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 25th and 26th. Marriott Druids Glen Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow.
AGM:annual general meeting. May 26th, 11am. Marriott Druids Glen Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow.
Dinner:convention dinner. Guest of honour: Charlie McCreevy, commissioner for the internal market. May 26th, 8pm. Marriott Druids Glen Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow.
IAVI
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.
Conference:water framework directive international conference (joint IWA). May 1st to 3rd. Carlton Airport Hotel, Dublin Airport.
Seminar:design and construction of precast walling in medium to high-rise developments (joint with Irish Concrete Society). May 2nd. Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
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.
CPD:surviving the system - new government conditions of engagement for construction consultants and building contracts. 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.
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.
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: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. Email: info@projectmanagement.ie, or www.projectmanagement.ie. Details: 01-6614677.
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.
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.
Seminar:current perspectives on Irish planning today. April 17th, 6pm to 7pm. The Tanner Suite, Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2.
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.
Irish Council for Social Housing
Conference:European housing forum conference - building sustainable communities. April 18th. Crowne Plaza Conference Centre, Dublin 9. Cost €100. Details: Caren Gallagher. Tel: 01-6618334 or by email caren@icsh.ie.
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