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SENIOR COLLEGE DÚN LAOGHAIRE
Courses: Interior design - RHODEC. Landscape design - BTEC degree progression. Auctioneering - IPAV. Details: 1800-2655343. E-mail: info@scd.ie, or www.scd.ie.
BRAY INSTITUTE OF FURTHER EDUCATION
Courses: 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. Bray Institute of Further Education, Novara Ave, Bray, Co Wicklow. Tel: 01-2828721, or e-mail enquiries@bife.ie.
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS
Lecture: Health effects of EMFs and new EU Directive. Speaker: John McAuley, managing director, Compliance Engineering. Today at 6 p.m. Room 326, UCD Engineering School, Belfield, D4.
Course: Chairing meetings. February 25th. Bewley's Hotel, D4.
Course: Technical report writing. March 1st and 2nd. Bewley's Hotel, D4.
Course: EUROCODES - getting started. March 2nd. Galway.
Course: Project management. Module two. March 2nd and 3rd. Burlington Hotel, D4.
Course: Project management. Module one. March 9th and 10th. Burlington Hotel, D4.
Seminar: Introduction to risk control management. March 15th. Burlington Hotel, D4.
Seminar: Road Traffic Act 2004. March 16th. Holiday Inn, D2.
Lecture: Mayne River - floor risk assessment jointly with the Water & Environmental Engineering Division and the Institution of Civil Engineers Republic of Ireland Branch. February 21st at 6.30 p.m. Speakers: Jean Fenwick RPS - MCOS Ltd and John Daly, Fingal County Council. Pathology Theatre, UCD, Earlsfort Terrace.
Course: BSc course graduation. Today, February 17th at 7.30 p.m. St Patrick's Cathedral.
Course: Residential and land agency course tutorials. February 19th. DIT, Bolton St, D1 (King's Inn St entrance).
Seminar: Rating practice today. February 23rd at 10 a.m. Speaker: Martin O'Donnell. SAS Radisson Hotel, Sligo.
Seminar: Home energy rating. February 23rd at 9 a.m. Speaker: Michael Hanratty. 38 Merrion Sq, D2.
Regional meeting and seminar: Property investment and the economy. February 23rd from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Speaker: Alan Bridle, Bank of Ireland. Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast.
Seminar: Urban and rural planning. February 24th at 10 a.m. Speaker: Kieran Kennedy. The Western Arms Hotel, Monaghan.
INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS
Meeting: Meeting of national executive council. February 18th at 4.30 p.m. IPAV HQ, 129 Lwr Baggot St, D2. Tel: 01-6785685.
NATIONAL COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
Course: MA in history of design and the applied arts. This two-year course encourages the study of designed objects, from ordinary objects of every day life to the "designer" product. The course is intended to create a greater understanding of design, the design process and the place of the consumer in history. It is offered on one day a week over two years. Application is open to graduates with a minimum second-class honours degree. Closing date for application is March 8th, 2005 (entry every two years only). Application material and further details available from The Admissions Office, NCAD, 100 Thomas St, D8. Further information at www.ncad.ie.
ORGANIC CENTRE
Course: Introduction to organic horticulture - full-time eight-month FÁS-funded training course. Anyone wishing to register for a place on the course must contact the Recruitment Section, FÁS, Sligo at 071-9143390. Details from Rebecca or John at 071-9854338 or e-mail organiccentre@eircom.net or www.theorganiccentre.ie.
Seminar: Right on the site - advice seminars for house builders and their staff. February 23rd - Sligo Park Hotel, Sligo. February 24th - Travellers Friend, Castlebar, Co Mayo. March 9th - Kilmore Hotel, Cavan. March 10th - Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co Westmeath. Commencing at 8 p.m.
IRISH LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE
Seminar: Aidan French, landscape architect will present the new ILI Landscape Form of Contract. February 23rd at 7 p.m. RIAI, Merrion Sq, D2.
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND
Lecture: Carme Pinos Lecture. Today at 7.30 p.m. Venue: Cinema, Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street.
Exhibition: AAI awards. February 18th until March 2nd. The P.L.A.C.E., Belfast.
Lecture: Miller & Maranta lecture in association with the Irish Concrete Society. February 24th at 7.30 p.m. Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin.
DUBLIN SOLICITORS BAR ASSOCIATION
Seminar: "New Residential Tenancy Agreement". A revised version of the Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association Residential Tenancy Agreement will be launched at a seminar on Wednesday, February 23rd at 4 p.m. Shelbourne Hotel, D2. Details from www.dsba.ie or John P. O'Malley, DSBA programmes director, 26 Lwr Hatch St, D2. Tel: 01-6610051.
