DIARY

Some dates for your diary

IAVI

Seminar:Northern Ireland regional seminar - new developments. Speaker: Eric Cairns. May 21st, 7.30pm, Dunadry Hotel.

Irish Property Owners Association

Course:aspects of residential property rental in Ireland. Details: 01 827 6000, e-mail info@ipoa.ie or www.ipoa.ie

IPAV

Exams: cert in auctioneering estate agency (first and second years). May 17th. ITs Cork, Waterford, Tallaght, Athlone Galway.

Graduation:presentation of certs and diplomas to graduates of fine decorative arts courses. May 22nd, St Stephen's Green Club, D2. Details: 01 678 5685 or e-mail info@ipav.ie

Institute of Project Management

Course:diploma in applied project management. Starts: Dublin, Cork (Sept).

Course:project management passport. Starts: Dublin, Limerick (Sept), Cork (Oct).

Course:project management framework. Dublin: May 20th/21st and June 12th/13th.

Course:international certification. Details: 01 6614 677, www.projectmanagement.ieor e-mail info@projectmanagement.ie

Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education

Course:architectural technology and design, furniture design and manufacture and construction technology. Tel: 01 280 9676 or www.dlcfe.ie

Senior College Dun Laoghaire

Course:sustainable and ecological design.

Course:facilities and property management.

Course:interior design.

Course:garden design.

Course:landscape design.

Course:auctioneering.

Course:health safety. Details: 01 280 0385, www.scd.ie or e-mail office@scd.ie

National Irish Safety Organisation

Course:safety representative course. June 4th-6th, Marino Inst of Education, D9.

Course:safe pass training programme. May 21st /June 4th, Marino Inst of Education, D9. Every Friday: NISO, Ballymount, D12.

Course:occupational first aid refresher course. May 23rd - NISO, Ballymount, D12. Tel: 01 465 9760, e-mail info@niso.ieor www.niso.ie

Course:NISO OSH cert, from Sept 1st (Marino Inst of Education, D9) and from Oct 7th, NISO, Ballymount, D12.

Seminar:SHWW 2005 Act and General Application Regulations 2007 update. June 24th, Marino Inst of Education, D9.

Seminar:health safety for directors and senior managers.

Course:VDU/DSE assessors course (two days). NISO, Ballymount, D12.

Course:health safety for the non-safety specialist (two days).

Course:occupational first aid. June 17th- 19th, Marino Inst of Education, D9. Tel: 01 4659760, www.niso.ieor e-mail info@niso.ie

Irish Timber Frame Manufacturers

Seminar:timber frame seminar on CO2 reduction, May 21st, 9.30am. Radisson SAS Hotel, Dublin Airport.

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Irish Branch

Course:mediation accreditation training and assessment course, June 19th, 20th, 21st, 27th and 28th. Assessment:July 4th-5th. E-mail: ciarb@arbitration.ie or 01 465 9760.

Event:golf outing, June 13th, 2.30pm. Powerscourt Golf Club. E-mail: ciarb@arbitration.ie.

Ballsbridge College of Further Education

Course:auctioneering (full-time). Tel: 01 668 4806, www.ballsbridgecollege.com or e-mail info@ballsbridge.cdvec.ie

RIAI

Course:health and safety - designing for safety. Details: Teresa Harte at tharte@riai.ie or 01 6691 472.

Organic Centre

Event:biodiversity day, May 25th. Details: 071 9854338.

Course:learn to live the good life. July 21st to 25th. Tel: 071 9854338 or e-mail: info@theorganiccentre.ieor www.theorganiccentre.ie

Irish Complimentary Educational Systems

Workshop:property masterclass, May 17th, 24th, 31st; Sept 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th; Oct 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th.

Irish Architectural Archive

Exhibition:North by North West - the Life and Work of Liam McCormick. Till July 4th. Tuesday-Friday: 10am-5pm.

Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

Seminar:the monastic site of Glendalough, Co Wicklow. May 24th. Details: 01 676 1749.

Irish Construction

Conference:Sustainabuild 2008, June 12th, OReilly Hall, UCD, Belfield, D4.

Pearse College of Further Education

Course:architectural draughting CAD.

Course:architectural technology design.

Construction Industry Federation

Event:Galway CIF branch, west of Ireland golf outing, May 24th, Oughterard Golf Club. Contact: Gillian Ross at 091 502 680.

Conference:FIEC construction conference and congress, June 19th-21st. Tel: 01 295 8181 or www.fiecdublin.com

Exhibition:23rd Architectural Association of Ireland awards exhibition until May 30th. Irish Architecture Archive, 45 Merrion Square , Dublin 2.

Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Event:CPA annual conference. Speakers: Minister John McGuinness; Jim Miley (Myhome.ie); Derek Hughes (Hughes Hughes). May 23rd, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin. E-mail: jandersson@cpaireland.ieor www.cpaireland.ie

Irish Planning Institute

CPD:social and affordable housing, May 22nd, 2.30pm to 5pm, Gresham Hotel, OConnell Street, Dublin 1. E-mail: dscully@rpg.ie

AGM:May 22nd, 5pm, Gresham Hotel, Dublin 1.

Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPD)

Seminar:Leinster CPA Society summer breakfast, June 11th, 7.30am to 9am. Speaker: Sean Fitzpatrick (Anglo Irish Bank). Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2.

Organisations should send entries to Mary Hetherington before noon on Thursday for inclusion the following Thursday. Telephone 675 8000; fax: 01 675 8037; e-mail: mhetherington@irish-times.ie