GIA Alumni Association Speakers Bureau

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

Fred Ward, G.G.
Owner
Gem Book Publishers
2575 Barrymore Dr.
Malibu, California  90265-2955

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E-mail: fred@fredwardgems.com
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Area(s) of expertise: Diamonds, emeralds, jade, pearls, opals, rubies and sapphires.

Presentation topic(s): "The Emerald Trial"

Location and date of past presentation(s): Numerous presentations back to 1998.

Presentation outline:  Diamonds and colored stone lectures: history and lore, mining, synthetics, buying. Other topics: diamonds, opals, jade (around the world), Burma jadeite mining, pearls, emeralds, rubies and sapphires. 

Will speaker offer items for sale? Yes, the Fred Ward Gem Book Series.

Does speaker ask for an honorarium? Yes, plus travel and expenses.

Will speaker travel? Yes

AV equipment needed? Digital projector and screen.