A round-up of events and courses
IAVI
Lectures: BSc course lectures (first, third and fourth years). May 19th, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).
Lectures:residential and land agency course lectures. May 19th, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).
Event:FIABCI world congress. May 28th to June 2nd, Barcelona. IAVI delegation to attend.
IPAV
Annual convention:annual convention. May 25th and 26th. Marriott Druids Glen Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow.
AGM:May 26th, 11am. Marriott Druids Glen Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow.
Convention:annual convention. May 26th, 2.30pm. Speakers: Dr Margaret Funk, president, Confederation of European Estate Agents; Mick O'Dwyer and Thomas Lynch, director designate, National Property Services Regulatory Authority. 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.
Graduation:presentation of certificates and diplomas to graduates of IPAV's fine and decorative arts courses. May 23rd, St Stephen's Green Club, Dublin 2.
Exams:part-time route for mature students. Certificate in Auctioneering and Estate Agency - first and second year exams. May 19th. Venues: Institutes of Technology Cork, Waterford, Tallaght, Athlone and North West Institute of Further and Higher Education, Derry and GMIT.
RIAI
Exhibition:circles and lines by Jane Proctor on view in the Architecture Gallery, RIAI, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Until May 25th.
CPD:surviving the system - new government conditions of engagement for construction consultants and building contracts. May 21st (Galway) and June 27th (Dublin). Contact: cbolster@riai.ie or 01-6691472.
CPD:Designing for Safety - half-day programme for architects to meet new requirements. Developed by the RIAI and Douglas Wallace Architects and Designers. Contact: cbolster@riai.ie or phone 01-6691472.
Conference:Space Place, Life conference co-hosted by the Academy of Urbanism and the Urban Forum, May 24th. Dublin Castle. www.riai.ie/urbanforum.
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.
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.
Irish Architectural Archive
Exhibition:decorating the Georgian interior. Drawings from the Stapleton collection in the National Library of Ireland. Until June 1st. Tuesday to Friday (10am-5pm). Admission: free.
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 visit www.dlcfe.ie.
Engineers Ireland
CPD:financial control in construction works. Today and tomorrow. Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
CPD:podcasting & RSS - techie brekkie. May 22nd. Ulster Bank, George's Quay, Dublin 2.
Workshop:maintenance benchmarking and spares optimisation. May 24th. Clyde Rd, D4.
Course:MS project course. May 25th. Springfield Hotel, Leixlip, Co Kildare.
Seminar:engineering safer roads - local government annual seminar. May 31st, Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore.
Course:project management - module 2 (run in conjunction with Centre for Projedt Management, University of Limerick). June 6th and 7th. Clyde Road, Dublin 4 and University of Limerick.
CPD:organisational skills for engineers. June 8th. Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
CPD:construction contract awareness. June 12th and 13th. Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
CPD:technical report writing. June 14th and 15th. Clyde Road, Dublin 4.
Seminar:cryptosporidium seminar. June 21st. Radisson Hotel, Athlone, Co Westmeath.
SQT Training
Course:introduction to energy management/auditing.
Course:construction safety management - 2006 safety regulations.
Course:applied project management (PMBOK). Details: 061 339040 or www.sqt.ie or email: info@sqt.ie.
Senior College Dun 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.
Organic Centre
Event:discover wild herbs - walk and workshop. May 19th. Speaker: Joerg Mueller, medical herbalist.
Event:leading up to herb day on June 17th - with Judith Hoad. Details: 071-9854338 or email organiccentre@eircom.net or www.theorganiccentre@eircom.net.
National Sculpture Factory
Event:two-day conference des/IRE on May 24th and 25th at Cork City Council. Fee: €250.
Society of Chartered Surveyors
CPD:arbitration in Boundary Dispoutes. Speaker: James Bridgeman, BL, Law Library. Today, May 17th. 6pm Davenport Hotel. Details: Margaet Kelly - mkely@scs.ie
AGM:GP/Valuation Division AGM. May 24th, 6pm. 5 Wilton Place, Dublin 2.
AGM:Society Annual General Meeting. May 28th, 6pm. 5 Wilton Place, Dublin 2.
Irish Timber Frame Manufacturers Association
Seminar:Energy efficient dwellings for the 21st century - a half-day seminar aimed at architects, engineers, builders, developers and local authorities. Topics covered will include timber frame and the environment, EU legislation, insulation/thermal bridging new approaches, air tightness - getting it right first time. Speakers: Robin Lancashire - Timber Frame Consultant with Trada Technology; Michael Glavin, managing director of Envirobuild and Associates Ltd; and Mike Cruickshank, sales director, Scotframe Timber Engineering. Details: Ciaran Curran 01-661 3515 or email ciaran@walshpr.ie, or Orla Molloy 01-661 3515 or email orla@walshpr.ie.
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