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IAVI

Course: BSc course tutorials for first, second, third and fourth years. October 18th. DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin (Kings Inn Street entrance).

Seminar: How do I get more out of my team? Speaker: Padraig Berry. Today at 5.30 p.m. 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

Seminar: Money laundering. Speaker: Nuala O'Donnell, IAVI law agent. October 23rd. 5.30 p.m. 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

Regional meeting: Northern Ireland regional meeting and seminar. Valuation of quarries and landfill sites. Speaker: Stuart Jeffries. 28th October. Dunadry Hotel, Templepatrick, Co Antrim.

Lunch: President's lunch. Speaker: Steve Forbes of Forbes Inc and Forbes magazine. Theme of address: "Real estate in the global economy". October 30th. Burlington Hotel, Dublin 4. To book contact Josephine Mcdonnell at 01-6611794 or e-mail: josephine@iavi.ie

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS OF IRELAND

Course: Method of measurement for road works (NRA) - a review. October 10th.

Course: MS Excel introduction. October 13th and 14th. BCT Institute, Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2.

Course: Concrete course - essentials of concrete investigation. October 14th, 21st, 28th and November 4th.

Course: Civil engineering quantities and estimating (CESMM3). October 8th and 9th.

Course: Project management - module two. October 14th, 15th and October 21st and 22nd. Venue: IEI.

Course: Technical report writing. October 21st and 22nd.

Course: AutoCAD. October 13th and 20th and November 10th and 17th. IEI Education Centre, 22 Clyde Road, Dublin 4.

Conference: Project leadership and stakeholder management. October 23rd. Venue: IEI.

Lecture: Project management society jointly with civil division roads and transportation and structures and construction division project management of the Dublin Port Tunnel. Lecture by Tim Brick. October 15th. 7 p.m. Venue: IEI education centre, 22 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

For details contact Andrea Baynes at 01-6684341. Fax: 01-6685508 or www.iei.ie

CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS IRELAND

Lectures: Lunchtime lectures as part of 2003 seed collection season in conjunction with "Seeds of Time" exhibition - October and November. Dates and times from Conservation Volunteers Ireland at 01-4952878.

Course: Drystone walling - a full day of hands-on training with an opportunity to learn the technique of this ancient craft in a safe manner. October 11th and 12th, 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Fee: €70. Conservation Volunteers Ireland HQ, Rathfarnham Castle.

Course: Hedgelaying. A one-day course aimed at those who want to learn this craft or those who intend to use it on a practical basis. November 8th and 9th, and December 6th and 7th. Fee: €70. Venue: Firhouse/Rathfarnham area.

To book a place on a course, phone Conservation Volunteers Ireland on 01-4952878 or e-mail info@cvi.ie

SENIOR COLLEGE, DÚN LAOGHAIRE

Course: Full-time courses. Interior design. One, two, three years - RHODEC. Landscape design: one, two years - BTEC degree progression. Auctioneering: Two years - IPACV, degree progression. Last call for enrolment. For details, phone 1800-2655343, e-mail info@scd.ie or www.scd.ie

BRAY INSTITUTE OF FURTHER EDUCATION

Courses: Full-time 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. Details from Bray Institute of Further Education, Novara Avenue, Bray, Co Wicklow. Tel: 01-2828721, 01-2829668, 01-2866233. E-mail: enquiries@bife.ie

INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS

Course: Diploma course in fine and decorative arts. Unique full-time course (three days per week). Suitable as an introduction to a career or simply for pleasure, October 13th 2003 from 10 a.m. IPAC head office, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6785685.

Meeting: CEI education meeting. Meeting of the directors of the Confederation of European Estate Agents. October 23rd at 10 a.m. Venue: London.

Meeting: National executive council. October 31st. 7.30 p.m. Venue: Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6785685

SOCIETY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS

Course: Legal issues and the implications of certificates of compliances. Today at 6 p.m., 5 Wilton Place.

Course: Site visit to Dundrum town centre. October 10th.

Course: Risk analysis and management: Use and relevance to the development process, October 23rd, 6p.m, at 5 Wilton Place.

Seminar: Communications seminar. October 31st and November 1st, 2003. DIT Bolton Street.

Conference: Annual conference - "delivering infrastructure, challenges and opportunities for chartered surveyors". October 16th-18th, 2003, at the Radisson Hotel, Dublin.

Details from Louise Ryan at 01-6765500 or www.scs.ie.

INSTITUTE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Course: Project management framework. Cork, Dublin and Galway.

Course: Diploma in applied project management (six-month programme - 13 days). Recommences: Dublin, October 2003. Cork and Galway, January 2004. For further information phone 01-6614677 or e-mail info@projectmanagement.ie or see www.projectmanagement.ie

CITY HALL EXHIBITION

Lectures: "The Georgian squares of Dublin" autumn lunchtime lecture series being run in conjunction with Christ Church Cathedral. October 14th: Merrion Square. Speaker: Nicola Matthews, conservation officer, Dublin City Council. October 21st: Mountjoy Square: Speaker: John Heagney, deputy city architect. October 28th: Mountpleasant Square. Speaker: Susan Roundtree, senior architect, city architect's department. Lectures will take place in the council chamber, (by kind permission of Dublin City Council) City Hall from 1.10 p.m. to 1.50 p.m. Lectures are free.

For further details contact City Hall Exhibition at 01-6722204.

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING

Annual dinner: The Chartered Institute of Building (southern centre) will hold its annual dinner on October 17th at 8p.m. Venue: Jury's Hotel, Western Road, Cork. Dress code: Formal. Tickets: €50 per person from Tim Healy (e-mail: tim.healy@pjhegarty), Hilary Forde (e-mail: hilary./forde@pjhegarty) or Roger Crowley (e-mail: rcrowley@iol.ie).

DUBLIN CIVIC TRUST

Course: Autumn course in the repair and conservation of historic buildings. Each Thursday from October 30th until November 27th. Fee: €684. Venue: Dublin Civic Trust Headquarters, 4 Castle Street, Dublin 2.

Seminar: History and conservation. October 31st. 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Speakers: Mark Sandiford, John O'Connell, David Skinner, Mairead Dunleavy and Frances Bailey. Venue: Dublin Civic Trust, 4 Castle Street, Dublin 2.

FULBRIGHT COMMISSION

Awards: Study environmental science and policy in the US. The Irish Fulbright Commission finances study, research, teach and other educational activities between Ireland and the US. For the 2004-'05 academic year there will be two awards in the environmental science/policy area: Fulbright - Environmental Protection Agency scholarship for postgraduate study/research and the Fulbright-Columbia University scholarship to study for a master of public administration in environmental science and Policy open to people with three-to-five years postgraduate experience. Further details see: www.fulbright.ie