GIA Alumni Association Speakers Bureau

Please contact the speaker directly for additional information and to make all speaking arrangements.

Ron Ringsrud, G.G.
President
Ronald Ringsrud Co.
P.O. Box 128
Saratoga, California  95071-0128

Work phone: 408-741-9077
Fax: 408-741-9082
E-mail: earthemerald@earthlink.net
Associations: 

Area(s) of expertise: Colored stones.

Presentation Topic(s): Colombian emeralds.

Location and date of past presentation(s):
Central Valley, CA  - 03/99
Golden Gate, CA  - 05/98

Presentation outline: Colombian emerald mining, geology, cutting and marketing. Gemology of emeralds, clarity enhancements, detection and determining degree of enhancement. Slide travelogue of Colombia (containing all of the above).  Using poetry to express the subjective values of colored stones. Lecture on emerald gemology and marketing includes emerald market update, gemology overview (with slides) and marketing emeralds (with slides).

Note: Featured speaker: GIA Symposium 1991, Los Angeles; and the 1998 World Emerald Congress, Bogotá.

Will speaker offer items for sale? Only if appropriate; mineral specimens or gems.

Does speaker ask for an honorarium? Travel and expenses only.

Will speaker travel? Yes.

AV equipment needed? Slide projector, screen, microphone and microscopes (2-6).