(MIAMI) - To fulfill a consistent interest from national and international show attendees to further their antique jewelry education, U.S. Antique Shows premieres The Original Miami Beach Antique Jewelry Series. Beginning two days prior to the opening of The Original Miami Beach Antique Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center, the jewelry conference, Jan. 28-29, 2014, will showcase notable jewelry experts with extensive knowledge on selected areas of jewelry history.
MJSA, the trade association dedicated to professional excellence in jewelry making and design, will again present its signature At the Bench Live demonstrations at the 2014 AGTA GemFair Tucson. The sessions - covering topics ranging from working with currently fashionable gems and metals to new setting techniques - will run twice daily Feb. 4-7 in GemFair’s Tools, Technology, and Supplies Pavilion. In addition, related articles from MJSA Journal will be distributed at each session.
The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers has announced it’s 41st Annual Winter ACE© It Education Conference to be held in Tucson, AZ, February 2-3, 2014.
The appraisal organization dedicated exclusively to gems and jewelry presents an outstanding program to assist the professional appraiser’s continuing education and an unparalleled networking experience.
Featuring expert sessions on everything from digital marketing to maintaining margins, the second annual MJSA ConFab recently offered “profit lessons” to nearly a hundred jewelry makers and designers interested in expanding their business skills. Presented by MJSA, the association dedicated to professional excellence in jewelry making and design, the conference took place Nov. 3 at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City and featured some of the industry’s top designers, marketers, contractors, and business consultants.
Brad Huisken of IAS Training is proud to announce the addition of another Business Strategies and Solutions Seminar in Orlando, FL, March 4-6, 2013. Due to the overwhelming response, the wealth of information delivered and the success of the past participants the group has decided to add three more speakers and four additional topics.
For the 6th consecutive year, the states of Alabama and Georgia will co-host their annual convention (to be held April 11-13, 2014) at The Lodge & Spa at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. The groups return to Callaway, the site of the two group’s first joint convention five years ago, at the luxury property managed by Marriott, promises to be a fun filled weekend that will send attendees home with new business tools and new friends.
The Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA) announced in November that respected research gemologist Franck Notari, co-founder of GGTL Lab, Geneva, Switzerland (www.ggtl-lab.org), will be speaking exclusively at the AGA Conference in Tucson, AZ, on February 5th. Notari will present recent research findings concerning radiation - including potential health hazards - associated with green diamonds.
