Events Calendar
2009 Events
The schedule below is updated throughout the year, so check back often.
- Trade Shows
- Conferences
- Alumni Events
- Lectures & Presentations
- Career Fairs
Trade Shows
| Macau | Macau International Jewelry & Watch Fair | January 8 - 11 |
| Tucson, AZ | Centurion | January 31 - February 4 |
| Tucson, AZ | Gem & Jewelry Exchange | February 4 - 9 |
| Tucson, AZ | AGTA GemFair | February 4 - 9 |
| Bangkok, Thailand | Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair | February 25 - March 1 |
| Hong Kong, China | Hong Kong International Jewellery Show | March 4 - 8 |
| New York, NY | MJSA Expo | March 8 - 10 |
| Basel, Switzerland | BASELWORLD | March 26 - April 2 |
| Chicago, IL | AGS Conclave | April 1 - 4 |
| Chicago, IL | The Instore Show | April 19 - 21 |
| St. Louis, MO | Bench Jewelers Educational Conference | April 23 - 25 |
| Las Vegas, NV | Couture | May 28 - June 2 |
| Las Vegas, NV | JCK Show | May 30 - June 2 |
| Dallas, TX | ASCA Conference | June 28 - July 1 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia International Jewellery Fair | July 9 - 12 |
| Las Vegas, NV | NPA Convention & Expo | July 14 - 16 |
| Charlotte, NC | IJO Fall Buying Show | July 18 - 22 |
| New York, NY | JA Summer Show | July 26 - 29 |
| Mumbai, India | International Jewellery Show | August 6 - 10 |
| Atlanta, GA | SJTA Atlanta Jewelry Show | August 8 - 10 |
| Vancouver, Canada | Collections by JCK | August 30 - 31 |
| Bangkok, Thailand | Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair | September 15 - 19 |
| Asia Expo, Hong Kong | Hong Kong Jewellery & Watch Fair | September 21 - 25 |
| Wanchai CC, Hong Kong | Hong Kong Jewellery & Watch Fair | September 23 - 27 |
| Portland, OR | Geological Society of America Annual Meeting | October 18 - 21 |
Conferences
| Perth, Scotland | Gem-A Scottish Branch Conference | May 1 - 4 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | CIBJO Congress | May 3 - 5 |
| Panyu, China | ICA Congress | May 5 - 10 |
| Albuquerque, NM | Santa Fe Symposium | May 17 - 20 |
| Toronto, Canada | 2009 Joint Assembly: Meeting of the Americas | May 24 - 27 |
| Poland, ME | Maine Pegmatite Workshop | May 30 - June 6 |
| Berne, Switzerland | European Gemmological Symposium | June 5 - 7 |
| Traverse City, MI | New Diamond and Nano Carbons Conference | June 7 - 11 |
| Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Meeting of Association of European Geological Societies | July 9 - 13 |
| Hofstra University, Long Island, NY | 31st Annual Antique Jewelry & Art Conference ("Jewelry Camp") | July 17 - 19 |
| Tanzania, Africa | SEAMIC Gemstone Safari | July 22 - August 8 |
| Townsville, Australia | SGA Meeting | August 17 - 20 |
| Recife, Brazil | 4th International Symposium on Granitic Pegmatites | August 30 - September 2 |
| Athens, Greece | Diamond 2009 | September 6 - 10 |
| Bilbao, Spain | International Conference on the Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archeology | September 14 - 18 |
| London, UK | Gem-A Conference | October 17 - 18 |
Alumni Events
| Tucson, AZ | "Sunset in the Desert" | February 6 |
| CO Mile High | Alex Grizenko, Lucent Diamonds | March 18 |
| CA Golden Gate | "The Art of Gemstone Carving and the Making of the Bahia," with Glenn Lehrer | March 18 |
| Ohio | "Update on Tucson," with Gary Roskin | March 22 |
| Georgia | "Fool's Gold" with Mike Loftus, General Mgr. of NTR Metals | April 1 |
| CA - Orange County | "Rate Pearls & the Latest Trends," with Blaire Beavers | April 8 |
| NY Manhattan | "Copper-Bearing Tourmalines: The Beauty and the Controversy," presented by GIA | April 22 |
| CA Golden Gate | "Gemstone Deposits of the United States," by Pete Modreski, U.S. Geological Society | April 23 |
| FL Gulf Coast | "What are you going to do different in 2009?," by Dave Dion | April 23 |
| FL Gulf Coast | "Gemstones in the Jewelry Industry," by Geraldine Vest | April 23 |
| Washington D.C. | "Native and Turquoise Jewelry," with Ms. Abby Kent Flythe | April 27 |
| Texas Lone Star | Online Webinar: "When Jewelry Breaks...Will You Be the Hero or the Heel?" Sponsored by Jewelers Mutual, 2009 Platinum Sponsor | May 5 |
| NY Manhattan | "Providing a Zero Tolerance Consumer Guarantee in a Litigious World," with Don Palmieri | May 11 |
| Illinois/Wisconsin - Chicago | "Update on Colored Stone Enhancements," with Donna Beaton, G.G., manager, Colored Stone Services, GIA Laboratory | May 12 |
| CA - Orange County | "Natural Gems and Synthetics: A Comparison," with John Koivula | May 13 |
| CO Mile High | "Q&A on Cultured Pearls from around the World," with John Dunn | May 13 |
| TN- Knoxville | New Chapter Organization Meeting with Susie Davis | May 13 |
| Washington D.C. | "Ivory Identification Workshop," with Bobby Mann | May 16 |
| TN-Middle | "Speaking of Cameos," with Diana Jarrett, G.G., RMV | May 24 |
| London | Dominic Seligman | May 27 |
| Washington, D.C. | "Gem Carving, Inspiration, and Skills," with Helen Serras-Herman | May 28 |
| TN-Knoxville | Bob Keast, owner of Birdsong Resort and Marina | June 9 |
| Washington, D.C. | "The Four Cs of Connoisseurship in Colored Stone," with Richard Wise | June 9 |
| CA - Orange County | "How the New Stimulus Package Will Impact our Business and How to Avoid an Audit," by Lorie Caciopp, IRS | June 10 |
| Texas - Lone Star | "Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Update," with Shane McClure, director of Identification Services, GIA Laboratory | June 16 |
| UK - London | Rui Galopim de Carvalho | June 24 |
| TN-Knoxville | Second Chapter Organization Meeting | July 12 |
| CA-Los Angeles | Getty Museum Multi-Chapter Field Trip | July 12 |
| CO-Mile High | "Competing against the Internet e-Tailers," with Jacques Voorhees | July 16 |
| UK-London | John Hall | July 22 |
| NY-Manhattan | "Gems of the Mind," with Michael Dyber | July 27 |
| TX-Lone Star | "The Nature of Diamonds," Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX | August 9 |
| CA-Orange County | "Latest Stones from Brazil," with Brian Charles Cook | September 9 |
| CO-Mile High | "Colored Stones," with Doug Hucker | September 10 |
| Ohio | "The Micro World of Stones," with John Koivula | September 13 |
| NY-Manhattan | "The Language of Color - Natural Colored Diamonds," with Robert Lucien May | September 15 |
| TX-Lone Star | Online Webinar Sponsored by Jewelers Mutal | September 15 |
| TX-Lone Star | "The World of Pearls," an all-day seminar | October 4 |
| Ohio | "Ivory Identification Workshop," with Bobby Mann | October 4 |
| CA-Orange County | Mark Schneider - Spectrum Award Winner | October 14 |
| NY-Manhattan | "BRILLIANCE! Masterpieces from the American Jewelry Design Council," with Cindy Edelstein | October 14 |
| CA-Orange County | Richard Drucker: The Gem Guide | November 11 |
Lectures & Presentations
| Sao Paulo, Brazil | "Selling Diamonds through Product Knowledge," with Andy Lucas | April 23 |
| Sao Paulo, Brazil | "GIA Diamond Cut Grading System," with Andy Lucas | April 23 |
| Sao Paulo, Brazil | "Selling Colored Stones through Product Knowledge," with Andy Lucas | April 24 |
| Sao Paulo, Brazil | "Gemstone Treatment Update," with Andy Lucas | April 24 |
| Sao Paulo, Brazil | "Selling Jewelry through Product Knowledge," with Andy Lucas | April 25 |
| Sao Paolo, Brazil | "GIA eLearning Demonstration," by Andy Lucas | April 25 |
| Las Vegas, NV | "Identifying Emeralds," with Andy Lucas | May 29 |
| Las Vegas, NV | "Loupe Grading," with Andy Lucas | May 29 |
| Las Vegas, NV | "Gemstone Treatment Panel," with John Koivula | May 29 |
| Norwalk, CT | Pearl Grading Lab Class at IJO | July 18 |
| Basel and Bern, Switzerland | Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry for Gemstone Analysis. Hosted by SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute and the University of Bern. | August 19 - 21 |
Career Fairs
| JCK Las Vegas | GIA Mini Career Fair | May 31 |
| Carlsbad, CA | GIA Jewelry Career Fair | October 16 |
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