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NAJA Announces Winter Conference Program

Published

7 years ago

October 26, 2017

INSTORE Staff

It’s set for Jan. 28-29.

(Press Release) The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA) announces its 45th Annual Winter ACE It
Education Conference to be held in Tucson, AZ, on Jan. 28-29, 2018.

The appraisal organization dedicated exclusively to gems and jewelry presents a program to assist the professional appraiser’s continuing education and an unparalleled networking experience.

The daily programs are:

Saturday Pre-Conference Workshops, Jan. 27

Special Workshop & Lab – Cultured Pearls and Pricing Workshop – Cigdem Lule, FGA

Sunday, Jan. 28

State of the Jewelry Industry – Harold Dupuy, FGA
Stress in Diamonds: Identification and Risks – Tom Gelb, GIA GG
The Master Goldsmith of Milan – Larry French, GIA GG
Pantania Generations of Collector Jewelry – Sam Patania

Monday, Jan. 29

Natural vs Enhanced Lapidary Materials – Helen Serras-Herman, FGA
The Evolution of Diamond Cutting – Scott Sucher
Adventures in Solid Geometry – Getting the Most Out of your Gemsone Weight Estimation
Formulas – Charles Carmona, GIA GG
The Forgotten “C”: An Appetite for Faceting -The Rare, The Medium, The Well Done –
John Bradshaw

To retrieve a conference brochure go to http://najaappraisers.com/html/conferences.html or for further
information contact Gail Brett Levine, GIA GG, Executive Director, National Association of Jewelry
Appraisers, 718.896-1536, f. 718-997- 9057, naja.appraisers@netzero.net, www.NAJAappraisers.com.

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