A round-up of events.
IAVI
Meeting: national council. Today, 2.30pm, 38 Merrion Sq, D2.
Seminar: agricultural and rural day - the outlook for agriculture, forestry, sustainable energy as a land use option, wind farms, and solar panels. Speakers: Dr Thia Hennessy, Teagasc; Mary Ryan, Forestry Development Unit, Teagasc; Henry Philips, forestry consultant; and Michael Foody, MIAVI, Swift Property Services. October 2nd, 9.30am to 4pm. Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore, Co Offaly.
Seminar: investment training for real estate agents - investment in the stock market; economics of the property market; developments in investment products; personal finance and mortgages. Speakers: Brian O'Loughlin, financial consultant and author; Jim Power, FIAVI, economist, Friends First; John Lowe, Providence Finance. October 2nd - 38 Merrion Sq, D2; October 9th - Radisson Hotel, Limerick; October 22nd - Clarion Hotel, Sligo; October 25th - Ferrycarrig Hotel, Wexford.
Lectures: residential and land agency course lectures (first and second years). October 6th. DIT, Bolton St, D1 (King's Inn St entrance).
Lectures: BSc property studies course lectures (first, second, third and fourth years). October 6th. DIT, Bolton St, D1 (King's Inn St entrance).
Seminar: Northern Ireland region seminar. Building client relationships - the personal touch. Speaker: Wendy McCulla, Harbinson Mulholland. October 17th, 7.30pm, Dunadry Hotel.
Lunch: president's lunch, October 26th, 1pm. Speaker: Sir Gerry Robinson. Burlington Hotel. Booking: Anna Dalton, 01-6611794 or e-mail anna@iavi.ie.
IPAV
Course: diploma in fine and decorative arts starts October (lectures three days a week). IPAV HQ, 129 Lwr Baggot St, D2. Tel: 01-6785685. E-mail info@ipav.ie.
Course: certificate in fine and decorative arts (lectures one evening a week). IPAV HQ, 129 Lwr Baggot St, D2. Tel: 01-6785685. E-mail info@ipav.ie.
Seminar: members seminar - entitlement to fees and marketing challenges facing Auctioneers and Estate Agents. Guest speakers: Fionnula Murphy of Orpen Franks Solicitors and Tom Brosnan, President of the Irish Marketing Institute. October 9th, 7pm. Malton Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.
Engineers Ireland
CPD: MS project. Today, Liffey Valley House Hotel, Leixlip, Co Kildare.
Seminar: nuclear energy. Today, Clyde Rd, D2.
Seminar: creative problem solving seminar. October 3rd, Clyde Rd, D2.
CPD: financial control in construction works. October 4th & 5th. Clyde Rd, D2.
CPD: organisational skills for engineers. October 9th, Clyde Rd, D2.
RIAI
Exhibition: Irish Architecture Awards 2007 Exhibition in Fáilte Ireland, West James St, Westport, Co Mayo until September 28th, 2007.
Lectures: RIAI/UCD lectures series. Two CPD modules available. Construction legislation - October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and Nov 5th. Procurement and contracts - November 12th, 19th, and 26th, and December 3rd and 10th. Bookings: louise.bannon@ucd.ie.
CPD: health and safety - designing for safety. September 28th. Details: Teresa Harte at tharte@riai.ie or 01-6691472.
Course: energy performance of buildings directive (EPBD). Part A: introductory half-day seminar. October 17th, 9am (registration, presentation begins at 9.15am) to 1.30pm.
Irish Architectural Archive
Lecture: Hildreth Meier (1892-1961) - Art Deco mural painter and designer. Lecture by Hildreth Meiere's daughter Louise Meiere Dunn. Today, 6pm. Irish Architectural Archive, 45 Merrion Sq, D2. Tel: 01-6633040 or e-mail slincoln@iarc.ie.
National Irish Safety Organisation
Course: safe pass training programme every Wednesday and Friday. National Irish Safety Organisation, A11 Calmount Pk, Ballymount, D12; Artane Beaumont Recreation Centre, Kilmore Rd, Artane, D5. Price: €120 plus €23 FÁS registration fee (NISO member) or €130 plus €23 FÁS registration fee (non-member). E-mail bookings@niso.ie or www.niso.ie.
Course: certificate in occupational health and safety (submitted for HETEC accreditation level six). October 9th until November 27th (Tuesdays 2pm to 6pm).
National Botanic Gardens
Exhibition: Sculpture in Context. Outdoor sculpture exhibition until October 20th, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, D9. Details: Ana Duncan at 087-6258258 or e-mail anaduncan@eircom.net.
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Conference: planning and design for heritage and development, October 11th and 12th. Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire. Topics: Berlin Wall, green technology, historic landscapes, saving Italian hilltop villages and protected structures. Details: Tim Carey, heritage officer at 01-2054868. E-mail: tcarey@dlrcoco.ie or www.dlrcoco.ie/heritage/conference.
Organic Centre
Event: apple day, October 7th, 11am to 5pm.
Course: tree seed collection - growing trees from seed. October 13th.
Course: grow your own mushrooms. October 21st.
Course: reed bed systems. October 27th.
Course: cooking and healing with wholefood, November 3rd.
Course: dying with natural colours. November 4th.
Course: natural paints - how to make and use them, November 10th.
Course: basket making - frame baskets. November 10th and 11th.
Course: introduction to micro hydro, November 11th
Course: humanure workshop. November 17th.
Course: hedge establishment, November 24th.
All courses from 10am to 5pm and cost €85. Details: 071-9854338 or e-mail info@theorganiccentre.ie.
Construction Industry Federation
Event: CIF federation weekend. September 28th-30th. Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny.
Institute of Project Management
Course: project management passport, starts Dublin November 5th.
Course: project management framework. Dublin, November 19th & 20th.
Course: international certification. Details: 01 6614677. E-mail: info@projectmanagement.ie or www.projectmanagement.ie.
Dublin Civic Trust
CPD: maintenance, repair and replacement of traditional sash windows. October 16th.
CPD: timber decay - identification and treatment. Speaker: Dr Brian Ridout, consultant to English Heritage and author of Timber Decay in Buildings. October 23rd, Dublin Civic Trust, 4 Castle St, D2. Tel: 01-4756911 (contact Kerry for bookings). E-mail: info@dublincivictrust.ie.
Society of Chartered Surveyors
Meeting: council meeting. Today, 5 Wilton Place, D2.
CPD: new consultants contracts - what you need to know. Speaker: Niav O'Higgins, Arthur Cox. GMIT, 7.30pm.
Irish Planning Institute
Conference: autumn conference 2007 best practice in development plan and development management - an introduction to the new guidelines. October 23rd. Gresham Hotel, O'Connell St, D1. Tel: 01-8788630 or e-mail info@irishplanninginstitute.ie.
Dinner: annual dinner, November 9th, Clarence Hotel, D2. E-mail social@irishplanninginstitute.ie.
Irish Architectural Foundation
Event: open house Dublin 2007 - living architecture. October 19th until October 21st. See www.architecturefoundation.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