The following list includes information available as of this printing. We recommend calling the chapter representatives below for the most up-to-date information.

California-Golden Gate
Contact: Co-President/Secretary Starla E. Turner, G.G., at (650) 348-4983 or e-mail: teefam@ix.netcom.com
May 22: Field trip to the Original Sixteen to One Mine.
September: Phil Zahm will present a lecture on the state of the colored stone industry in Brazil, Colombia, Tanzania, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
October: Mason Kay will speak about jade.

Ohio
Contact: President Kiran Khaitan, G.G., at (330) 630-1103 or e-mail: Kiran@gemologists.org
May 1: Christie Romero, G.G. will present “A Timeline of Gem Discoveries.”

New York-Long Island
Contact: President Edward A. Lewand Jr., G.G., at (516) 429-2622 or e-mail: ealcas@msn.com
March 21: Diana Singer of D&E Singer to present “ID and Pricing Estate and Period Jewelry.”
May: Gary Smith to share “Laser Repair with Gemstones.”
June: Jo-Ann Sperano, a paralegal of the JVC, to present “Arbitration.”
September: Richard Drucker, G.G., to speak on “Cut Grading.”
October: Barry Block, G.G. and Edward A. Lewand Jr., G.G. present “Appraising.”

New York-Manhattan
Contact: President Merle S. Koblenz, G.G., at (860) 927-0179 or e-mail: merle@koblenzestatejewelry.com
April 19: Don Kay will speak on “Jadeite.”
April: Highlights from the GIA Gem Laboratory.
May 17: Nick Delre, of EGL, to present “The Cutting Edge of Patenting – What’s Old is Sometimes New Again!”
Sept. 13: Bob Franks of Jewelry Security Alliance presents “Crime Prevention 101.”
Oct. 11: Diana Singer to explain “Repro vs. Originals.”
Nov. 15: Kate Pearce speaks about “B Chart and other Beauties: Designing Jewelry with Alternative Gemstones.”