IRISH ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE Exhibition: collection building, an exhibition from the holdings of the Irish Architectural Archive.
Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 5pm, 45 Merrion Sq, D2. Tel: 01-6633040. E-mail: info@iarc.ie. Web: www.iarc.ie.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Course: diploma in applied project management. Recommences: Cork and Dublin - September 2005. Details: 6614677. E-mail: info@projectmanagement.ie or www.projectmanagement.ie.
ORGANIC CENTRE
Course: woodland management with Steven Meyen in association with Teagasc. May 21st, 10am to 5pm. One-day course on techniques and practical sessions. Fee: €50.
Course: home composting and waste reduction with Brenda Palmer. June 18th. Organic Centre course, Airfield House, Dundrum, D14. Fee: €85.
Course: natural building, Q&A with Peter Cowman, director of the Living Architecture Centre. One-day course. May 28th. Fee: €75.
Course: how to green your home. June 11th. Fee: €75.
Course: dry stone wall construction. June 18th and 19th. Fee: €140.
Examinations: certificate in auctioneering and estate agency (part-time route for mature students). May 21st. All centres.
AGM: IPAV AGM. May 20th, 11am. Radisson SAS, Sligo.
Convention: annual convention. Guest speakers: Pat Delaney, director, Small Firms Association and Dan McLoughlin, chief economist, Bank of Ireland. May 20th-21st. The Radisson SAS, Sligo.
Dinner: convention dinner. Guest of honour: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. May 20th, 8pm. Radisson SAS, Sligo.
Assessment: qualifying full-time second year students. Interview on May 24th for progression to IPAV's diploma in property management and valuations. IPAV, 129 Lwr Baggot St, D2 or info@ipav.ie.
Graduation: presentation of certificates and diplomas to graduates of IPAV's fine and decorative arts courses. May 27th, 6 30pm. St Stephen's Green Club, Dublin 2.
Seminar: radon - the invisible problem. Speaker: David Fenton. Today. 5.30pm. 38 Merrion Sq, D2.
Tutorials: BSc course tutorials (first, second, third and fourth years). May 21st. DIT, Bolton St, D1 (King's Inn St entrance).
Tutorials: residential and land agency course tutorial. May 21st. DIT, Bolton St, D1 (Kings Inn St entrance).
Seminar: Northern Ireland regional meeting and seminar. Topic: affordable housing in Northern Ireland. Speaker: Alan Crowe. May 24th, 7.30pm. Dunadry Hotel, Templepatrick.
Seminar: home energy rating. Speaker: Michael Hanratty. May 25th, 10am. Western Arms Hotel, Monaghan.
Seminar: the A-Z of rent reviews. Speaker: Paul Good. May 25th, 10am. The Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow.
National council: national council meeting. May 27th, 4pm. River Court Hotel, Kilkenny.
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS IN IRELAND
CPD: design for safety in construction. June 1st. Jurys Inn, Limerick.
CPD: quantities and estimating. June 8th and 9th. Bewley's Hotel, D4.
CPD: project management - module two. June 15th and 16th. Cork.
Lecture: Roads & Transportation Society jointly with civil division - South Eastern Motorway, the road delivered. Presenter John McDaid, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. May 25th, 6.30pm. Room 243, second floor, UCD Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2.
SENIOR COLLEGE DÚN LAOGHAIRE
Courses: interior design - RHODEC. First year, mornings only. Landscape and garden design - BTEC degree progression. Auctioneering - IPAV. Details: 1800-2655343. E-mail: info@scd.ie or see www.scd.ie.
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL
Clare Biodiversity Day: fun-packed family day out to celebrate all forms of life - wild and domestic, large and small, native and exotic and the places where they live. Woodland and river walks to discover the animals, trees and plants of Dromore Woods and Ennis Anglers will provide boat trips on the lake to discover what lives there. May 22nd. Speaker: Eanna Ni Lamhna. Dromore Woods, Co Clare. Details: ekeegan@clarecoco.ie or 065-6846456.
SOCIETY OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS
Course: QS final assessment. Cork. May 26th. Details: Louise Ryan 01-6765500 or visit www.scs.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; e-mail: mhetherington@irish-times.ie
