A round-up of events and courses
IPAV
Annual convention:AGM and annual convention. May 25th and 26th. Marriott Druids Glen Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow.
AGM:annual general meeting. May 26th, 11am.Guest speakers: Dr Margaret Funk, president of the Confederation of European Estate Agents; Mick O'Dwyer and Thomas Lynch, director designate, National Property Services Regulator 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.
IAVI
Lectures:BSc course lectures (first, second, third and fourth years). May 12th, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).
Lectures:residential and land agency course lectures. May 12th, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).
Seminar:Northern Ireland regional meeting and seminar. Topic: capital gains tax/taper relief. Speaker: Mike Nangle. May 16th, 7.30pm. The Dunadry, Templepatrick.
Lectures:BSc course lectures (first, second, 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. An IAVI delegation will attend the Congress.
RIAI
Consultation:the RIAI and the Simon Communities of Ireland have joined forces for a fundraising initiative. RIAI architects will give members of the public an hour's consultation with an architect on April 28th for a €60 donation to Simon. For more information, to book a consultation or to include your practice, go to www.simonopendoor.ie. To coincide with the Simon Open Door, the RIAI bookshop will be open from 10am to 4pm. www.riai.ie
Exhibition:Irish Architecture Awards 2006 exhibition will be on view in The Atrium, main campus, Waterford Institute of Technology as part of the John Roberts Festival from April 27th and will run until May 11th. Admission: free.
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, commencing May 1st until May 25th.
Course:half-day programme developed by the RIAI and Douglas Wallace Architects and Designers. April 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), May 21st (Galway) and May 30th (Dublin). Contact: cbolster@riai.ie or 01-6691472.
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.
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.
Engineers Ireland
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.
CPD:project management - module one (run in conjunction with Centre for Project Management, UL). May 2nd and 3rd. University of Limerick.
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.
Construction Industry Federation
Event:north-west branch Construction Industry Federation dinner dance. April 20th, Sligo Park Hotel, Sligo. CIF president Hank Fogarty will attend.
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
