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NAJA Aannounces 53rd Annual Winter ACE It Education Conference

It will be held in Tucson, AZ.

Published

4 years ago

December 10, 2019

INSTORE Staff

(PRESS RELEASE) The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA) announces its 53rd Annual Winter ACE It Education Conference to be held Feb. 2-3, 2020, in Tucson, AZ.

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.

The daily programs are:

Saturday, Feb. 1

Workshop – Identifying the Value in Gemset Jewellery – Shirley Mitchell, FGA, & Tim Bicknell, DGA

Sunday, Feb. 2

Identifying Whitby Jet from Its Many Victorian Simulants – Rebecca Tucker
Could Gemstones Have Changed World History – Eric Fritz, FGA
Being Green: Tourmaline and Garnets – Craig A. Lynch, GIA GG
Hand Engraving: Understanding Quality and Assigning Value to an Hand Engraving – Michael Johnson, GIA GG
Gem Legacy: Changing Lives with Colored Gemstones – Rachel Derry, GIA GG

Monday, Feb. 3

The Impact of Product Development on Value – Ed Petersen, GIA GG
Lab Grown Diamonds: The Market, The Screening Devices and The Facts – Harold Dupuy, FGA
Getting “High” Has Made Me a Better Appraiser – Stephen Turner, GIA GG
Fancy Colored Diamonds, Their Markets and Pricing – Stuart Robertson, GIA GG
Emeralds: The Market, The Magic and The Stone – Bryan Aderhold, GIA GG

To retrieve a conference brochure, go to http://najaappraisers.com/T20Brochure.pdf. For further information contact Gail Brett Levine, GIA GG, executive director, National Association of Jewelry Appraisers, 718-896-1536, naja.appraisers@netzero.net, www.NAJAappraisers.com.

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