Important dates for the weeks ahead.
IAVI
Course: Fine art appreciation course. Starts September 16th until October 25th from 7 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Course will consist of 10 lectures and an antiques roadshow. Topics include 19th and 20th century Irish art, pottery and porcelain, jewellery, Georgian and Victorian furniture, ephemera, silver, and Pauline Bewick on her work in the South Seas. Details from Vivienne McSherry at 01-6611794.
Golf Society: Captain's prize - September 19th at the K Club new course. Contact Daphne Whittle at 045-433550 to book a tee time.
Meeting: National council meeting. September 25th at 2.30 p.m. 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Seminar: Auction techniques. Speaker: Simon Ensor (FIAVI). September 25th. 5.30 p.m. 38 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS OF IRELAND
Course: Method of measurement for road works (NRA) - a review. September 12th and October 10th.
Course: Project management prop course for exam. September 18th & 19th. Venue: Limerick.
Course: Project management - module one. September 23rd & 24th. Venue: Jurys Hotel, Ballsbridge.
Course: Concrete course - essentials of concrete investigation. October 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th & November 4th.
Course: Civil engineering quantities and estimating (CESMM3). October 8th & 9th.
Course: Project management - module two. October 14th & 15th. Venue: IEI.
Course: Technical report writing. October 21st & 22nd.
Lecture: Evening lecture - project management of the delivery of a pharmaceutical plant; jointly with chemical and process engineering division at 7 p.m., September 16th. Venue: IEI Education Centre.
For details contact Andrea Baynes at 01-6684341. Fax: 01-6685508 or www.iei.ie
CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS IRELAND
Course: Gardening for birds. Gardening with a special focus on birds. September 27th. 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Fee: €40. Conservation Volunteers Ireland HQ, Rathfarnham Castle.
Course: Drystone walling - a full day of hands-on training with an opportunity to learn the technique of this ancient craft in a safe manner. October 11th & 12th, 9.30a.m. to 4.30p.m. Fee: €70. Conservation Volunteers Ireland HQ, Rathfarnham Castle.
Course: Hedgelaying. A one-day course aimed at those who want to learn this craft or those who intend to use it on a practical basis. November 8th & 9th, and December 6th & 7th. Fee: €70. Venue: Firhouse/Rathfarnham area.
To book a place on a course, phone Conservation Volunteers Ireland on 01-4952878 or e-mail info@cvi.ie
IRISH CONCRETE SOCIETY
Awards: Award for excellence in the design or construction of a completed building, structure or concrete element, irrespective of type, scale or complexity, in concrete. 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, 2000. Application forms may be obtained from the honorary secretary. Tel: 041-9876466. E-mail: secretary@concrete.ie. Closing date for application forms is September 12th, 2003.
INSTITUTE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Course: Diploma in applied project management (six-month programme, 13 days). Recommences: Cork and Dublin, September 2003; Galway, January 2004. Details: 01-6614677. E-mail: info@projectmanagement.ie or website www.projectmanagement.ie
SENIOR COLLEGE, DUN LAOGHAIRE
Courses: Full-time courses, September 2003. Interior design. One, two, three years - RHODEC. Landscape design: one, two years - BTEC degree progression. Auctioneering: Two years - IPACV, degree progression. Enrolment closing shortly. For details, phone 1800 COLLEGE (2655343), e-mail info@scd.ie or see www.scd.ie
BRAY INSTITUTE OF FURTHER EDUCATION
Courses: Full-time courses commencing September 2003. 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 from Bray Institute of Further Education, Novara Avenue, Bray, Co Wicklow. Tel: 01-2828721, 01-2829668, 01-2866233. E-mail: enquiries@bife.ie
INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS
Awards: Educational awards ceremony to graduates of IPAV's auctioneering and estate agency certificate course on September 16th at UCD, Belfield, Co Dublin and September 30th, NUI Galway.
Course: Certificate in auctioneering and estate agency practice (part-time course), September 2003. Venues: Waterford IT, Athlone IT, Cork IT, NUI Galway, Tallaght IT, UL, North-West Institute of Further and Higher Education, Derry.
Course: Certificate in auctioneering and estate agency and H-dip in property management and valuation, September 2003. Venues: Senior College Dún Laoghaire and Cork College of Commerce.
Course: Diploma course in fine and decorative arts. Unique full-time course (three days per week). Suitable as an introduction to a career or simply for pleasure, October 13th 2003 from 10 a.m. IPAC head office, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-6785685.
THE IRISH TIMES PROPERTY ADVERTISING AWARDS
Awards: The Irish Times property advertising awards, September 17th at the Shelbourne Hotel. Details from Peter Dargan: 01-6758559, or e-mail propertyawards@irish-times.ie
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING IN IRELAND
Awards dinner: 2003 building manager of the year awards dinner, September 19th, at 7.30 p.m, Bulrington Hotel, Dublin. Tickets: Nora McNairney 048-90776701 or e-mail: nmcnairney@ciob.org.uk
SOCIETY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS
Course: A guide to CPD requirements and resources, today at 6 p.m. in 5 Wilton Place.
Course: Legal issues and the implications of certificates of compliances, October 9th, 6 p.m., at 5 Wilton Place.
Course: Site visit to Dundrum town centre. October 10th.
Course: Risk analysis and management: Use and relevance to the development process, October 23rd, 6p.m, at 5 Wilton Place.
Annual Dinner: Young chartered surveyors annual dinner, October 3rd, 7.30p.m., at the Hilton Hotel.
Conference: Annual conference, October 16th-18th, 2003, at the Radisson Hotel, Dublin.
Details from Louise Ryan at 01-676500 or www.scs.ie.
IRISH CONSTRUCTION
Conference: Fourth national construction conference - forecasts, trends and opportunities, October 2nd, at the Pavilion Conference Centre, Leopardstown Racecourse, Sandyford, Dublin 18.
This event is being organised by Commercial Publications Limited.
For details: e-mail dhogan@irishconstruction.com or visit www.irishconstruction.com
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