Diary

IAVIConference: IAVI conference, March 30th to April 1st, Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny. Pre-conference golf outing at Mount Juliet on March 29th. Enquiries: valerie@iavi.ie.

AGM: Munster region. April 3rd, 7.30pm. Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee.

AGM: south Leinster region. April 11th (noon), The Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow

Lecture: BSc course lectures (first, second, third and fourth years). April 14th, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).

Lecture: residential and land agency course lectures. April 14th, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin 1 (King's Inn Street entrance).

AGM: annual general meeting. April 17th, 1.30pm. The inauguration of the incoming IAVI president for 2007/'08, Robert Ganly, will take place during the AGM at 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

Meeting: national council. April 17th, 2.30pm, 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

Meeting: Northern Ireland region meeting and seminar. Topic: HMOs. Speaker: Kevin Bloomfield. April 17th, 7pm, The Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast.

Engineers Ireland

CPD: organisational skills for engineers. April 17th, Clyde Road, Dublin 4.

Course: MS project course. April 18th, Springfield Hotel, Leixlip, Co Kildare.

Conference: annual conference. April 18th and 19th, Croke Park, Dublin 3.

CPD: project management - module two (run in conjunction with Centre for Project Management, University of Limerick). April 18th and 19th, Clyde Road, Dublin 4.

CPD: technical report writing. April 19th and 20th, Clyde Road, Dublin 4.

CPD: maintenance management for engineers. April 23rd and 24th, Clyde Road, Dublin 4.

CPD: public construction contracts - techie brekkie. April 24th, Ulster Bank, George's Quay, Dublin 2.

Construction Industry Federation

Dinner: Cork branch golf and dinner dance. March 30th, Cork Golf Club, Rochestown Park.

IPAV

Meeting: national executive council. April 13th, 4.30pm. IPAV Headquarters, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01 6785685.

RIAI

Course: conservation induction module, April 3rd, 4th, 17th, 18th and May 1st with practical day (April 18th) in Rathfarnham Castle. Contact: cbolstger@riai.ie, or call 01-6691472.

Course: health and safety - designing for safety. April 13th, 9am to 1pm. In-house delivery also available. Contact: cbolster@riai.ie, or call 01-6691472.

Exhibition: LOCUS - Light, Space, Mater exhibition by green architect and sculptor Michalis Souvatzidas and will continue until April 9th. Monday-Friday: 9am to 5pm. Architecture Centre, RIAI, 8 Merrion Sq, D2.

CPD: surviving the system - new government conditions of engagement for construction consultants and building contracts. April 10th (Limerick) and May 2nd (Cork). Contact: cbolster@riai.ie or 01-6691472.

Bray Institute of Further Education

Courses: interior design, FETAC level five one-year course; BTEC higher national diploma two-year course with progression to degree.

Course: furniture design, FETAC level five.

Course: garden design, FETAC level five.

Course: graphic design, BTEC higher national diploma.

Course: fashion design, FETAC level five one-year course; BTEC higher national diploma. Details: 01-2866233.

Senior College Dún Laoghaire

Morning course: health and safety, one-year course leading to higher national certificate.

Morning course: interior design - one, two and three years. RHODEC Assoc diploma, higher national diploma, progression to degree at DIT.

Course: garden design for one or two years, leading to higher national diploma.

Course: auctioneering (IPAV), two years for certificate, two-year progression to degree.

Course: landscape design (one or two years) for higher national diploma. Details: 1800-2655343 or www.scd.ie.

Dublin Civic Trust

CPD: historic ironwork - repair, maintenance and conservation. Course leaders: David Mitchell (Historic Scotland); Gordon Urquhart (former assistant director Glasgow Conservation Trust West) and Ali Davey (Historic Scotland). May 19th, Dublin Civic Trust, 4 Castle Street, Dublin 1. Details: 01-4756911. Email: info@dublincivictrust.ie.

Institute of Project Management

Course: diploma in applied project management, Cork, Dublin and Galway. E-mail: info@projectmanagement.ie, or www.projectmanagement.ie. Details: 01-6614677.

Irish Planning Institute

Event: national planning conference 2007. April 19th-20th. New Park Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny. Cost: €350 (members), €560 (non-members). Details: 01-8788630 or email info@irishplanninginstitute.ie.

Irish Architectural Archive

Exhibition: decorating the Georgian interior. An exhibition of drawings from the Stapleton collection in the National Library of Ireland until June 1st, 2007. Tuesday-Friday: 10am to 5pm. Admission: free.

Lecture: the conservation of decorative plasterwork. Speaker: Richard Ireland, historic buildings consultant. April 3rd, 1.15pm. All lectures are free, open to the public and take place in the Irish Architectural Archive, 45 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Booking is essential. Details: 01-6633040 or slincoln@iarc.ie.

Organic Centre

Course: how to run a community food project. One-day course. March 30th, 10am to 5pm. Cost: €85. Details: Hans Wieland 071-9854338 or email: organiccentre@eircom.net.

National College of Art and Design

Course: master of arts in design history and material culture. Taught course by full-time or part-time mode. Closing date: April 2nd. Details: NCAD Admissions Office at 01-6364200 or see www.ncad.ie.

Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education

Course: certificate in architectural technology and design.

Course: advanced certificate in architectural technology and design.

Course: certificate in furniture design and manufacturing.

Course: certificate in construction technology.

Details: 01 2809676 or www.dlcfe.ie.

Irish Home Builders Association

Meeting: AGM and one-day convention. May 11th, Marriot Druids Glen Hotel and Country Club, Wicklow. IHBA chairman Jim Wood and vice-chairman John Moran will attend.

Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

Lecture: Premonstratensian Monasteries in Medieval Ireland by Miriam Clyne, NUI Galway. April 2nd, 7.30pm. Details: 01-6761749.

Society of Chartered Surveyors

Event: table quiz - YCS charity night for Focus Ireland. Today, 7pm, Break for the Border. Contact: Maura O'Sullivan (01-6185500).

Ballsbridge College

Course: auctioneering, estate agency and valuation. One-year course enrolling now for September 2007. Details: info@ballsbridge.cdvec.ie or www.ballsbridgecollege.com.

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