Diary

Events this week

Irish Auctioneers & Valuers Institute

Tutorial: BSc course tutorial (first, second, third and fourth year). February 18th. DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).

Tutorial: residential and land agency course tutorial. February 18th. DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).

Meeting: Northern Ireland regional meeting and seminar. Topic: commercial rating revaluation and new appeal procedure (2007). Speaker: Henry Spence. February 22nd, 7.30pm, Ramada Hotel, Belfast.

Seminar: rating revaluation. Speakers: Martin O'Donnell and a representative from the Valuation Office. February 23rd, 5.30pm, Alexander Hotel, Dublin 2.

Tutorial: residential and land agency course tutorial. March 4th. DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).

Tutorial: BSc course tutorial (first, second, third and fourth year). March 4th. DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).

CPD: weekend CPD conference. Topics: rent reviews, marketing your business and their properties, securing fee income from international referrals, Government's Transport 21 plan, overseas property purchase, and tax planning for property investment. Speakers will consist of various experts on the above topics. March 10th from 3pm-5pm and March 11th from 9.30am-3pm.

Institute of Project Management

Course: diploma in applied project management. Details: 01-6614677. Email:info@projectmanagement.ie or www.projectmanagement.ie.

Engineers Ireland

CPD: chairing meetings. February 22nd. Clyde Road.

CPD: designing for safety in construction. February 27th. Limerick.

CPD: designing for safety in construction. February 27th. Venue: Limerick.

CPD: project management - module two. March 1st and 2nd - Limerick. March 15th and 16th - Clyde Road.

CPD: technical report writing. March 2nd and 3rd - Clyde Road.

Seminar: self-compacting concrete. March 9th. Clyde Road.

CPD: project management - module one. March 22nd and 23rd - Clyde Road.

CPD: MS project for engineers. March 23rd. Liffey Valley.

Lectures: nuclear energy - a brief history by Frank Turvey, chartered engineering, Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland. February 20th at 8pm. Venue: Education Centre, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Admission: free.

Lecture: Bathing Water Directive - presented by Donal Cronin, DoEHLG and co-hosted with the CIWEM. February 20th at 6.30pm. Venue: Engineers Ireland, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Further details from Padraig Doyle at 01 2224809.

Royal Town Planning Institute

Lecture: the docklands authority in association with the AAI, RIAI and the RTPI present a lecture by David Chipperfield on recent works. February 27th, 6pm to 7pm. Limited seating available. Reservations: lecture@dublindocklands.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 DIT hons degree.

Course: garden design for one or two years for higher national diploma. One-year progression to honours degree.

Course: auctioneering (IPAVI) for one or two years for certificate. Two-year progression to honours degree.

Course: landscape design for one or two years for higher national diploma. One-year progression to honours degree. Details: 1800 2655343. Email: info@scd.ie or www.scd.ie.

Organic Centre

Course: living willow structures with Greenmantle. March 4th and 5th. Fee: €160.

Course: gardening for wildlife with Miriam Crowly and Barbara McInerney. March 12th. Cost: €80.

Course: creating a wild flower area or meadow with EcoSeeds. April 8th. Fee: €80. All courses are from 10am to 5pm with lunch in the Grass Roof Cafe included. Details: 071-9854338 or email: organiccentre@eircom.net or visit www.theorganiccentre.ie.

Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers

Meeting: national executive council. February 17th, 4.30pm. IPAV HQ, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Contact: 01-6785685 or www.ipav.ie.

Course: fine and decorative art certificate course starts February. Subjects: histories of furniture, painting, architecture and interiors, silver and glass, Oriental rugs, costume, public sculpture and ceramics. Lectures two evenings per week at IPAV HQ, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.

Irish Architectural Archive

Exhibition: painting Ireland - topographical views from Glin Castle. Painting and drawing representing the provinces of Connacht, Leinster and Ulster from the collection of art historian Desmond FitzGerald, Knight of Glin. Exhibition will run until early April 2006. Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm. Admission: free. Irish Architectural Archive's Gallery, 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Details: 01-6633040. Email: info@iarc.ie or visit www.iarc.ie.

Homebond

Seminars: changes in building regulations. Today at 8pm. February 16th - Boyne Valley Hotel, Drogheda, Co Louth.

Wexford Hub Town Conference

Conference: explore how Wexford can take advantage of its hub town status - organised by Wexford Borough Council in association with Wexford Chamber of Commerce. February 17th. Talbot Hotel, Wexford. Details from Sean Cooke on 086 803 4895.

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