The frosty weather in Chicago did not keep visitors away from the 2003 Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refriger-ating Exposition. The AHR Expo, sponsored by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers and the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, had record attendance and exhibitors, according to the International Exposition Co., which produced and managed the HVACR showcase.
As of this writing, more than 38,000 registered visitors from 117 countries came to the three-day event to see thousands of the latest products and technologies displayed by more than 1,860 exhibiting companies.