Events in your area
IAVI
Meeting: National council meeting. September 25th at 2.30 p.m. 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Seminar: Auction techniques. Speaker: Simon Ensor (FIAVI). September 25th, 5.30 p.m. at 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS OF IRELAND
Course: Method of measurement for road works (NRA) - a review. October 10th.
Course: Project management - module one. September 23rd & 24th. Venue: Jurys Hotel, Ballsbridge.
Course: MS PowerPoint & MS Outlook. October 6th at BCT Institute, Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2.
Course: MS Excel introduction. BCT Institute, Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2.
Course: Concrete course - essentials of concrete investigation. October 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th & November 4th.
Course: Civil engineering quantities and estimating (CESMM3). October 8th & 9th.
Course: Project management - module two. October 14th & 15th. Venue: IEI.
Course: Technical report writing. October 21st & 22nd.
Course: AutoCAD. October 13th & 20th and November 10th, 17th. IEI Education Centre, 22 Clyde R oad, D4. For details contact Andrea Baynes 01-6684341. Fax: 01-6685508 or www.iei.ie
CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS IRELAND
Lectures: Lunchtime lectures as part of 2003 seed collection season in conjunction with "Seeds of Time" exhibition during September, October and November. Dates and times from Conservation Volunteers Ireland at 01-4952878.
Course: Gardening for birds. Gardening with a special focus on birds. September 27th from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Fee: €40. Venue: Conservation Volunteers Ireland HQ, Rathfarnham Castle.
Course: Drystone walling - a full day of hands-on training with an opportunity to learn the technique of this ancient craft in a safe manner. October 11th & 12th, 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Fee: €70. Venue: Conservation Volunteers Ireland HQ, Rathfarnham Castle.
Course: Hedgelaying. A one-day course aimed at those who want to learn this craft or those who intend to use it on a practical basis. November 8th & 9th, and December 6th & 7th. Fee: €70. Venue: Firhouse/Rathfarnham area. To book a place on a course, phone Conservation Volunteers Ireland on 01-4952878 or e-mail info@cvi.ie
INSTITUTE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Course: Diploma in applied project management (six-month programme, 13 days). Recommences: Cork and Dublin, September 2003; Galway, January 2004. Details: 01-6614677. E-mail: info@projectmanagement.ie or website www.projectmanagement.ie
SENIOR COLLEGE, DUN LAOGHAIRE
Courses: Full-time courses, September 2003. Interior design. One, two, three years - RHODEC. Landscape design: one, two years - BTEC degree progression. Auctioneering: Two years - IPACV, degree progression. Enrolment closing shortly. For details, phone 1800 COLLEGE (2655343), e-mail info@scd.ie or www.scd.ie
BRAY INSTITUTE OF FURTHER EDUCATION
Courses: Full-time courses commencing September 2003. Higher national diploma course (BTEC). Degree progression in interior design, graphic design, multi-media and web design and fashion design. Certificate courses in interior design and fashion design. Details from Bray Institute of Further Education, Novara Avenue, Bray, Co Wicklow. Tel: 01-2828721, 01-2829668, 01-2866233. E-mail: enquiries@bife.ie
INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS
Course: Certificate in auctioneering and estate agency practice (part-time course), September 2003. Venues: Waterford IT, Athlone IT, Cork IT, NUI Galway, Tallaght IT, UL, North-West Institute of Further and Higher Education, Derry.
Course: Certificate in auctioneering and estate agency and H-dip in property management and valuation, September 2003. Venues: Senior College Dún Laoghaire and Cork College of Commerce.
Course: Diploma course in fine and decorative arts. Unique full-time course (three days per week). Suitable as an introduction to a career or simply for pleasure, October 13th from 10 a.m. IPAC head office, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6785685.
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING IN IRELAND
Awards dinner: 2003 building manager of the year awards dinner, September 19th at 7.30 p.m, Burlington Hotel, Dublin. Tickets: Nora McNairney 048-90776701 or e-mail: nmcnairney@ciob.org.uk
Annual Dinner: The Chartered Institute of Building - Southern Centre, will hold its annual dinner on October 17th at 8p.m. Venue: Jury's Hotel, Western Road, Cork. Dress code: Formal. Ticket €50 per person from Tim Healy (e-mail: tim.healy@pjhegarty), Hilary Forde (e-mail: hilary.forde@pjhegarty) or Roger Crowley (e-mail: rcrowley@iol.ie).
SOCIETY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS
Course: Legal issues and the implications of certificates of compliances, October 9th, 6 p.m., at 5 Wilton Place.
Course: Site visit to Dundrum town centre. October 10th.
Course: Risk analysis and management: Use and relevance to the development process, October 23rd, 6p.m, at 5 Wilton Place.
Annual Dinner: Young chartered surveyors annual dinner, October 3rd, 7.30p.m., at the Hilton Hotel.
Conference: Annual conference, October 16th-18th, 2003, at the Radisson Hotel, Dublin.
Details from Louise Ryan at 01-676500 or www.scs.ie.
IRISH CONSTRUCTION
Conference: Fourth national construction conference - forecasts, trends and opportunities, October 2nd, at the Pavilion Conference Centre, Leopardstown Racecourse, Sandyford, Dublin 18.
This event is being organised by Commercial Publications Limited.
For details: e-mail dhogan@irishconstruction.com or visit www.irishconstruction.com
