The “River of Heaven” necklace, our Piece of the Week debuting at Couture, combines 26 salt and pepper diamonds spaced by Tahitian pearls.
JIS Offers Free Trip to Miami for Texas Jewelers
Jewelers International Showcase will give one Texas Jewelers Association Convention attendee free tickets for two to the October trade show.
Austin, Texas--Jewelers International Showcase is partnering with the Texas Jewelers Association to award one jeweler two free tickets to the JIS Miami trade show in October.
The trip is open to attendees of the Texas Jewelers Association Convention, which is scheduled to take place in San Antonio from Sept. 24 to 26.
The convention will include seminars as well as educational and networking events.
The JIS Miami October trade show is the largest of JIS’s four annual events. JIS Miami is also held in January and April and JIS, which was acquired by JCK owner Reed Exhibitions last year, also now hosts the Exchange show during market week in Las Vegas.
The upcoming October show will feature a new Italian pavilion with 43 Italy-based vendors, the return of the “Best in Class” Plumb Club with daily merchandise credit raffles, a Retailer of the Year award ceremony and daily happy hours on the show floor.
For further information on the JIS Miami October trip giveaway, visit the Texas Jewelers Association website or call TJA Executive Director Ann Glynn at (504) 615-1191.
For additional information or to register for JIS Miami October, visit JISShow.com/October.
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