IAVILectures: 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, 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.
I PAV
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.
Exams: full-time route for students. May 11th, 14th and 16th. Certificate in auctioneering and estate agency first and second year exams, and diploma in property management and valuation third year exams. Venues: Senior College Dún Laoghaire and Cork College of Commerce.
Exams: part-time route for mature students. May 12th, 14th, 16th and 19th. Certificate in auctioneering and estate agency first and second year exams. Venues: institutes of technology Cork, Waterford, Tallaght, Athlone and North West Institute of Further and Higher Education, Derry and GMIT.
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.
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.
Presentation: RIAI/Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers - Environmental Performance of Facades. The presentation will focus on the environmental performance of facades and will cover heating and cooling loads and how to minimise solar overheating in summer and look at maximising any useful solar winter gains. Speaker: Ant Wilson, director Faber Maunsell. Today, 6pm for 6.30pm. Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Details: Brian Geraghty at bga@eircom.net
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. 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 visit www.dlcfe.ie.
Engineers Ireland
CPD: symposium. May 15th. Radisson SAS Hotel, Stillorgan, Co Dublin.
CPD: financial control in construction works. May 17th and 18th. 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.
Ballsbridge College of Further Education
Enrolment: enrolment day takes place on May 16th, 2pm to 4pm. Applicants should bring along their PPS number, €30 deposit and a passport photograph. Enrolment will take place for the following FETAC certified courses: auctioneering estate agency and valuation; business studies; computerised office skills for adults; criminology and social studies; EFL and business communications; EFL and media studies; health sector studies; international aid and development; international event management; marketing; advertising and management; office systems; recruitment and human resources; web authoring and multimedia; advanced certificate in business. Details: 01-6684806 or www.ballsbridgecollege.com or email: info@ballsbridge.cdvec.ie.
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.
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Lecture: Conserving the South Peak Hermitage on Skellig Michael, Co Kerry - Grellan D Rourke, OPW and Alan Hayden. May 14th, 7.30pm. Details: 01-6761749.
Construction Industry Federation
Event: new directions in construction procurement - international best practice. Speaker: Sir Michael Latham; Steve Rowsell and Colin Potts; and CIF president Hank Fogarty. Today. Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2.
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.
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
