A selective list to property related courses, seminars and workshops.
Irish Auctioneers & Valuers Institute
AGM: north Leinster region. April 4th, 7.30pm. Newgrange Hotel, Navan, Co Meath.
Tutorial: BSc tutorial (first, second, third and fourth years). April 8th, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).
Seminar: part five update - entitlement to fees. Wayleaves and rights of way; e-conveyancing; family law. April 10th, 9am to 4.30pm, the Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2.
Tutorial: Residential and Land Agency course tutorial. April 19th, National College of Ireland, IFSC, Dublin 1.
Tutorial: BSc course tutorial (first, second, third and fourth years). April 22nd, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).
Tutorial: Residential and Land Agency course tutorial. April 22nd, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).
Seminar: overview of the commercial investment market; valuing going concerns; office market; licensed premises; retail market; valuing petrol stations. April 25th, 10am to 5.30pm, Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow.
Regional meeting: Northern Ireland regional meeting and seminar. Topic: eco houses and energy efficiency in buildings. Speaker: Dr Patrick Waterfield. April 26th, 7.30pm, Ramada Hotel.
Meeting: national council. April 27th, 2.30pm, 38 Merrion Square.
AGM: annual general meeting. April 27th, 4.30pm. The IAVI president for 2006/'07 will be invested during the AGM.
Seminar: the economics of the Dublin housing market. April 27th, 5.30pm. Speaker: Loretta O'Sullivan. The Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2.
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
CPD: the business of architecture - 12 day-long sessions. April 28th to December 8th. Dublin City University. Contact: execed@dcu.ie. RIAI members only.
CPD: practising architecture in Ireland (programme for architects qualified abroad and now working in Ireland), May 25th and 26th, RIAI, 8 Merrion Square. Contact: tharte@riai.ie.
CPD: project management in the built environment. June 14th, 15th and 16th. Midlands. Contact: tharte@riai.ie.
Engineers Ireland
CPD: construction contract awareness, April 5th and 6th, Clyde Road.
CPD: method of measurement for roadworks (NRA), April 7th, Clyde Road.
CPD: project management - module two, April 19th and 20th, Clyde Road.
CPD: technical report writing, April 20th and 21st, Clyde Road.
Conference: Engineers Ireland annual conference, April 26th and 27th, Burlington Hotel.
CPD: commercial applications of new internet channels, April 12th, Clyde Road.
Lecture: George Boole (1815-1864) A Shaol agus A Shaothar le Dr Deasun Mac Ei, Ollam le Matamaitic, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh. Aibrean 6th, 8pm, 22 Bothar Cluaidhe, Baile Átha Cliath 4 (22 Clyde Road, Dublin 4).
Irish Architectural Archive
Exhibition: painting Ireland - topographical views from Glin Castle. Painting and drawing of Connacht, Leinster and Ulster from the collection of art historian Desmond FitzGerald, Knight of Glin. Exhibition runs till April 2006. Opening: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm. Admission: free. Irish Architectural Archive's Gallery, 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Details: 01-6633040. Email: info@iarc.ie or www.iarc.ie.
Institute of Project Management
Course: diploma in applied project management. Details: 01-6614677. Email:info@projectmanagement.ie or www.projectmanagement.ie.
Bray Institute of Further Education
Courses: furniture design (FETAC level two) one-year course.
Course: garden design (FETAC level two) one-year course.
Course: graphic design, fashion design (FETAC level two), one-year course. BTEC higher national diploma, two-year degree progression. Details: 01-2866233.
Senior College Dún Laoghaire
Morning course: interior design - one, two and three years. RHODEC Assoc diploma, higher national diploma, possible progression to Dublin Institute of Technology hons degree.
Course: garden design for higher national diploma. One-year progression to hons degree.
Course: auctioneering (IPAVI), one or two years for certificate. Two-year progression to hons degree.
Course: landscape design for one or two years for higher national diploma. One-year progression to hons degree. Details: 1800 2655343. Email: info@scd.ie or www.scd.ie.
John Roberts Waterford
Event: John Roberts Festival of Architecture, April 28th-30th. Details: 051 855038 or www.johnrobertswaterford.ie.
Organic Centre
Course: creating a wild flower area or meadow with EcoSeeds. April 8th. Fee: €80. All courses from 10am to 5pm with lunch in the Grass Roof Cafe included. Details: 071-9854338. Email:organiccentre@eircom.net or www.theorganiccentre.ie.
Course: wholesome cooking for children and teenagers. April 22nd. Gaby Wieland, naturopath and herbalist with tips and recipes for children and teenagers. Fee: €85.
Workshop: exploring the links between blood group and diet with Dr Prannie Rhatigan. April 23rd. Details: Hans Wieland at 071-9854338 or www.theorganiccentre.ie.
Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers
Meeting: board of directors of the Confederation of European Estate Agents, April 7th at 10am, Vienna, Austria.
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Irish branch
Lecture: young members lecture "I'm an arbitrator, why bother to adjudicate". Today, March 30th, from 6.30pm at the Royal Irish Automobile Club, 34 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Fee: €20. CPD points available. 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
