Diary

IRISH CONCRETE SOCIETY/Awards: 2005 Irish Concrete Society award for excellence in the design or construction of a completed building, structure or concrete element, irrespective of type, scale or complexity.

Nominations for the awards may be made by clients, architects, consulting engineers, materials suppliers, contractors or others directly involved with the nomination. Nominations must refer to work completed since January 1st, 2002. Closing date for completed application forms is September 9th. Details: honorary secretary on 041-9876466 or email secretary@concrete.ie.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Course: diploma in applied project management. Recommences in Cork and Dublin - September 2005. Tel: 01-6614677. Email: info@projectmanagement.ie or www.projectmanagement.ie.

IRISH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL HOUSING

Conference: the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH) is holding its biennial national social housing conference "a new plan for social housing" from September 27th-29th at the Sligo Park Hotel, Sligo. Speakers from Ireland, Scotland and Europe will discuss social housing needs, anti-social behaviour, designing social housing and other areas, including housing for the homeless and other special needs groups. Details: 01-6618334. Email: info@icsh.ie or www.icsh.ie.

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS IN IRELAND

Course: AutoCAD ECDL. September 21st and 22nd. Liffey Valley.

Course: "techie brekkie" series. September 15th. How to use Microsoft Office as a problem-solver, time-saver and streamlined means to an impressive end, through a mix of demonstrations, examples and sample documents by John McGrath, business and IT training consultant with Productive Solutions Ltd. The Atrium, Ulster Bank, George's Quay. Registration: 7.30am. Booking essential. Contact: Gabby Lunch at 01-6090222. Fax: 01-6685508. Email: gabby@iei.ie.

CPD: designing for safety in construction. September 23rd. One-day course. IEI, 22 Clyde Road, Dublin 4.

CPD: project management. Module one. September 28th and 29th. National University Limerick.

CPD: Microsoft Project. September 28th. Liffey Valley.

Course: engineers as managers in construction - evening course run over seven weeks. October 12th, 19th, 26th, November 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd. 22 Clyde Road.

CPD: organisational skills for engineers. October 13th, 22 Clyde Rd.

CPD: developing world seminar. October 30th, 22 Clyde Road.

Seminar: waste water seminar. October 18th, 22 Clyde Road.

INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS (IPAV)

Meeting: national executive council. September 9th, 4.30pm. IPAV HQ, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6785685.

Course: certificate in auctioneering and estate agency, and HDip in property management and valuation (full-time route). September 2005. Senior College, Dún Laoghaire, Cork College of Commerce and Cavan College of Further Studies.

Course: September 2005, certificate in auctioneering and estate agency (part-time route for mature students). IT Tallaght, Athlone IT, Waterford IT, Cork IT and North West Institute of Further and Higher Education, Derry. Details: IPAV HQ. Email: info@ipav.ie. Tel: 01-6785685.

Course: start of diploma in fine and decorative arts (three days a week) in October. Suitable as an introduction to a career or for pleasure. IPAV HQ, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Details: IPAV HQ. Tel: 01-6785685.

SENIOR COLLEGE DÚN LAOGHAIRE

Courses: interior design - RHODEC. First year, mornings only. Landscape and garden design - BTEC degree progression. Auctioneering - IPAV. Details: 1800-2655343. Email: info@scd.ie or www.scd.ie.

BRAY INSTITUTE OF FURTHER EDUCATION

Course: interior design (FETAC level two, one-year course). BTEC higher national diploma (two years, degree progression). Commencing September 2005.

Course: furniture design (FETAC level two), one-year course.

Course: garden design (FETAC level two), one-year course.

Course: graphic design (BTEC higher national diploma), two-year course with degree progression.

Course: fashion design (FETAC level two), one-year course. BTEC higher national diploma, two-year degree progression. Details: 01-2866233.

SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT

Exhibition: Sculpture in Context 2005 at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 from September 8th-October 28th. Weekdays 9am-6pm. Sundays 10am-6pm. Details: Ana Duncan at 087-6258258. Email: anaduncan@eircom.net. Or Felicity Gaffney at 01-8570909. Email: fgaffney@duchas.ie.

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING (SOUTHERN CENTRE)

Dinner: annual gala dinner 2005. October 14th, 8pm. Rochestown Park Hotel, Rochestown Road, Cork. Dress: formal.

Lecture: noise and its control. September 15th at 6.30pm. Speaker: Dr Roger Manifold, technical sales manager, Sound Reductions Systems Ltd. Rochestown Park Hotel, Rochestown Road, Cork. Fee: €10. Details: Philip O'Sullivan at philip@osullivan@corkcity.ie. Or Fergal McCarthy at mccarthyfer@eircom.net.

SOCIETY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS

CPD: implementing the EU Energy Performance of Building Directive in Ireland. Today. Davenport Hotel (Gandon Suite) at 6.30pm.

Meeting: council meeting. Today at 1pm, 5 Wilton Place, Dublin 2.

CPD: the new EU procurement directives - a layman's working guide. September 22nd. Davenport Hotel (Gandon Suite), 6.30 pm. Details: Louise Ryan at 01-6765500 or www.scs.ie.

DUBLIN CIVIC TRUST

Seminar: Chris Wood, specialist architect, English Heritage, one-day seminar. October 11th. Cost: €160.

Seminar: Ian Hume, conservation engineering consultant, former chief engineer at English Heritage and now chairman of Conservation Accreditation for Engineers (CARE) scheme. The structural repair of historic buildings. October 21st. Cost: €160.

Seminar: Philip Venning, secretary to the Society for the Protection of Ancient Building. One-day seminar. November 9th. Cost: €160. All seminars are at 4 Castle St, D2.

ORGANIC CENTRE

Event: annual apple day. September 17th, 11am-5pm. Phil Wheal will tour the orchard and talk about planning an orchard and pruning. Cormac Griffith (Irish Seeds Savers Association) will give a grafting demonstration and talk about Irish apple varieties. Fee: €5. Details: 071-9854338. Email: organiccentre@eircom.net or www.theorganiccentre.ie.

Conference: annual conference 2005. Two cities - two cultures. Experience two cities and two distinct urban and architectural cultures. September 23rd-27th. Details: Catherine Bolster at cbolster@eircom.net or www.riai.ie.

Event: what's lurking in a hedgerow with Dr Declan Doogue. Delights of a native hedgerow in autumn. September 18th at 3.30pm. Meet at ticket sales area. Tickets: €5. Details: 01-2984301 or email marian@airfield.ie.

Organisations should send entries to Mary Hetherington before noon on Thursday for inclusion the following Thursday. Telephone 01 675 8000; fax: 01 675 8037;