IAVISeminar: 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 22nd - Clarion Hotel, Sligo; October 25th - Ferrycarrig Hotel, Wexford.

Lunch: president's lunch, October 26th, 1pm. Speaker: Sir Gerry Robinson. Burlington Hotel. Booking: Anna Dalton, 01-6611794 or e-mail anna@iavi.ie.

Lectures: BSc course lectures (first, second, third and fourth years). November 3rd, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).

Lectures: residential and land agency course lectures (first and second years). November 3rd, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).

Course: valuation refresher course. Series of eight two-hour lectures by John Morley commencing November 3rd at 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

Event: professional real estate day. Topics include professional conduct of a public auction; customer relationship management; management of multi-unit residential complexes; integrated technology in new residential units. Various speakers. November 7th - Silver Springs Hotel, Cork. November 14th - Galway Bay Hotel, Galway. November 21st - 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Commencing at 9.30am.

IPAV

Event: graduation for part-time students: educational awards ceremony to AIT graduates of IPAV's certificate in auctioneering and estate agency course. October 25th at 4pm. Athlone Institute of Technology.

Meeting: education advisory committee. November 3rd, 10am. IPAV Headquarters, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6785685.

Meeting: national executive council. November 9th, 4.30pm. IPAV Headquarters, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6785685.

RIAI

Lectures: RIAI/UCD lectures series. Two CPD modules available. Construction legislation - October 22nd and November 5th. Procurement and contracts - November 12th, 19th, and 26th, and December 3rd and 10th. Bookings: louise.bannon@ucd.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.

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Irish Branch

Conference: international conference 2007 on dispute managemeent, practice and promise. November 3rd and 4th. Guest Speaker: Dr Ian Paisley, First Minister of Northern Ireland. Royal College of Physicians, 6 Kildare St, D2. Fee: €500 plus Vat. Gala dinner: €105 plus Vat. E-mail: info@ciarb.ie.

Institute of Project Management

Course: project management passport. Starts Dublin, November 5th.

Course: project management framework. Dublin, November 19th and 20th.

Course: international certification. Details: 01 6614677. E-mail: info@projectmanagement.ie or www.projectmanagement.ie.

Organic Centre

Course: grow your own mushrooms. Oct 21st.

Course: reed bed systems. October 27th.

Course: cooking and healing with whole food. November 3rd.

Course: dying with natural colours. Nov 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. Nov 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.

Dublin Civic Trust

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.

Irish Architectural Foundation

Event: open house Dublin 2007 - living architecture. October 19th until October 21st. See www.architecturefoundation.ie.

Society of Chartered Surveyors

CPD: health and welfare at work (construction) regulations 2006 - update. Speaker: Noel Brennan, Healy Townsend. Today, 6.30pm (tea and biscuits from 6pm). Mont Clare Hotel.

Conference: SCS annual conference where next for development - sustainable land use and urban development. November 8th, 8am to 1pm, Four Seasons Hotel. Details: Tony Smith, chief executive, SCS. Tel: 01-6765500. E-mail: tsmith@scs.ie or Sandra McDowell, 0402 21576 or e-mail mcdpr@indigo.ie.

Dinner: annual dinner. November 23rd, 8pm, Burlington Hotel.

Seminar: arbitrations seminar. November 28th, UCD.

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.

Awards: nominations for the national planning awards 2008. There are four award categories: planning achievement award; urban design award; planning achievement in conservation award; and planning achievement in participatory planning. Closing date: October 26th, 2007. Details: www.irishplanninginstitute.ie and also from Anne Cleary, awards organiser at ipiplanningawards@gmail.com.

Irish Complementary Education Systems

CPD: property discovery programme. Four-week programme two-and-a-half hours per week. Certified for architects, engineers, planners, surveyors, managers, corporate directorate, accountants, solicitors, estate agents, auctioneers, valuers, mortgage, life insurance and pension brokers. Today: Springfort Hall, Mallow, Co Cork. November 8th: Grand Canal Hotel, D4. November 19th: Menlow Park Hotel, Galway. Programmes commence at 6.30pm. Contact: Darrell O'Dea at 087-2925067 or e-mail darrell@theicesgroup.com.

Construction Industry Federation

Dinner: Master Builders & Contractors Association (MBCA) annual dinner. November 16th, Burlington Hotel, Dublin.

Seminar: Irish Home Builders Association (IHBA) business seminar. Plan Expo, RDS, November 8th.

Dinner: IHBA annual dinner dance. December 14th, Burlington Hotel, Dublin.

Dinner: Construction Industry Federation north-east branch dinner dance. December 7th, Trim Castle Hotel, Trim, Co Meath. Details: Cathal Lee at 01-4066088.

Engineers Ireland

CPD: technical report writing. October 22nd and 23rd, Clyde Road, D4.

Seminar: building leaders seminar (in association with Engineers Skillnet). October 24th, Carlton Hotel, Dublin Airport.

Seminar: design and construction of precast walling seminar. October 31st, International Airport Hotel, Cork.

CPD: project management - module two (in conjunction with Centre for Project Management, UL). October 30th and 31st, Clyde Rd, D4 and Centre for Project Management, UL.

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