IAVIEvent: FIABCI world congress. May 28th to June 2nd, Barcelona. IAVI delegation to attend.
Exams: residential and land agency course exams. June 13th to June 15th. DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).
Exams: BSc property studies degree course exams. June 14th and 15th. DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).
Meeting: national council. June 22nd, 4pm. Radisson SAS Hotel, Limerick.
Engineers Ireland
Seminar: engineering safer roads - local government annual seminar. May 31st, Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore.
Course: project management - module two (in conjunction with Centre for Project 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.
IPAV
Meeting: CEI meeting of the board of directors of the Confederation of European Estate Agents. Venue: Madrid, Spain. June 1st. Details: 01-678 5685.
Meeting: CEN meeting of the European committee for Standardisation. Venue: Helsinki, Finland. June 14th and 15th. Tel: 01-6785685.
RIAI
CPD: surviving the system - new government conditions of engagement for construction consultants and building contracts. 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.
CPD: energy performance of buildings directive (EPBD). Course will comprise three parts: an introductory seminar (half-day, organised by the RIAI); a manual; and two days technical training (organised by UCD). Part A: introductory seminar, details from tharte@riai.ie/01-6691472. Part C1 & C2: BER assessor training - to book for this seminar, contact sue.murphy@ucd.ie.
Conference: Space Place, Life conference co-hosted by the Academy of Urbanism and the Urban Forum, Today. 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.
Morning course: health and safety; one-year course leading to higher national certificate.
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.
Organic Centre
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.
Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education
Course: certificate in architectural technology and design.
Course: advanced certificate in architectural technology and design.
Course: certificate in construction technology. Details: 01-2809676 or visit www.dlcfe.ie.
Course: interior design. FETAC level five. Mornings only.
Course: floristry and garden design. FETAC level five. Mornings only. All courses commence September 2007. Details: 01-298 5412 or 01-2951376. www.cfedundrum.com.
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.
Course: landscape design (one or two years) for higher national diploma. Details: 1800-2655343 or www.scd.ie.
Irish Council for Social Housing
Awards: Community housing Award 2007 - call for nominations. This award is intended to recognise excellence in the provision of social housing. The competition is open to all housing associations, co-operatives and local authorities operating schemes in the state which have been completed post September 2005 and pre July 2007. Closing date July 13th, 2007. Details: Martina Rooney. Tel: 01-6618334 or email martina@icsh.ie.
Organisations should send entries to Mary Hetherington before noon on Thursday for inclusion the following Thursday. Telephone 01 675 8000; fax: 01 675 8037;
e-mail: mhetherington@irish-times.ie
