2010 Calendar of Events
(Lecture Topics and Dates are Subject to Change)

 January 14 Kate Petersen of Performance Concepts
Business in the New Reality: Innovative Strategies to Take You From 'What IS' to 'What IF'
February 17
Marlene Richey
5 Decades of American Designer Jewelry
March 10

Robert Bates, Senior Editor of JCK
Hot Topics in the Diamond and Jewelry Industry
April 13

Dusan Simic, B.Sc., FGG, SGC
HPHT Diamond Update  (Members Only)
May 11

Donna Beaton, GG and the NY Laboratory Staff
Update on Synthetic Color Stones (Members Only)
July 26
Robert Bentley
 Gems For Fine Arts Jewelers, A Love Affair with Gemstones
August 19
Blaire Beavers
Rare Pearls & Latest Developments in the Pearl Industry
September 15
James A. Fiebig, SellMoreColor.com
Profit from Passion with Colored Gemstones, A New Way of Thinking
October 12
Michael Coan, FIT
Jewelry History
November 16
Maggie Campbell Pederson, FGA
Amber and Jet, Myth and Magic
December 8
Simon Teakle


2009 Calendar of Events
(Lecture Topics are Subject to Change)

January 13
Branko Deljanin, B.Sc., GG, FGA, DUG, Director, EGL Canada
Identification of Laboratory-Grown Diamonds
Colored and Colorless from USA, Canada and Russia
Nick Del Re, GG, B.Sc., Manager of Gemological Services,  EGL USA
Update on What's New & Exciting in Gem ID at EGL USA
February 19
Colin H. Winter, FGA, DGA
Mysteries of the Rainbow, Getting the best from your spectroscope
March 10
Kathy E. Fox
  The 24 Karats of Venetian Beads
April 22
GIA-GTL
Copper-Bearing Tourmalines: The Beauty and the Controversy
May 11
Don Palmieri, GG, MGA
Providing a Zero Tolerance Consumer Guarantee in a Litigious World

July 27

Michael M. Dyber, Gemstone Sculptor
Gems of the Mind

August 5

Renée Newman, GG
Rubies, Sapphires & Emeralds: Then and Now
September 15 Robert Lucien May G,G., Natural Colored Diamond Association
"The Language of Color" Natural Colored Diamonds
October 8
Rui Galopim de Carvalho, Executive Liaison Ambassador
ICA - International Colored Gemstone Association
The Impact of Brazilian Gemstones in 18th century Jewelry Design
October 14
Cindy Edelstein
BRILLIANCE! Masterpieces from the American Jewelry Design Council
November 10
Howard Rubin, GG
What Price Guides Don't Tell You
December 8
Alan Bronstein, Aurora Gems, Inc.,
"A Magical Mystery Tour of Natural Color Diamonds"
2008 Calendar of Events

January 15 Bryan Aderhold, GG, and Arthur Groom of Eternity Natural Emeralds
Emerald Enhancements
February 19 Rayner W. Hess, Jr., Author
The History of Jewelry Making
March 12 Chris Del Gatto, CEO of CIRCA
"CIRCA, The Only Brand in the Jewelry Buying Business"
April 23 Donna Beaton, GG and Dr. Wuyi Wang
Current Issues & Updates: Colored Stones & Diamonds

May 14

Jacques Voorhees of Polygon
How Bricks and Mortar Retailers can compete
Effectively Against the Etailers
July 9Dayton Simmons, Owner of Silver Day Trading Co.
Turquoise: Natural or Otherwise
July 28
Antoinette Matlins
The Changing World of Gem Treatments: A Glimpse Beneath the Surface!
September 17 Kathleen DiResta, Jewelry Designer
Jewelry Design Today
October 7 Tom Moses, G.G., Sr. Vice President GIA Laboratory and Research, NY
Update on GIA's New Pearl Grading System and Pearl Treatments
November 12 Wendi M. Mayerson, B.A., G.G.and Elizabeth Quinn Darenius, B.Sc.,G.G., F.G.A., of American Gemological Laboratories
Hot Colored Stone  Issues
December 2 Ulysses Grant Dietz, Curator at The Newark Museum
"
Putting Jewelry in its Place: Reclaiming Jewelry for the Decorative Arts"

2007 Calendar of Events

January 9


Elyse Zorn Karlin, Publisher of "Adornment"

Chinese Kingfisher Feather Ornaments

February 21

Vivian Gornitz, PhD

Turquoise - The Blue Sky Stone


March 13


Reema Keswani, GG
Diamonds & India: From Antiquity to Modern Day


April
19


Dan Campbell, BS, GG, FGA, Director New York GIA Ed
Phenomenal Gemstones

May 8

Liz Burnett, GG, RMVP
Director of Communications, EGL USA™, New York
Lab Created Diamonds and Their Role in The Industry

July 30

Jeff Pancis, President & CEO of Pancis Gems
How Rainbows are Formed Underground

September 18

Ettagale Blauer
African Jewelry Crafts and Culture

  Cancelled

October 9

Peter Shemonsky
The Art and History of Enameling

November 15

Joe DuMouchelle, GG, Auction Owner
Today's Auction

December 11
Joseph Menzie, Former Pres. of ICA
Ethical & Fair Trade Corundum


2006 Calendar of Events

January 11

Sharrie Woodring ,GG, FGA, Sr. Gemologist Gem Certification and Appraisal Lab
The Process of Detection in a Gem Laboratory

January 25

Maggie Campbell Pederson, FGA
Gems From Life

February 15
Cecilia Gardner, CEO of JVC
Legal Compliance in the Jewelry Industry

March 15

G.Max Bernheimer, International Dept. Head of Antiquities, Christie's, NY
Ancient Greek Gems and Jewelry

April 19

                           Highlights from the GIA Lab  at GIA Education
May 17

Carolyn Jacoby, GG, The South Sea Pearl Consortium
The Five Virtues of South Sea Cultured Pearls: Assessing and Evaluating Characteristics

June 13 Arthur Skuratowicz, GJG, NJA
Practical Approach to Sketching Jewelry
July 31 Al Gilbertson, GG
GIA's New Cut Grade
September 13

Richard Buonomo, GG
Asscher Cut Diamonds, Is It or Isn't It?

October 11
Abraham Stern, CEO IDEX Online
E-Commerce: The Changing Face of the Diamond and Jewelry Industry
in the WEB Age

November 15

Eric Hoffman
Understanding Old Chinese Jades

December 5

Donna Baker, Acting President of GIA
Industry Trends and GIA's Response

2005 Calendar of Events

January 12 Camilla Dietz Bergeron
From Stocks to Rocks
February 15 Edward Rosenzweig
Gem Crystals - Collectible Beauty
March 16 Gary Roskin
Carbon Vapor Deposit (CVD):Diamond Coated Tools, Synthetic Diamond Jewelry, & the Holy Grail - Diamond Computer Chips
April 21 Don Kay at GIA-EDU - Appraising Jadeite Jade
May 17

Nick DelRe - EGL
The Cutting Edge of Patenting - What's Old is
Sometimes New Again!

September 13 Bob Franks, Jewelry Security Alliance
Crime Prevention 101
October 11 Diana Singer
Repro vs. Originals
November 15 Kate Pearce
"B" Chart and other Beauties: Designing Jewelry with Alternative Gemstones
December 6 Richard Drucker, Gemworld International Laboratories
Cut Grading and Light Performance of Diamonds--the New Frontier

 

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