IAVI:Course: FÁS safe pass programme. One-day programme. Carlow - September 20th (Seven Oaks Hotel); Meath - October 4th (Ardboyne Hotel, Navan). Details: Noel O'Reilly at noel@iavi.ie
Meeting:Northern Ireland regional meeting and seminar. Topic: private tenancies order 2007. September 19th, 7.30pm, The Wellington Park Hotel.
Meeting:national council. September 27th, 2.30pm, 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Seminar:agricultural and rural day - the outlook for agriculture, developments in forestry policy and forestry, forestry as an investment and valuation of forests, sustainable energy as a land use option, wind farms, solar panels and their valuation. Speakers: Dr Thia Hennessy, Teagasc; Mary Ryan, Forestry Development Unit, Teagasc; Henry Philips, forestry consultant; and Michael Foody, MIAVI, Swift Property Services. October 2nd, 9.30am to 4pm. Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore, Co Offaly.
Seminar:investment training for real estate agents - investment in the stock market; economics of the property market; developments in investment products; personal finance and mortgages. Speakers: Brian O'Loughlin, financial consultant and author; Jim Power, FIAVI, economist, Friends First; John Lowe, Providence Finance. October 2nd, 9am to 4.30pm, 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
IPAV
Course:bachelor of business in real estate - management and valuation (full-time route for students). Venue: Athlone IT. Tel: 0906-424400 or e-mail info@ait.ie
Course:diploma in property management and valuation (full-time route for students). Venue: Cork College of Commerce. Tel: 021-4223803 or e-mail pbrady@ccoc.ie
Course:certificate in auctioneering and estate agency (full-time route for students). Venues: Dún Laoghaire Senior College (tel 01-2800385 or e-mail info@scd.ie); Cork College of Commerce (tel 021-4223803 or e-mail pbrady@ccoc.ie).
Course:diploma in fine and decorative arts starts October (lectures three days a week). Venue: IPAV HQ, 129 Lwr Baggot St, D2. Tel: 01-6785685. E-mail: info@ipav.ie
Course:certificate in auctioneering and estate agency (part-time route for mature students). Venues: institutes of technology in Athlone, Cork and Tallaght. Tel: 01-6785685. E-mail: info@ipav.ie
Course:certificate in fine and decorative arts - part-time route for mature students (lectures one evening a week). IPAV HQ, 129 Lwr Baggot St, D2. Tel: 01-6785685. E-mail: info@ipav.ie
Meeting:national executive council. September 14th, 4.30pm. IPAV HQ, 129 Lwr Baggot St, D2. Tel: 01-6785685.
Meeting:board of directors of the Confederation of European Estate Agents. Venue: Berlin, Germany. September 21st. Tel: 01-6785685.
Irish Council for Social Housing
Conference:national conference 2007. September 25th-27th. Whites Hotel, Wexford town. Details: Catherine McGillycuddy 01-6618334, e-mail catherine@icsh.ieor www.icsh.ie
National Irish Safety Organisation
Course:safe pass training programme every Wednesday and Friday. Venues: National Irish Safety Organisation, A11 Calmount Park, Ballymount, D12; Artane Beaumont Recreation Centre, Kilmore Rd, Artane, D5. Price: €120 plus €23 FÁS registration fee (NISO member) or €130 plus €23 FÁS registration fee (non-member). E-mail bookings@niso.ie or www.niso.ie
Course:certificate in occupational health and safety (submitted for HETEC accreditation level six). October 9th until November 27th (Tuesdays 2pm to 6pm).
Course:occupational first aid refresher. September 19th, National Irish Safety Organisation, A11, Calmount Pk, Ballymount, D12. Fee: €240 (NISO members); €265 (non-members).
Course:occupational first aid (three-day course). September 25th, 26th & 27th. National Irish Safety Organisation, A11 Calmount Park, Ballymount, D12. Fee: €425 (NISO members) €525 (non-members). Details: e-mail bookings@niso.ie, tel 01-4659760 or www.niso.ie
RIAI
Exhibition:Irish Architecture Awards 2007 Exhibition in Fáilte Ireland, West James St, Westport, Co Mayo until September 28th, 2007.
Exhibition:Into the Unknown. New paintings by Helen Blair, until September 21st. RIAI, 8 Merrion Square, D2.
CPD:business of architecture. Eight-day programme to develop business skills among architects with business or management responsibilities. Dates: October 5th and 19th. November 2nd, 16th and 30th, and January 18th and February 1st. DCUBS Centre for Executive Programmes, DCU. Places limited to 30. Closing date for bookings: September 14th. Contact: 01-7008106 or e-mail ruth.finnegan@dcu.ie
Lectures:RIAI/UCD lectures series. Two CPD modules available. Construction legislation - October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and Nov 5th. Procurement and contracts - November 12th, 19th, and 26th, and December 3rd and 10th. Bookings: louise.bannon@ucd.ie
CPD:project management in the built environment designed by Integrated Project Management for RIAI members, associates, architectural technicians and the employees of registered RIAI practices. September 18th and 25th. Contact: tharte@riai.ie
CPD:health and safety - designing for safety. September 28th. Details: Teresa Harte at tharte@riai.ie or 01-6691472.
Course:energy performance of buildings directive(EPBD). Part A: introductory half-day seminar. October 17th, 9am (registration, presentation begins at 9.15am) to 1.30pm.
Engineers Ireland
CPD:construction contract awareness, September 17th and 18th, Clyde Road, D2.
CPD:project management (module one) in conjunction with Centre for Project Management, UL). September 18th and 19th, Clyde Rd, D2.
CPD:technical report writing. September 19th and 20th, Clyde Rd, D2.
CPD:road maintenance, September 19th and 20th, Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore.
CPD:project management - module one (in conjunction with Centre for Project Management, UL). September 25th and 26th, Clyde Rd, D2.
CPD:project management - module one (in conjunction with Centre for Project Management, UL). September 25th and 26th, Clyde Rd, D2.
CPD:MS project. September 27th, Liffey Valley House Hotel, Leixlip, Co Kildare.
Seminar:nuclear energy. September 27th, Clyde Rd, D2.
National Botanic Gardens
Exhibition:Sculpture in Context. Outdoor sculpture exhibition with sculptors from Ireland, US, UK, Netherlands, Hungary, France, Canada, Finland and Estonia until October 20th, 2007. National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. Details: Ana Duncan at 087-6258258 or e-mail anaduncan@eircom.net
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Conference:planning and design for heritage and development, October 11th and 12th. Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire. Speakers look at topics like the Berlin Wall, green/eco-roof technology, historic landscapes, saving Italian hilltop villages and protected structures. Details: Tim Carey, heritage officer at 01-2054868. E-mail: tcarey@dlrcoco.ieor www.dlrcoco.ie/heritage/conference
Construction Industry Federation
Event:CIF federation weekend. September 28th-30th. Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny.
Event:annual dinner of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA). September 22nd, Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin 4.
National College of Ireland
Course:property ladder. Six-week evening course on property investment. September 24th till November 5th, 7.30pm to 9.30pm every Monday. Course director: Mary FitzGerald. Fee: €200. Details: Mary FitzGerald at 01 6787916/086 2520181.
Institute of Project Management
Course:diploma in applied project management recommences Dublin, Cork and Galway - September 2007.
Course:project management passport, starts Dublin November 5th.
Course:project management framework. Dublin, November 19th & 20th.
Society of Chartered Surveyors
Event:annual ball. September 21st. Burlington Hotel.
Meeting:council meeting. September 27th, 5 Wilton Place, Dublin 2.
Dublin City Council
Conference:successful apartment living - combating urban sprawl. September 17th. Croke Park Conference Centre. Contact: Peter Sisk at 01-2403639. E-mail: psisk@ipa.ie or visit www.ipa.ie
Dublin Civic Trust
CPD:maintenance, repair and replacement of traditional sash windows. October 16th.
CPD:timber decay - identification and treatment. Speaker: Dr Brian Ridout, consultant to English Heritage and author of Timber Decay in Buildings. October 23rd. Venue: Dublin Civic Trust, 4 Castle St, D2. Tel: 01-4756911 (contact Kerry for bookings). E-mail: info@dublincivictrust.ie
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Seminar:dispute resolution - beyond known space. ADR in the 4th dimension. September 19th, 6pm. Mansion House. Details: Beata at 01-7079739.
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