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IAVI

Course: Advanced fine art course. January 28th to March 31st from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A series of 12 lectures on history of silver, history of furniture, history of Irish art and pottery and porcelain. For more booking information contact Vivienne McSherry at 01-6611794 or e-mail Vivienne@iavi.ie

Seminar: The PI insurance market for the property profession today at 5.30 p.m. Speaker: Tony Collins. Venue: 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

Seminar: Annual budget/tax updates (four sections on different aspects of tax). Speakers: Experts from Deloitte & Touche. January 27th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Venue: South Court Hotel, Limerick.

Meeting: National council. January 29th from 2.30 p.m. at 39 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

Regional meeting: Munster regional meeting and seminar. Rating appeals to valuation tribunal. Speaker: John Kerr, FIAVI. January 23rd from 7 p.m. Venue: The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee, Co Kerry.

Regional meeting: Northern Ireland regional meeting and seminar on January 27th. Disability Discrimination Act. Speaker: Liam Dornan (Building Control Department, Belfast City Council). Venue: Dunadry Hotel and Country Club, Templepatrick.

CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS IRELAND

Course: Hedgelaying. One-day course aimed at those who want to learn this craft out of personal interest or those who intend to use it on a practical basis. February 28th from 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Venue: Firhouse area of Dublin. Meeting point at Conservation Volunteers Ireland HQ, Rathfarnham Castle. Fee: €70.

Course: Drystone walling. One-day courses as part of an awareness campaign to highlight the need to protect our drystone wall heritage. The course affords people the opportunity to have a full day of hands-on training with an opportunity to select stone and learn the techniques of this ancient craft in a safe manner. February 7th and 8th from 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Venue: Conservation Volunteers Ireland HQ, Rathfarnham Castle. Fee: €70.

To book a place, phone Conservation Volunteers Ireland on 01-4952878 or e-mail info@cvi.ie

SENIOR COLLEGE, DÚN LAOGHAIRE

Course: Full-time courses. Interior design. One, two, three years - RHODEC. Landscape design: one, two years - BTEC degree progression. Auctioneering: Two years - IPAVI, degree progression. Last call for enrolment. For details, phone 1800-2655343, e-mail info@scd.ie or www.scd.ie

BRAY INSTITUTE OF FURTHER EDUCATION

Courses: Full-time courses. Higher national diploma course (BTEC). Degree progression in interior design, graphic design, multi-media and web design and fashion design. Certificate courses in interior design and fashion design. Details from Bray Institute of Further Education, Novara Avenue, Bray, Co Wicklow. Tel: 01-2828721, 01-2829668, 01-2866233. E-mail: enquiries@bife.ie

SOCIETY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS

CPD: CITA, future developments and its impact on quality surveying. Today from 6p.m at 5 Wilton Place.

Dinner: Annual dinner. February 5th at 8 p.m. Burlington Hotel, Dublin.

Details from Louise Ryan at 01-6765500 or www.scs.ie.

INSTITUTE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Course: Project management framework. Dublin, Cork, and Galway.

Course: Diploma in applied project management (six-month programme - 13 days). Recommences: Dublin, Cork and Galway, January 2004. For further information phone 01-6614677 or e-mail info@projectmanagement.ie or see www.projectmanagement.ie

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS

Course: Project management - module one. January 26th and 27th. Venue: Dublin.

Course: Construction contract awareness. February 4th and 5th.

Course: Method of measurement for road works (NRA) - a review. February 6th and 24th.

Course: Project management - module two. February 10th/11th and February 23rd/24th. Venue: Dublin.

Course: Organisational skills. February 20th.

Course: Technical report writing. February 23rd and 24th

Seminar: Construction and demolition waste seminar. February 19th.

Lectures: Mechanical and manufacturing division jointly with I. Mech. E (Irish region). Fiftieth anniversary of professional engineering - interactive robotics by Neville Hogan, Phd professor of mechanical engineering and professor of brain and cognitive science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. January 29th from 7.45 p.m. Venue: Room 259 (main lecture theatre), DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1. For details: 01-6090222.

INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS

Lecture: Certificate in auctioneering and estate agency (part-time route for mature students). Lecturers and second semester induction seminar. January 31st from 9.45 a.m. Venue: Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.

Meeting: Directors of the Confederation of European Estate Agents. January 29th from 10 a.m. Venue: Brussels.

Course: Fine and decorative arts evening certificate course (two evenings per week). Subjects covered include the histories of furniture, paintings, architecture and interiors, silver, glass, Persian rugs, costume and ceramics. February 3rd. Venue: Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.

Meeting: National executive council, February 13th, 7.30 p.m., Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, 129 Lwr Baggot St, Dublin 2. Details: 01-6785685.

RIAI

Examination: RIAI examination in professional practice 2004. Closing date for receipt of applications and casestudy proposal is February 1st, 2004. For information and application form contact Carol Curran, RIAI, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Phone. 01-6761703. Fax: 01- 6610948. E-mail: ccurran@riai.ie.

Exhibition: The RIAI and the Embassy of Japan in Ireland will exhibit "contemporary Japanese architecture: 1985-1996" organised by the Japan Foundation and Architectural Institute of Japan.Closes January 27th. Architecture Centre, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission free. Information: e-mail Jill Jacob at jjacob@riai.ie. Phone: 01-6691463