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The annual event will be held in Orlando, Florida, from Sept. 14-17.

This year’s annual congress, which will mark the confederation’s 100th anniversary, will take place this fall in Italy.

Nearly half of buyers are prioritizing silver and fashion collections this season, organizers said.

Nelson will be honored as the inaugural grant winner at the Gem Awards gala on March 13.

Foerster is this year’s Stanley Schechter Award recipient.

Sponsorships and tickets to the annual fundraising event, set for May 31, are available now.

Catherine Aulick, a GIA graduate, received the ninth and final Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewelry Design.

The April event will feature a new VIP shopping day requiring a special ticket.

The show will be held March 26-30 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

The nonprofit will present a live, two-hour introductory course on building confidence when selling colored gemstones.
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Although the market is robust, tariffs and precious metal prices are impacting the industry, Stuart Robertson and Brecken Branstrator said.

The “Kering Generation Award x Jewelry” returns for its second year with “Second Chance, First Choice” as its theme.

The event will include panel discussions, hands-on demonstrations of new digital manufacturing tools, and a jewelry design contest.

Registration is now open for The Jewelry Symposium, set to take place in Detroit from May 16-19.

Entries for the jewelry design competition will be accepted through March 20.

The new addition will feature finished jewelry created using “consciously sourced” gemstones.

Buyers are expected to gravitate toward gemstones that have a little something special, just like last year.

The third edition will be held in Half Moon Bay, California, in April.

The grant is in its first year and was created to recognize an exceptional fine jewelry designer whose star is on the rise.

A new lifestyle section and a watch showcase have been added to this year’s event.

The new show will take place Jan. 23-25, 2026.

Associate Editor Natalie Francisco highlights her favorite jewelry moments from the Golden Globes, and they are (mostly) white hot.

Founded by jeweler and sculptor Ana Khouri, the brand is “expanding the boundaries of what high jewelry can be.”

The trade show is slated for Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at The Lighthouse in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood.
















