Diary

A guide to events in your area

IAVI

Tutorials: BSc tutorials (first, second, third and fourth year). April 6th. DIT, Bolton St, D1 (Kings Inn St entrance).

Tutorials: Residential and land agency tutorials. April 6th. DIT, Bolton St, D1 (Kings Inn St entrance).

Regional AGM: Connaught/Donegal regional AGM. March 29th. Sligo Park Hotel, Sligo.

Regional AGM: Northern Ireland regional AGM. March 30th. Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast.

Regional AGM: South-east regional AGM. April 1st. The Sevenoaks Hotel, Carlow.

Seminar: Apartment block management - the ideal model. Today at 5.30 p.m. Speaker: Patrick Stephenson FIAVI. 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS IRELAND

Course: Drystone walling courses. April 3rd, 17th, 18th, May 8th, 22nd, June 12th and 13th. Fee: €75. Conservation Volunteers Ireland HQ, the Steward's House, Rathfarnham Castle.

Course: Tree planting and identification. Planting and caring for native trees. April 4th (9.30 a.m.-1.30 p.m). Fee: €45.

Course: Planning a wildlife garden. April 24th (9.30 a.m.-1.30 p.m). Fee: €45. Details: 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 - IPAVI, degree progression. Last call for enrolment. Details: 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: Bray Institute of Further Education, Novara Avenue, Bray, Co Wicklow. Tel: 01-2828721, 01-2829668, 01-2866233. E-mail: enquiries@bife.ie

IRISH LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE

Event: "Landscape planning in Europe". March 31st. Speaker: Adrian Hoppenstadt, president BDLA. Details: 01-6627409.

INSTITUTE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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

Course: Diploma in applied project management (six- month programme - 13 days). Recommences: Cork, Dublin, Galway - September 2004. Details: 01-6614677 or e-mail info@projectmanagement.ie or www.projectmanagement.ie

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS

Course: Concrete course. March 31st and April 7th.

Course: Technical report writing. April 28th/29th.

Course: Project management - module two. March 30th/ 31st, May 18th-19th. Project Management Centre, Limerick.

Seminar: Prevention of legionnaire's disease. March 31st.

Seminar: Managing technology in healthcare. April 6th.

Course: Construction contract awareness. April 21st-22nd.

Course: Project management - module one. April 20th-and 21st. Project Management Centre, Limerick.

Seminar: Infrastructure planning in Ireland. April 21st. Heritage Hotel, Co Laois.

Project: Six sigma project. April 22nd.

Seminar: Method of measurement for road works (NRA) - a review. April 23rd.

Course: Organisational skills. April 27th.

Seminar: New accreditation criteria for the IEI. April 29th.

Course: Technical presentation skills. May 11th-12th and June 8th-9th.

Course: International contracts course. May 18th-19th.

Lecture: Extractive industries division - Section 261 Planning and Development Act 2000. Presented by Sean Finlay, TES Consulting Engineers. Today at 8 p.m. Ardboyne Hotel, Dublin Rd, Navan, Co Meath.

INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS

Lectures: Second semester lectures for certificate in auctioneering and estate agency (part-time route). Venues: IT Tallaght; Athlone IT; UL; NUI Galway; Cork IT; Waterford IT; North West Institute of Further and Higher Education, Derry. Details from 01-6785685 or e-mail info@ipav.ie.

Course: Second semester lectures for second year of certificate in auctioneering and estate agency (part-time route for mature students). Waterford IT and North West Institute of Further & Higher Education, Derry.

Course: Certificate/diplomas in fine and decorative arts. IPAV HQ, 129 Lwr Baggot St, D2.

Seminar: Implications of "Decoupling". March 29th at 7.15 p.m. Speaker: Con Lucey, chief executive, IFA. Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co Westmeath.

Seminar: Methods of valuations. March 29th at 8.15 p.m. Speaker: Margaret Brady. Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co Westmeath.

Meeting: Board of directors of Confederation of European Estate Agents. April 3rd at 10 a.m. Vienna, Austria.

Tutorials: BSc property management tutorials. April 29th and 30th. IPACV HQ, 129 Lwr Baggot St, D2.

IRISH BUILDING CONTROL INSTITUTE

Conference: Building control - raising the standards. IBCI building control conference 2004, March 30th/31st. Tower Hotel, Waterford. Details: Tom Johnson on 01-6723468 or fax 01-6773829.

Conference: "Living the dream - delivering sustainable and intelligent housing in Ireland". Launch of research programme on using environmental/intelligent technologies for better building. April 1st (9 a.m.-4 p.m.). Chief O'Neill's Hotel, Smithfield, D7. Fee: €120. Details: 01-2866991 or rwebb@indigo.ie

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING

Event: Social night - 10-pin bowling. April 7th at 8 p.m. Mardyke Bowling Arena. Details: Fergal McCarthy at mccarthyfer@eircom.net; Christine Forde, cvoda@bge.ie, Philip O'Sullivan at posullivan@cmd2.com.

THE SOCIETY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS

Seminar: Inauguration of Western Region Group APM. Today at 8 p.m. Ardilaun Hotel, Galway. Details: Louise Ryan at 01 6765500 or www.scs.ie.

DUBLIN CIVIC TRUST

Course: Conservation of historic buildings. All aspects of conservation including philosophy, structural problems, damp, wet/dry rot and architectural elements. Each Thursday from April 15th to May 13th. Dublin Civic Trust HQ, 4 Castle St, D2. Fee: €684. Details: Eimear Johnston 01-475 6911 or e-mail info@dublincivictrust.ie.

Exhibition: Photographic exhibition - structure and fabric of commercial buildings of Dublin, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Dublin Civic Trust HQ, 4 Castle St, D2. Details: 01-475 6911.

THE ORGANIC CENTRE

Project: Reduce and recycle in conjunction with the Organic Centre in Leitrim and environment section of Clare County Council. Programme for secondary schools in Co Clare. Project commences with a two-day visit of the Organic Centre in Leitrim. Details: Hans Wieland 071-9854338, e-mail orgniccentre@eircom.net or Joan Tarmey on 065-6846205.