IPAVCourse: fine and decorative art certificate course. Subjects include the histories of furniture, painting, architecture and interiors, silver and glass. Lectures held two evenings per week (Tuesday and Thursday). Commencing February 13th. IPAV Headquarters, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Contact: 01-6785685 or www.ipav.ie.
Meeting: national executive council. February 16th, 4.30pm, IPAV Headquarters, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6785685.
Meeting: education advisory committee. February 17th, 9.45am, IPAV Headquarters, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6785685.
Engineers Ireland
Seminar: soft ground engineering seminar. February 15th and 16th. The Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise, Co Laois.
CPD: chairing meetings. February 21st, Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
CPD: roads - procurement, contract and construction. February 21st and 22nd, Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore, Co Offaly.
CPD: financial training for engineers. February 26th and 27th, Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
CPD: six sigma - techie brekkie. February 27th, Ulster Bank, George's Quay, Dublin 2.
CPD: technical report writing. March 1st and 2nd, Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
CPD: project management - module two (in conjunction with Centre for Project Management, UL). March 14th and 15th, Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
CPD: construction contract awareness. March 21st and 22nd, Clyde Road, Dublin 2.
Irish Building Control Institute
Conference: annual conference 2007. March 22nd and 23rd. Bunratty Shannon Shamrock Hotel and Conference Centre, Bunratty, Co Clare. Details: Tom Johnson (01) 222 3468 or email tom.johnson@dublincity.ie
RIAI
Conference: the national housing conference 2007. "Transforming the Irish Housing Environment: Policy and Implementation" organised by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Royal Institute of the Architects re Ireland. March 25th to 27th. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin 9. Programme and booking details: www.nationalhousingconference.ie
Exhibition: RIAI travelling scholarship 2006. Projects include a response to the Kyoto fines Ireland is facing, dealing with urban burial grounds, and efficient links between various modes of mobility.
Exhibition: Czech Architects Abroad - works by Czech architects. Selected projects range from Australia to America by architects such as John Eisler, Eva Jiricna and Ivan Reiman. Until March 9th at the Architecture Centre, RIAI, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Opening: 9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday). Admission: free.
Exhibition: Irish Architecture Awards 2006. Exhibition on view in Wexford County Council, County Hall, Wexford from Friday until February 23rd. Opening hours: 9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday). Admission: free.
Consultation: the RIAI and the Simon Communities of Ireland have joined forces for a fundraising initiative. RIAI architects will give an hour's consultation with an architect on April 28th for a €60 donation to Simon. To book a consultation or to include your practice, go to www.simonopendoor.ie.
Bray Institute of Further Education
Courses: interior design. FETAC level five one-year course. BTEC higher national diploma - two-year course with progression to degree.
Course: furniture design. FETAC level five.
Course: garden design. FETAC level five.
Course: graphic design. BTEC higher national diploma.
Course: fashion design. FETAC level five one-year course. BTEC higher national diploma. Details: 01-2866233.
Dublin Civiv Trust
CPD course: conservation engineering. Dealing with problems, solutions and approaches to historic and older buildings. Course leader: Ian Hume. February 13th, 4 Castle Street, Dublin 2. Cost: €175. Details: 01-4756911.
CPD course: services in period houses and historic properties. Course leader: Peter Lawson Smith. March 26th, 4 Castle Street, Dublin 2. Details: 01-4756911. Cost: €175.
Institute of Project Management
Course: diploma in applied project management. Cork, Dublin and Galway. Email: info@projectmanagement.ie or www.projectmanagement.ie. Details: 01-6614677.
Senior College Dún Laoghaire
Morning course: health and safety. One-year course leading to higher national certificate.
Morning course: interior design - one, two and three years. RHODEC Assoc diploma, higher national diploma, progression to degree at DIT.
Course: garden design for one or two years, leading to higher national diploma.
Course: auctioneering (IPAV), two years for certificate. Two-year progression to degree.
Course: landscape design (one or two years) for higher national diploma. Details: 1800-2655343 or www.scd.ie.
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Lecture: "He will be well watched - TN Deane and the birth of architectural conservation in Ireland". Speaker: Dr Jenifer Ni Ghradaigh, NUI Cork. 63 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Details: 01-6761749.
National College of Ireland
Course: "Property ladder" property investors course. Starts February 12th until April 2nd. Times: 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Course director: Mary FitzGerald. Fee: €190 for eight-week course. Details: 01-6787916 or book online at www.MaryFitzGeraldPR.ie.
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
CPD: CO2 refrigeration systems for the retail sector. Presenter: Andy Campbell, Old Cork Waterworks, Lee Road, Cork. Today: 6.30pm for 7pm (light refreshments provided).
CPD: circuit breaker technology. Presenter: Kevin O'Connell, DIT, Kevin Street. Today, 6pm for 6.30pm (light refreshments provided). All welcome.
Organic Centre
Course: from field to garden with Jim Cronin. February 10th, 10am to 5pm. Cost: €85.
Course: introduction to alternative energy with Peter Schneider. February 17th, 10am to 5pm. Cost: €85. Details: 071-9854338 or email organiccentre@eircom.net or www.theorganiccentre.ie.
Homebond
Seminars: right on-site seminars. Update on building regulations and new construction technology. February 13th, 8pm. Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford and February 15th, 8pm. City West Hotel, Dublin.
College of Further Education Dundrum
Course: interior design. FETAC level five.
Course: floristry and garden design. FETAC level five. Details: 01-2985412/01-2951376.
Institute of Chartered Surveyors
Event: annual dinner. Today. Burlington Hotel, Dublin 4. Contact: Gwen Wilson. Tel: 01-6765500.
Organisations should send entries to Mary Hetherington before noon on Thursday for inclusion the following Thursday. Telephone 01 675 8000; fax: 01 675 8037;
email: mhetherington@irish-times.ie
