A guide to events, conferences and courses.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Course: diploma in applied project management. Recommences in Dublin in October; Dublin and Cork in January, 2006. Details: 01-6614677. Email: info@projectmanagement.ie or www.projectmanagement.ie.
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS IN IRELAND
Course: engineers as managers in construction - evenings over seven weeks. October 19th, 26th, November 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd. 22 Clyde Rd.
CPD: developing world seminar. October 20th. 22 Clyde Rd.
Seminar: waste water seminar. October 18th. 22 Clyde Rd.
CPD: project management - module two. October 18th and 19th. IEI, Clyde Rd.
CPD: web design - using dream weaver. October 19th, Liffey Valley.
CPD: disputes under new FIDIC - conditions of contract. October 24th & 25th. Clyde Road
CPD: designing for safety in construction. October 26th. IEI, Clyde Road.
Course: project management - module two. October 26th-27th. 22 Clyde Road and UL Limerick.
CPD: construction contract awareness. October 27th-28th. IEI, Clyde Road.
Lecture: new drainage policies for the Dublin region. Water and Environment Engineering Society jointly with Institute of Civil Engineers. Speaker: Padraig Doyle, Dublin City Council. October 17th. 6.30pm. Lecture Theatre, IEI, 22 Clyde Road. Details: Gerry Gallagher. Phone: 01-6476546 or email gerry.gallagher@opw.ie
INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS (IPAV)
Course: commencement of diploma course in the fine and decorative arts. Full-time course (three days per week) suitable as an introduction to a career or for pleasure. October. IPAV headquarters, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Details: 01-6785685.
Public seminar: independent advice on buying and selling a home. Today, Westbury Hotel, Grafton Street, Dublin 2, 6.45pm; October 20th, Imperial Hotel, South Mall, Cork, 6.45pm; November 2nd, Great Southern Hotel, Eyre Square, Galway, 6.45pm. IPAV. Tel: 01-6785685.
Seminar: members' professional development seminar. Topics: facilities management and Private Residential Tenancies Bill. Hilton Dublin Hotel, Charlemont Place, Dublin 2. October 25th, 7pm.
SENIOR COLLEGE DÚN LAOGHAIRE
Courses: interior design, RHODEC. First year, mornings only. Landscape and garden design, BTEC degree progression. Auctioneering,IPAV. Details: 1800-2655343. Email: info@scd.ie or www.scd.ie.
BRAY INSTITUTE OF FURTHER EDUCATION
Course: furniture design (FETAC level two), one-year course.
Course: garden design (FETAC level two), one-year course.
Course: graphic design (BTEC higher national diploma), two-year course with degree progression.
Course: fashion design (FETAC level two), one-year course. BTEC higher national diploma, two-year degree progression. Details: 01-2866233.
SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT
Exhibition: Sculpture in Context 2005 at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 until October 28th. Weekdays: 9am-6pm. Sundays: 10am-6pm. Details: Ana Duncan, 087-6258258. Email: anaduncan@eircom.net or Felicity Gaffney at 01-8570909. Email: fgaffney@duchas.ie.
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING (SOUTHERN CENTRE)
Dinner: annual gala dinner 2005. October 14th, 8pm. Rochestown Park Hotel, Rochestown Rd, Cork. Dress: formal. Details: Philip O'Sullivan, email philip@osullivan@corkcity.ie, or Fergal McCarthy, email mccarthyfer@eircom.net.
DUBLIN CIVIC TRUST
Seminar: Chris Wood, English Heritage, one-day seminar. November 25th. Cost: €160.
Seminar: structural repair of historic buildings by Ian Hume, conservation engineering consultant, former chief engineer at English Heritage. October 21st. Cost: €160.
THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ARBITRATORS
(IRISH BRANCH)
Joint conference: Irish and European branches on the future of arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution in Europe. October 21st-23rd. Distillery Building, 145/151 Church Street, Dublin 7. Fee: €150 (members), €200 (non-members). Qualifies for CPD points.
SOCIETY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS
Annual conference: the next phase - high density, high risk, high rise. November 4th. Radisson SAS, St Helen's Hotel.
CPD: geotechnical assessments (face stability) for pits and quarries in the context of the proposed new health and safety regulations. October 20th, 8pm. Lucan Spa Hotel. Details: Louise Ryan. Tel: 01 6765500.
IAVI
Seminar: Northern Ireland regional seminar and meeting. Topic: composite panels in commercial building. Speaker: David Abraham. October 18th, 7.30pm. Dunadry Hotel, Templepatrick.
Seminar: Private Rented Tenancies Board. Speaker: Tom Dunne. October 20th, 5.30pm. 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Lunch: IAVI president's lunch. October 21st, 1pm. Speaker: Bill Rancic (winner of the US show The Apprentice). Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge. Lunch is booked out.
Seminar: money laundering and review of the profession. October 25th, 10am. Speakers: Marian Jennings (IAVI law agent), and Alan Cooke IAVI CEO. Cahir House Hotel, Cahir.
Seminar: valuer's role in rent reviews. Speaker: David Gill. October 26th, 9am. 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
IRISH ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE
Lecture: a few of my favourite things. Speaker: Shane O'Toole, curator of Irish Architecture Foundation. October 20th, 1.15pm.
Lecture: drawing on the past, drawing out the future. Speaker: John Olley, School of Architecture, UCD. October 27th, 1.15pm. All lectures are free, open to the public and take place in the Irish Architectural Archive, 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Details: Simon Lincoln. Tel: 01-6633046 or slincoln@iarc.ie
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL
Event: feile shamhna na gCrann. Celebrate trees and forests this autumn at Coole Park Nature Reserve. October 16th, 2pm-5pm. Admission: free. Details: Elaine Keegan. Tel: 086-1523574 or ekeegan@clarecoco.ie.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL
Conference: planning and design for heritage and development projects, policies and practice. October 18th-19th. Fitzpatricks Killiney Castle Hotel. Details: Tim Carey, heritage officer. Tel: 01-2054868, or email tcarey@dlrcoco.ie.
ORGANIC CENTRE
Course: reedbed and wetland systems. October 29th.
Course: green building with Colin Bell. November 5th.
Course: green your business and home. November 19th. Bookings: 071-9854338 or email organiccentre@eircom.net.
Course: learn how to grow and make your own food. Free training course to be held on consecutive Thursdays from October 20th, 10am-4pm. Details: Hans Wieland. Tel: 071-9854338 or email organiccentre@eircom.net.
Awards: Fulbright awards for study/research in the US. Applications for the Irish Fulbright Commission's annual awards programme for the 2006-07 academic year is open. Closing date: November 18th. Awards of €15,000 to €18,000 to graduate students to pursue postgraduate studies in the US, plus a number of post-doctoral scholar awards of up to €10,000 for one academic year. Details: www.fulbright.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
