A round-up of events and courses
IPAV
Meeting:disciplinary board. April 13th, 2pm. IPAV Headquarters, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6785685.
Meeting:national executive council. April 13th, 4.30pm. IPAV Headquarters, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6785685.
Annual convention:AGM and annual convention. May 24th and 25th. Marriott Druids Glen Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow.
AGM:annual general meeting. May 25th, 11am. Marriott Druids Glen Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow.
Dinner:convention dinner. Guest of honour: Charlie McCreevy, commissioner for the internal market. May 25th, 8pm. Marriott Druids Glen Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow.
IAVI
AGM:south Leinster region. April 11th (noon), The Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow
Lecture: BSc course lectures (first, second, third and fourth years). April 14th, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).
Lecture:residential and land agency course lectures. April 14th, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).
AGM:annual general meeting. April 17th, 1.30pm. The inauguration of the incoming IAVI president for 2007/'08, Robert Ganly, will take place during the AGM at 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Meeting:national council. April 17th, 2.30pm, 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Meeting:Northern Ireland region meeting and seminar. Topic: HMOs. Speaker: Kevin Bloomfield. April 17th, 7pm, The Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast.
Engineers Ireland
CPD:organisational skills for engineers. April 17th, Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
Course:MS project course. April 18th, Springfield Hotel, Leixlip, Co Kildare.
Conference:annual conference. April 18th and 19th, Croke Park, Dublin 3.
CPD:project management - module two (run in conjunction with Centre for Project Management, University of Limerick). April 18th and 19th, Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
CPD:technical report writing. April 19th and 20th, Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
CPD:maintenance management for engineers. April 23rd and 24th, Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
CPD:public construction contracts - techie brekkie. April 24th, Ulster Bank, George's Quay, Dublin 2.
RIAI
Course:health and safety - designing for safety. April 13th, 27th and May 25th from 9am to 1pm at the RIAI, Dublin. May 4th - Galway. May 22nd - Limerick. The latter two venues have yet to be decided. In-house delivery also available. Contact: cbolster@riai.ie, or call 01-6691472.
Exhibition:LOCUS - Light, Space, Mater exhibition by green architect and sculptor Michalis Souvatzidas and will continue until April 9th. Monday-Friday: 9am to 5pm. Architecture Centre, RIAI, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
CPD:surviving the system - new government conditions of engagement for construction consultants and building contracts. April 10th (Limerick) and May 2nd (Cork). Contact: cbolster@riai.ie or 01-6691472.
Exhibition:Irish architecture awards 2006 exhibition will be on view in the Castlepollard Library, Mullingar Road, Castlepollard until April 16th. The exhibition is open during library hours. Admission is free.
Seminar:professional indemnity claims - claims reporting and the legal process. RIAI/Marsh Insurance breakfast seminar presented by Caitlin Marsh and Matheson Ormsby Prentice. April 11th. Further details: cbolster@riai.ie or 01-6691472. Booking is essential.
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 Civic Trust
CPD:historic ironwork - repair, maintenance and conservation. Course leaders: David Mitchell (Historic Scotland); Gordon Urquhart (former assistant director Glasgow Conservation Trust West) and Ali Davey (Historic Scotland). May 9th, Dublin Civic Trust, 4 Castle Street, Dublin 1. Details: 01-4756911.
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.
Institute of Project Management
Course:diploma in applied project management, Cork, Dublin and Galway. E-mail: info@projectmanagement.ie, or www.projectmanagement.ie. Details: 01-6614677.
Irish Architectural Archive
Exhibition:decorating the Georgian interior. Drawings from the Stapleton collection in the National Library of Ireland. Till June 1st. Tuesday-Friday (10am-5pm). Admission: free.
Irish Planning Institute
Event:national planning conference 2007. April 19th-20th. New Park Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny. Cost: €350 (members), €560 (non-members). Details: 01-8788630.
Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education
Course:certificate in architectural technology and design.
Course:advanced certificate in architectural technology and design.
Course:certificate in furniture design and manufacturing.
Course:certificate in construction technology. Details: 01-2809676 or www.dlcfe.ie.
Irish Home Builders Association
Meeting:AGM and one-day convention. May 11th, Marriot Druids Glen Hotel and Country Club, Wicklow. IHBA chairman Jim Wood and vice-chairman John Moran will attend.
Ballsbridge College
Course:auctioneering, estate agency and valuation. One-year course (starts September 2007). Details: www.ballsbridgecollege.com. Organisations should send entries to Mary Hetherington before noon on Thursday for inclusion the following Thursday. Telephone 01 675 8000; fax: 01 675 8037;
