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The lineup will include presentations on identifying counterfeit luxury watches, treatments and synthetics, and conflict management.
Newport Beach, Calif.--The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers has announced the lineup for its 46th annual mid-year ACE It Education Conference.
The conference is schedule to take place from Aug. 13 to 16 in Newport Beach.
The organization, which is dedicated exclusively to gems and jewelry, will present a variety of programs to assist the professional appraiser’s continuing education, as well as an unparalleled networking experience.
The daily programs and presenters are as follows.
Saturday, Aug. 13
-- Muzo Emeralds: Gemology, Mining and a Future Perspective, with Ronald Ringsrud
-- The Challenges of Creating a Gemstone Brand, with Patrick Coughlin, GIA GG
-- How to Identify a Luxury Counterfeit Watch, with Joe Akar
-- The Old Euro Revisited, with Michael Goldstein
Sunday, Aug. 14
-- Treatments and Synthetics: A Visual Review, with John I. Koivula, GIA GG
-- Digital Photomicrography for Gemologists, with Nathan Renfro, GIA GG
-- Evaluations in a Millennial World, with Anne Dale, FGA
-- Bird on a Rock: An Insider’s Guide to Preparing a Blue Box Appraisal, with Lauren Kalman Abramowitz, GIA GG
Monday, Aug. 15
-- Training Your Eye, with Karen Lorene
-- Appraiser Challenges of a Lifetime, with Richard Drucker, GIA GG and Stuart Robertson, GIA GG
-- The 1950s and 1960s: Change and Innovation--A Jewel for Every Taste and Every Person, with Duncan Parker, FGA
-- Into the Depths of French Hallmarking ... Come Out Singing La Marseillaise!, with Danusia Niklewicz, GIA GG and William Whetstone
Tuesday, Aug. 16
-- Appraising: From the Essentials into the Nonsense, with Dave Atlas, GIA GG
-- The Appraisal Challenge: How Will Yours Hold Up?, with Martin Fuller, GIA GG
-- Conflict Management: Tales from the Dark Side, with Deborah Finleon, GIA GG
For a conference brochure visit NAJAAppraisers.com.
For more information contact Gail Brett Levine, GG and NAJA executive director, National Association of Jewelry Appraisers, 718-896-1536 or naja.appraisers-at-netzero.net.
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