "Parkgarage Schlossplatz" or "Parkgarage Waldhornstraße", both located within minutes walking distance of the lecture hall and parking fees apply.
From Karlsruhe Main Station (Hauptbahnhof), take tram line S4 (direction Bretten / Gölshausen or Eppingen) or S7/S8 (direction Tullastraße / Blankenloch) to the stop "Kronenplatz" (KIT Campus Süd). The ride takes about 10 minutes. From there is is a short 2-minute walk to the building 11.40.
Kindly notice that the Institut für Kälte-, Klima- und Umwelttechnik at the Hochschule Karlsruhe (HKA) celebrates its 20th anniversary on Friday, 19 June 2026 (link to the event).