January 24 Through February 4—TUCSON, ARIZONA: Annual show
Welcome to the GemologyOnline.com Forum
A non-profit Forum for the exchange of gemological ideas
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:45 pm

All times are UTC - 4 hours




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 9 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Tucson 2010 Events
PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:33 am 
Offline
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:22 pm
Posts: 21602
Location: San Francisco
Events, Lectures & Seminars
FREE SEMINARS

WEDNESDAY 9:00 – 10:00 A.M.
Best Buys in Tucson
Richard Drucker, Gemworld International, Inc. - The Guide (Mohave room)
Intermediate. As diamond margins continue to be tight, learn how to use your Open to Buy for profitable colored gemstone purchases. The informed shopper has significant opportunity for profitability with color. A frequently cited expert on both color and colored gemstone pricing, Richard Drucker provides quality and quantity predictions as well as caveats about what to avoid. PowerPoint includes gems and pricing information.

Options When You Buy Over the Counter
Patti Geolat, Geolat and Associates (Maricopa room)
Basic - Intermediate. Buying over the counter can be a sweet spot for your retail business, especially as you watch your inventory investment dollars. If you stock an estate department, it can allow for increased profit margins and broadens price-point range. But there are other options which may make it viable for you to buy over the counter and increase your cashflow without selling the item in your store. In this session, explore when to try to sell the piece in store, when to turn to the trades, when to look for an even broader or more specialized audience, and under what circumstances to consider scrapping the piece.

Visual Display of Color
Larry Johnson, Pacific Northern (Greenlee room)
Basic - Intermediate. It’s all about color, color, color when you present colored gemstones for sale. The need to show color accurately, beautifully, and engagingly creates special consideration for your visual displays. In this session, learn about new tools available to display color to greatest effect, adding value to a department which already offers you higher percentage profitability. In addition, pick up tips to better incorporate vendor provided displays with your own displays to sustain your consistent message without confusing the customer.

Internet Marketing to Drive Local Traffic
Brad Simon, www.internet4jewelers.com (Graham room)
Basic - Intermediate. Getting the customer through the door is critical for the brick and mortar retail jeweler. Yet more and more customers begin their shopping process by seeking information on the internet, where they can find out about you, your business, and the colored gemstones which interest them. Take advantage of the customer’s use of the internet and let their search lead to your door, prepared to buy willingly from you. Concrete and practical steps for using the internet to drive local traffic are the focus of this session.

WEDNESDAY 1:00 – 2:00 P.M.

Navigating Counter Space in Colored Gem Sales
Kate Peterson for Diamond Council of America (Mohave room)
Basic. What skills do sales associates need to navigate the counter space in colored gemstone sales? Basics include an introduction to color and emotion, how to clean gemstone jewelry, how to display colored gem jewelry, an overview of the colored gemstone customer, how to present colored gemstones, the selling tools, the selling process, customer service and professionalism. Whether you are a sales associate or wish to refresh the skills of your associates, this basics class is a great starter.

Creating Demand for Cultured Pearls
Peter Bazar, Imperial Deltah for CPAA (Maricopa room)
Basic - Intermediate. What does it takes to be a player and winner as a retailer in the very exciting arena of cultured pearls? This session describes today’s landscape with regard to distribution of cultured pearls, sales of cultured pearls, including profit margins, classifications of cultured pearls being successfully sold at retail, and tips for consumer profiling to develop further cultured pearl sales in your store.

Train Staff with AGTA Courses
Adam Graham, AGTA (Greenlee room)
Basic - Intermediate. Is your staff at the top of their game-readiness for colored gemstone sales? While customers may begin their love affair with color based on beauty alone, your sales team can provide the language of love to help close the sale. AGTA courses offer essential product information, but in addition, they offer the mindset sales associates need to help your customer comfortably commit to gems they love.

Understanding and Using Color Trends
Gary Roskin, www.roskingemnews.com (Graham room)
Basic - Intermediate. Two factors influence colored gemstone acceptance by the consuming public. One is color preferences reflected in consumer news, but the other is availability of colored gemstones in colors which the consumer is embracing. In this session, learn more about what colors your customers will be looking for throughout 2010 and what to anticipate for their needs in 2011. Find out what materials suppliers have available in the price ranges you need in order to meet your client’s expectations and learn what you’ll need to know in order to sell them effectively.

WEDNESDAY 6:30 – 7:30 P.M.

Yoga for Jewelers
Judith Whitehead (Greenlee room)
Basic. Feel your best to present your best. Come to this class to receive tips and pointers on how to relieve stress from your shoulders and neck. Learn how to give some relief to your feet and to properly stretch the legs to give health to the back and spine. Simple yoga poses, all levels welcome. These postures will help you improve your show experience and will give you a few strategies for good health in your day-to-day work. Come with an empty stomach and wear sweats, footless tights or shorts. Bring a hand towel. Judith is a Certified Iyengar yoga teacher and has had over 30 years’ yoga experience. 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 9:00 – 10:00 A.M.

Developments in the Chinese Pearl Industry
Elisabeth Strack, Gemmologisches Institut Hamburg (Mohave room)
Intermediate – Advanced. It is getting more and more difficult for jewelers to keep track of developments in the cultured pearl industry. Traditional producing countries like Japan are losing ground and newly producing countries like Vietnam are on the rise. In addition to producing Akoyas, China produces not only fresh water cultured pearls of all varieties, with and without a nucleus, with and without second and third harvests, but also tries its luck with South Sea cultured pearls. The traditional South Sea countries concentrate their efforts on quality but some producers undermine such efforts. It is getting increasingly more difficult, even for an expert, to distinguish the different types of pearls with the naked eye and evaluate them. Only a systematic approach will help. If eye-visible criteria are not enough, certain testing methods have to be applied which will be presented in this lecture. The lecture will also make reference to artificial coloration and treatments as they often add to the confusion of origin. Methods of detection will be presented.

Colored Gemstone Wardrobe, Fashion Informed
Hedda Schupak (Maricopa room)
Basic - Intermediate. Astute retailers understand that fashion-forward clients need two services from their personal jeweler. The first service is assistance in planning a core jewelry wardrobe which articulates the client’s personal style. The second service is assistance in complementing the core jewelry wardrobe with fashionable jewelry pieces which are sensitive to the colors, themes, and economies of each fashion season. In this session with fashion and style expert Hedda Schupak, learn how to help your customers develop a colored gemstone wardrobe that is fashion informed.

Personal Jewelry Insurance: Service Beyond the Sale
Patrick Drummond, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. (Greenlee room)
Basic - Intermediate. If your customer loses or damages that new wedding ring or anniversary pendant, will you be the hero or the heel? Customers expect jewelry to be indestructible, but you know otherwise. In this session, learn about providing customers with service beyond the sale with the Personal Jewelry Insurance program from Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company. Discover the many jeweler benefits, enhance this important revenue stream, and improve customer satisfaction, loyalty, retention, and jewelry sales. Jewelers Mutual has specialized in insuring consumers' jewelry for more than 55 years.

Meet JVC’s All-Star Federal Regulators at a Jewelry Town Hall Meeting
Cecilia Gardner, JVC, with invited government representatives Lisa Dimmick, NRC; Millie Gleeson, Customs; Virginia McPherson, US Customs; Kelley Phou, Department of Census; Brad Brook Rubin, State Department; Sandra Solt , IRS (Graham room)
Basic - Intermediate. Bring your legal compliance questions to JVC’s Town Hall meeting of the government agency “All Stars” – representatives of the federal agencies that regulate our businesses. Confirmed to date: U.S. State Department (Kimberley Process); IRS (USA PATRIOT Act) US Customs (JADE Act, Kimberley Process, import laws), NRC (irradiated gemstones); FTC (Jewelry Guides and Red Flag Rule), Census Bureau (Kimberley Process, export laws) and more. Learn about the latest laws pertaining to: deceptive trade practices, advertising, importing rubies, selling irradiated gemstones, exporting rough diamonds, anti-money laundering compliance, and more. For more information, visit JVC’s website: www.jvclegal.org.

THURSDAY 1:00 – 2:00 P.M.

Books for Gem Lovers!
John Koivula, Ron Ringsrud, Richard W. Wise (Mohave room)
Basic - Intermediate. Authors of recent new and revised Gem Books discuss their works.
John Koivula: Photo Atlas of Inclusions in Gemstones: Vol III and Geologica-Earth’s Dynamic Forces
Ronald Ringsrud: Emeralds A Passionate Guide The Emeralds, The People, Their Secrets
Richard W. Wise: The French Blue

Use Social Media to Sell Design
Cindy Edelstein, Jewelers Resource Bureau (Maricopa room)
Basic - Intermediate. Whether you are a designer who launches a new product line or a retail jeweler who offers custom design to your clients, you’ll find that your clients are interested and excited to hear news about you and your designs via social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Early adapter Cindy Edelstein has successfully shown the power of social media in covering breaking news at industry events, in launching important conversations online in Facebook, and in sharing information that matters to the design community. In this session, learn strategies to help you keep your clients excited about your designs, your designer story, and their connection to the jewelry they buy from you.

The Andes to the Pantanal – The Story of Bolivia’s Gem Ametrine
Robert Weldon, GIA (Greenlee room)
Basic - Intermediate. GIA photographer and photojournalist Robert Weldon and GIA videographer Pedro Padua traveled through Bolivia to document the story of ametrine and the amazing Anahí Mine. They returned with a compelling documentary about the people, the country and this unique, bi-colored gem. Join us on a journey from Bolivia’s highest peaks to the mine along the banks of the Pantanal. See how the mine’s owner strives to maintain a balance with nature, preserve miner dignity and ensure the integrity of the supply chain for the gem.

Hand-Held Instruments: hands-on
Doug Garrod, Gem-A (Graham room)
Basic - Intermediate. You can use hand-held instruments to analyze colour in gemstones. In this hands-on session, practice using the Spectroscope, Dichroscope, and the Chelsea Colour Filter to observe the cause of colour in gemstones. Whether you need initial training in the uses of these tools or simply want to freshen your effectiveness, the Gem-A team will increase your comfort and skill in using these hand-held instruments.

THURSDAY 6:30 – 7:30 P.M.

Yoga for Jewelers
Judith Whitehead (Greenlee room)
Basic. Feel your best to present your best. Come to this class to receive tips and pointers on how to relieve stress from your shoulders and neck. Learn how to give some relief to your feet and to properly stretch the legs to give health to the back and spine. Simple yoga poses, all levels welcome. These postures will help you improve your show experience and will give you a few strategies for good health in your day-to-day work. Come with an empty stomach and wear sweats, footless tights or shorts. Bring a hand towel. Judith is a Certified Iyengar yoga teacher and has had over 30 years’ yoga experience. 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY 9:00 – 10:00 A.M.

Intriguing Gem Stories
Alan Hodgkinson (Mohave room)
Basic – Advanced. A look at various gems: natural, synthetic, composite which, over the years, the presenter has found gemmologically fascinating and which have enthralled others who are gemmologically enthusiastic - if you are not an enthusiast for gems (beginner or advanced) this is not for you!
The observations are based on the reaction of each gem to one or other of the standard gem testing instruments: microscope, refractometer, spectroscope, polariscope, ultra-violet and filters.

Considering CAD-CAM
Greg Falkner, The Falkner Institute (Maricopa room)
Basic - Intermediate. As a former jewelry manufacturing instructor at GIA, Greg Falkner has continued his interest in jewelry design, most especially in a tool that is changing how designers think about design and how they sketch their full design ideas for customers and bench workers. While CAD-CAM sessions are often available from those who sell the product, in this session you’ll learn from a skilled practitioner.

Strategies for Driving Sales Performance
Diane Flora, AGS (Greenlee room)
Basic - Intermediate. For the sales associate, learn ways to reach out to new customers and then keep them coming back. For the owner/manager, learn about the resources available and strategies necessary to empower your sales associates to succeed.

Capitalizing on Color
Adam Graham, AGTA (Graham room)
Basic - Intermediate. We know that colored gemstones and pearls offer the best opportunity for creating profit in your business, but how do you successfully integrate this product into your store’s inventory and implement conveying its value to your clients? This session will discuss identifying trends, merchandising, staff training, marketing and in-case display tips to help you succeed with color.

FRIDAY 1:00 – 2:00 P.M.

Country-of-Origin and Gemological Updates
Christopher P. Smith and Elizabeth Quinn Darenius, American Gemological Laboratories (Mohave room)
Intermediate – Advanced. The session opens with a discussion on origin determinations of such stones as rubies, sapphires and emeralds conducted by Christopher P. Smith. Elizabeth Quinn Darenius will follow with a presentation on any new and unusual stones, inclusions and/or treatments recently encountered by the Laboratory, “Lab Note” style.

Why On-Premises Services Benefit Retailers
Dee Rouse Huth, California Institute of Jewelry Training (Maricopa room)
Basic - Intermediate. For many jewelers, services are key to profitability. The jewelry repair department has been the difference between operating in the red and operating in the black over the last 18+ months. Customers want to find a qualified bench jeweler in your store and to comfortably leave their jewelry in the hands of a bench jeweler whom they trust. Fairly priced, your repairs can be a profit center in their own right, and they can also bring new customers to your store as well as provide flexibility in sales to existing customers. When coupled with excellent service (and in some stores that includes appraisals by a qualified appraiser) your jewelry repair department is a critical component for business viability.

Spinel: A Royal Gem
Edward Boehm, JOEB Enterprises (Greenlee room)
Basic - Intermediate. Spinels come in diverse colors from romatic origins. Their durability and high dispersion add to their allure. Graduate Geologist Edward Boehm leads a stunning visual tour through time and space as he explores famous spinels and explores the historic and current sources for spinel, such as Burma, Sri Lank, Tanzania, and Tajikistan. Using images from his own travels to the mines, including his most recent trip to Tanzania, Boehm enlivens the story of this gem which is currently holding great consumer attention.

Gem ID – Parts I and II hands-on (3 hour extended session, ends at 4:00)
Antoinette Matlins, Gemstone Press (Graham room)
Basic-Advanced. (Part I not required to benefit from Part II. Part II is not required to complete Part 1). These non-technical, half-day workshops demonstrate how to use simple, portable instruments to quickly and easily identify colored gemstones typically seen in the jewelry market, and detect many treatments, and spot many fakes and synthetics. Techniques to screen for HPHT-treated diamonds and surface-coated diamonds and gemstones are also covered. Even gemologists can benefit from time-saving tips. These techniques and tools will reduce risk and increase confidence when buying away from your store, office, or in the field. Class size limited. (First-come, first-served, limited attendance).

SATURDAY 9:00 – 10:00 A.M.

GIA Research Update
GIA (Mohave room)
Intermediate – Advanced. In this very popular annual presentation, you’ll have the chance to meet a member of GIA’s Research staff who will answer questions and provide you with an overview about the very latest development in gem treatments, synthetics, and identification; including updates on other topics of current interest.

Marketing to Women: 7 R’s
Ramona Gautreaux, Stuller & Co. (Maricopa room)
Basic - Intermediate. Shopper demographics suggest that women have the spending power and significant impact on buying decisions regarding the purchase of jewelry. This session with marketing expert Ramona Gautreaux offers the 7 R’s you need to know to market to this powerful segment more effectively.

Improve Your Return on Effort with Color
David Brown, The Edge Retail Academy (Greenlee room)
Intermediate. – Advanced. The average US Jewelry store makes half of its total sales and profit dollars from less than 5% of its activity. In other words, 5% of the effort produces 50% of the success. We call this Return on Effort (ROE). Learn how to build your colored gemstone and pearl business to take advantage of this powerful retail strategy. Also learn how to maximize the power of margin and stock-turn to lift your Return on Investment (GMROI) through colored jewelry. High margins without stock-turn can look good on paper, but not where it counts – in your bank account. Small improvements in these areas can pay huge financial dividends.

Platinum Bridal – The “Bright Spot”
Kevin Reilly and Jurgen Maerz, PGI-USA (Graham room)
Basic - Intermediate. The bridal business continues to shine as the “bright spot” during challenging times. More than 2 million people will marry in the U.S. this year – are you maximizing your profitability on each transaction? In this informative session, you’ll learn that achieving incremental profits may be as easy as giving the bride-to-be what she truly wants, as Kevin Reilly discusses. And your bench jewelers must be up-to-speed on the latest Platinum manufacturing techniques. Jurgen Maerz will shine the bright spot on the bench and share helpful tips and “bench tricks” to insure that your technical team is positioned to help you seize this platinum opportunity.

GIA Pearls Update hands-on (2 hour extended session, ends at 11:00) fee based
Andy Lucas and Akira Hyatt, GIA (Gila room)
Basic – Advanced. see GIA fee-based classes below

SATURDAY 1:00 – 2:00 P.M.

HPHT Enhanced Colorless, Pink and Yellow Diamonds
Branko Deljanin, Dusan Simic, Deljanin & Simic Gemological Service (Mohave room)
Intermediate – Advanced. The process and identification of HPHT enhanced and multistep treated diamonds is the focus of this technical discussion. Learn about equipment used in HPHT treatment, annealing and irradiation, about companies involved in processing and distribution, and about results of testing of the samples from Suncrest Diamonds. Instruments discussed include Standard Instruments (Microscopy, CPF, UV lamp), Advanced Instruments (UV-VIS, FTIR spectroscopy) and Research Instruments (PL Imaging, Raman with 2 lasers).

The Lost World of the New York Jewelry Industry: 1914-1941
Derek Ostergard, Lillian H. Ostergard Ltd. (Maricopa room)
Basic - Intermediate. Between the World Wars, the New York jewelry industry faced a variety of challenges. From unprecedented prosperity, to the assault of the Depression, from the relocation of the industry’s base in the city, to the addition of foreign competition, the industry met these changes and grew stronger throughout this quarter of a century. This talk will focus on the forgotten giants of the industry, their privileged clients and the remarkable designs and fashions they followed and initiated.

Gem ID – Parts I and II hands-on (3 hour extended session, ends at 4:00)
Antoinette Matlins, Gemstone Press (Graham room)
Basic-Advanced. (Part I not required to benefit from Part II. Part II is not required to complete Part 1). These non-technical, half-day workshops demonstrate how to use simple, portable instruments to quickly and easily identify colored gemstones typically seen in the jewelry market, and detect many treatments, and spot many fakes and synthetics. Techniques to screen for HPHT-treated diamonds and surface-coated diamonds and gemstones are also covered. Even gemologists can benefit from time-saving tips. These techniques and tools will reduce risk and increase confidence when buying away from your store, office, or in the field. Class size limited. (First-come, first-served, limited attendance).

MJSA “At the Bench Live” Demonstrations
11:00 am – 12:30 pm daily, Galleria Level

Tuesday, Feb. 2
A Top-Notch Way to Micro-Pavé
Lisa Krikawa
Award-winning jewelry designer Lisa Krikawa will demonstrate a pavé setting technique which, through the use of unique gravers, can set tiny diamonds and soft gemstones securely and accurately. Suitable for work on any scale, this technique can smooth production and help you to reduce quality control issues with your pavé bench operations.

Wednesday, Feb. 3
Craft and Creativity: Improvisation at the Bench
Alishan Halebian
A master goldsmith renowned for bold and often provocative designs, Alishan will demonstrate how he improvises at the bench to create designs that best showcase specific gems.

Thursday, Feb. 4
Setting Fancy-Cut Gems 1: A Traditional Approach
Lee Krombholz
Fancy-cut gemstones, with their subtle cut variations, present setters with numerous challenges. In this session, custom designer Lee Krombholz demonstrates traditional wax-working techniques to create cast settings that are appealing, secure, and lasting.

Friday, Feb. 5
Setting Fancy-Cut Gems 2: A CAD/CAM Approach
Lee Krombholz
Lee Krombholz has won numerous awards for his computer-aided designs. Here, he shows how he uses CAD technology to create a wax model, then applies traditional bench techniques to ensure that model becomes a finished piece that safely and securely holds a fancy-cut gem.

Saturday, Feb. 6
Working on Heirloom Jewelry: Recycle, Repurpose, Rejuvenate
Gary Dawson
More and more customers are asking jewelers to re-work the heirlooms they’ve inherited—jewelry that often has endured years of abuse, faulty repairs, and overall neglect. Goldsmith/designer Gary Dawson shows how to identify the hidden challenges in such pieces, safely remove the gemstones, and either recycle or repurpose them to create modern jewels.

Sunday, Feb. 7
Creating Unique Settings for Unusual Stones
Gary Dawson
Jewelers often must fabricate their own settings to accommodate unusually shaped gemstones. Gary Dawson shows how to make the wire or sheet metal jewelers need for a specific job, and how to create a secure and attractive setting.

GIA Class & Seminar Descriptions

Fee Based Seminars and Classes

Gem Identification Lab Class
Required for these diploma program(s): GG, Graduate Colored Stones
Learn the same time-tested procedures and identification skills used by GIA’s renowned gemological experts. Gain confidence using a microscope, refractometer, polariscope, dichroscope, spectroscope, and loupe to identify natural gemstones, imitations, and synthetics. Along with hands-on practice, you’ll get expert demonstrations and coaching in quick, effective testing procedures. Students must pass a five-stone practical test to complete the class successfully.
Monday – Friday Feb 1-5, 2010
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuition: $1,350 + $45 book fee = $1,395 Total
To enroll, call 800-421-7250 ext. 4001 or visit www.gia.edu.

Pearls

Length: 2 hours
Type: Lecture/Lab – microscopes
Letter of Attendance
Pre-registration required

Learn about the quality factors involved in classifying cultured and natural pearls as well as the grading methodology used by the GIA Laboratory. After the lecture portion participants will have a chance to grade cultured pearls according to GIA’s 7 Pearl Value Factors™.

Saturday Feb 6, 2010
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Tuition: $145.00
To enroll, call 800-421-7250 ext. 4001 or visit www.gia.edu.

Gemstone Treatment Update (Previous gemological training and/or experience recommended)

Length: 2 hours
Type: Lecture/Lab – microscopes
Letter of Attendance
Pre-registration required

Gain deeper insight into the important gemstone treatments found in the marketplace today and discover how to detect them, as you enhance your identification skills with hands-on practice using a microscope,

Saturday Feb 6, 2010
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Tuition: $145.00
To enroll, call 800-421-7250 ext. 4001 or visit www.gia.edu.

Free Seminars

The Andes to the Pantanal – The Story of Bolivia’s Gem Ametrine

Robert Weldon, GIA (Greenlee room)

Basic - Intermediate. GIA photographer and photojournalist Robert Weldon and GIA videographer Pedro Padua traveled through Bolivia to document the story of ametrine and the amazing Anahí Mine. They returned with a compelling documentary about the people, the country and this unique, bi-colored gem. Join us on a journey from Bolivia’s highest peaks to the mine along the banks of the Pantanal. See how the mine’s owner strives to maintain a balance with nature, preserve miner dignity and ensure the integrity of the supply chain for the gem.

Thursday, Feb 4, 2010
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Free

GIA Research Update

In this very popular annual presentation, you’ll have the chance to meet a member of GIA’s Research staff who will answer questions and provide you with an overview about the very latest development in gem treatments, synthetics, and identification; including updates on other topics of current interest.

Saturday Feb 6, 2010
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Free


Last edited by Barbra Voltaire, FGG on Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:06 pm, edited 3 times in total.

Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:48 pm 
Offline
Active Member
User avatar

Joined: Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:26 am
Posts: 64
Location: San Diego
I have heard that there will be a repeat of Gem Jam - - That would be gem industry people playing/singing in a comfy, but seedy bar. Needless to say, I had a great time. It was on Thursday night at The Hut.

It will be worth it just to see Rui rock out - - trust me! 8)

_________________
Rock Hound From Birth


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:28 am 
Offline
New to the Forum or The Quiet Type

Joined: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:11 am
Posts: 10
I just noticed that there is nothing about the Accredited Gemologists Association's (AGA) Tucson conference on Wed, Feb 3rd. This is an especially important conference. For more information, interested parties should visit www.accreditedgemologists.org.
Thanks.
Antoinette
Antoinette Matlins, PG

_________________
AMatlins


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:10 am 
Offline
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: Fri May 12, 2006 11:24 am
Posts: 7523
Location: Rome, Italy
Hi Antoinette and WELCOME to the forum :D
hope to be there on 2011.....
ciao
alberto

_________________
GemmoRaman-532 - GemmoFTIR - GemmoSphere - EXA


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:03 pm 
Offline
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:22 pm
Posts: 21602
Location: San Francisco
Here is a brief list of AGA Highlights: * Understanding Composite "Ruby" Imitations - Important Hands-On Session
* Christopher Smith - Mozambique Rubies
* Dr. Cigdem Lule PhD - Archaeogemology
* Alan Hodgkinson, FGA - The answer is in the stone!
* Thomas Hainschwang - Advanced Instrumentation in Gemology
* Dr. Don Hoover, FGA - Rare Earth Magnets & Identification
* David Porter - Rare Natural Pearls - Rediscovery & Challenges

Take advantage Early Registration Special Pricing & Save 15%

And of course, Richard Hughes is going to receive his award:
Quote:
The Bonanno Award will be presented at AGA’s Gala Dinner Dance at the conclusion of its Tucson Conference, on Wednesday, February 3, 2010, from 7:00 – 11:00 PM, at the Marriott University Park Hotel. Sponsorships to support the work of the AGA and the Bonanno Award Gala Dinner are available at $2,000 per table (for 10). For more information about the conference or gala, or to register now, contact AGA.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Tucson 2101
PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:17 am 
Offline
New to the Forum or The Quiet Type

Joined: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:11 am
Posts: 10
This could be fun...if I don't become addicted!
And thanks for adding some of the AGA conference highlights. One more thing that has been added -- in light of the huge number of "composite-rubies" being misrepresented as genuine "treated" rubies, when they are not (they are considered 'artificial' products), the AGA has added a hands-on session for participants to see them and learn to spot the telltale indicators so they can easily separate them from fracture-filled or other treated material and recognize them for what they really are.
Two more media pieces appeared today -- one on MSNBC and another on some other site (picking up an article I wrote and reprinting it) so the word is getting out not only to the trade, but to consumers. It's an easy thing for gemologists to learn to spot the differences, but it's also easy to miss them when they are described as "E" or "T" and the first impression is that they are just heavily "filled" when it goes far beyond that. So anyone who is interested in making sure, this hands-on session could be really invaluable.

_________________
AMatlins


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:41 am 
Offline
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:22 pm
Posts: 21602
Location: San Francisco
I think I'm going to sign up for this day!
REGISTER by December 31, 2009 and SAVE 15%
AGA & Gem-A Members PAY ONLY: $195
Non-Members PAY ONLY: $240

www.accreditedgemologists.org.

And, if I understand correctly, the price of admission includes admission to the the evening's Gala with Richard Hughes getting the Bonanno Award!!
That would be very cool and quite a bargain.
Anyone want to sign up too so I don't end up at the Gala dinner looking like this:

Image


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:47 am 
Offline
New to the Forum or The Quiet Type

Joined: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:11 am
Posts: 10
Yes, Barbra, you understand correctly. The cost of the conference INCLUDES the gala dinner event honoring Richard Hughes this year.
By comparison to the costs of other conferences/special events, it really is a bargain!
Especially if people register in time for the 15% discount. Needless to say, I'm already registered!

_________________
AMatlins


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2010 Events
PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:35 am 
Offline
New to the Forum or The Quiet Type

Joined: Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:15 am
Posts: 1
Cheers for the info. It was a good read.

_________________
Kayak


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 9 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 4 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 19 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
Gemology Style ported to phpBB3 by Christian Bullock