Diary

A list of property related courses, seminars and workshops.

Irish Auctioneers & Valuers Institute

AGM: Northern Ireland region AGM. March 7th, 7pm at the Dunadry Hotel, Templepatrick.

AGM: Connaught/Donegal region AGM, March 8th, 7.30 pm at the Sligo Park Hotel, Sligo.

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 properties, securing fee income from international referrals, the 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.

Seminar: medium-term economic outlook and its impact on property investment. Speaker: Jim Power. March 23rd, 5.30pm, at the Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2.

Tutorial: BSc course tutorial (first, second, third and fourth year). March 25th. DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).

Conference: IAVI conference - Barcelona. March 30th to April 2nd.

Institute of Project Management

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

Engineers Ireland

CPD: project management - module two. March 15th and 16th - Clyde Road, Dublin 4.

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

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

CPD: construction contract awareness, April 5th and 6th, Clyde Road.

CPD: method of measurement for roadworks (NRA), April 7th, Clyde Road.

CPD: project management - module two. April 19th and 20th. Clyde Road.

CPD: technical report writing, April 20th and 21st, Clyde Road.

Lecture: Nikola Tesla - the other father of electricity. Today: 8pm, 22 Clyde Road, Dublin 4.

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 higher national diploma. One-year progression to honours degree.

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

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

Organic Centre

Course: new four-part course - from plant to plate with award winning Mike Harris and Joe Lewis of Heather's Restaurant along with Mairead Ní Uiginn of the Gross Roof Cafe. Starts March 11th. Three further days will be later in the year. Details: 071-9854338.

Email: organiccentre@eircom.net or www.theorganiccentre.ie.

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

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

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

Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers

Seminar: briefing on career opportunities to IPAV students. March 8th. University of West of England, Bristol, UK. Contact: info@ipav.ie.

Graduations: awards ceremony to graduates of IPAV's diploma in property management and valuation. March 8th, 3pm. University of West of England, Bristol, UK. Awards ceremony to graduates of IPAV's certificate in auctioneering and estate agency. March 15th, 6.30pm. Guildhall, Derry. Contact: info@ipav.ie.

Irish Architectural Archive

Exhibition: painting Ireland - topographical views from Glin Castle. Painting and drawing of Connacht, Leinster and Ulster from the collection of art historian Desmond FitzGerald, Knight of Glin. Exhibition runs till April 2006. Opening: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm. Admission: free. Irish Architectural Archive's Gallery, 45 Merrion Sq, D2. Details: 01-6633040. Email: info@iarc.ie or visit www.iarc.ie.

RIAI

Exhibition: members art exhibition and sale till March 10th, 9am to 5pm. Architecture Centre, RIAI, 8 Merrion Sq, D2. Details: Karina O'Neill (01-6691463). Email: koneill@riai.ie.

CPD: inclusive design now - working with and interpreting changes in disability legislation 2005 and 2006. March 9th. Full day course. Main Hall, RDS, Dublin. Contact: tharte@riai.ie.

CPD: the business of architecture - 12 day-long sessions. April 28th to December 8th. Dublin City University. Contact: execed@dcu.ie. RIAI members only.

CPD: practising architecture in Ireland (programme for architects qualified abroad and now working in Ireland). May 25th and 26th. RIAI, 8 Merrion Square. Contact: tharte@riai.ie.

CPD: project management in the built environment. June 14th, 15th and 16th. Midlands. Contact: tharte@riai.ie.

National College of Art & Design

Course: MA in design history and material culture. Closing date: March 7th. Details: NCAD Admissions Office at 01-6364200 or visit www.ncad.ie.

Dublin Civic Trust

Seminar: structural repair of historic buildings. March 24th. Speaker: Ian Hume. Cost: €160. Details: 01-4756911.

Society of Chartered Surveyors

CPD: terrestrial laser scanning - measure a building in five seconds. Today: 6.30pm. Gandon Suite North, Davenport Hotel, Merrion Sq, D2. Details: Louise Ryan 01-6765500 or www.scs.ie.

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Irish Branch

Lunch: annual members' lunch. March 10th, 12.30pm. Private diningroom, Trinity College, Dublin 2. Fee: €35. Details: 01-7079739.

Irish Building Control Institute

Conference: annual conference, March 28th and 29th. Corrib Great Southern Hotel, Galway. Details: Tom Johnson at 2223468 or email tom.johnson@dublincity.ie.

Seminar: changes in building regulations - on-site seminar. March 14th - Silver Springs Hotel, Cork. March 15th - the Woodlands Hotel, Waterford.

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