Organizers of the Fifth Mediterranean Gem and
Jewellery Conference (MGJC) are putting the final
touches to the event which this year takes place from
May 17-19 in Limassol, Cyprus.
This year's conference follows the success of the four previous
Conferences which took place in Greece 2015, in Spain in 2016,
in Italy in 2017 and in Montenegro last year. The 5th annual
MGJ Conference is organized by CGL-GRS (Canada) and IGL
(Greece) and sponsored/supported by DANAT lab (Bahrain),
Octonus (Finland), HRD Antwerp (Belgium), Swarovski
(Austria), Gemetrix (Australia) Jewellery Appraises of the
World (UK), Cyprus Gemological Lab (Cyprus) and NAJA
(USA).
Branko Deljanin (CGL-GRS, Canada) and George Spyromilios (IGL, Greece), founders of the
MGJ Conference, presenting Advanced Diamond Certificates to NAJA appraisers from the
USA at the 2nd Conference in Spain 2016.
The New Jeweller group's Vice President for International
Business, Albert Robinson, a long-time
industry journalist, will be covering the event.
"Our MGJ Conference has positioned itself as
a bridge between many business and
appraising events and highly scientific
conferences," explains Branko Deljanin
President and Head Gemologist, CGL-GRS
Swiss Canadian Gemlab Inc. "It is a ‘tradetechnical’
conference that covers and disusses
current trade problems and offers solutions
through workshops with standard and
advanced affordable instruments. The
participants came from 25 countries in 2018
in Montenegro, from a range of fields notably;
gemmologists, jewellers, retailers, gem labs,
appraisers, dealers, manufacturers, and
mining companies.
"Our workshops are almost sold out so I
would definitely advise people wanting to
take part to register as soon as possible. We
are going to have a fantastic Conference Day
on May 18 so I highly recommend that
interested individuals register as soon as
possible at: www.gemconference.com.
“The mission of the MGJC events is to
educate and to help people understand the
properties of diamonds, gems and jewellery,
in addition to providing members of the
industry with networking opportunities and
information that is essential in the creation of
a sustainable business," Deljanin added.
Conference Timetable
Day 1 (Friday, May 17):
Intermediate Gem Workshops
Morning: OPAL WORKSHOP
Instructors: Gail Brett Levine (NAJA, USA) and Travis Lejman
(NAJA, USA)
Assistant Instructor: Angelina Yip (CGL-GRS Canada)
Afternoon: Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Workshop
Instructor: Branko Deljanin (CGL-GRS, Canada)
Assistant Instructor: Elena Deljanin (Gemmological Research
Industries Inc., Canada)
Day 2 (Saturday, May 18):
Presentations
Yianni Melas, GEMEXPLORER(Cyprus) will be Master of
Ceremonies.
Sergey Sivovolenko /Roman Serov from Octonus, Finland –
diamond technology developer: “Diamond Impression – The
Key to Sustainable Competitiveness”
John Chapman (Gemetrix, Australia) - instrument
manufacturer: “The Economics of Faceting Diamonds”
Dr. Michael Schlamadinger (Swarovski, Austria) – retailer:
“Man-Made Diamonds – Beyond Science”
Garry Holloway (Holloway Diamonds, Australia) –
gemmologist / retailer: “Poorly proportioned diamonds cheat
buyers”
Supporter’s talk: Katrien De Corte (HRD, Belgium) - lab
gemologist: “Synthetic diamond, dream or nightmare”
Ruby Sponsor talk: Dr. Stefanos Karampelas, Abeer Al-Alawi
(DANAT, Bahrain) - lab gemologists: “Building DANAT’s
robust database: From the mine directly to the lab”
Edward Boehm (Rare Source Gems, USA) – gem dealer:
"Ethical sourcing of gems and importance of origin - spinel case
study”
Dr. Stefanos Karampelas, Abeer Al-Alawi (DANAT, Bahrain) –
lab gemmologists: “Natural Bahraini pearls”
Stefan Miller (DSEF, Germany) - lab gemmologist: “Notes
from the German Gem Lab DSEF (Idar-Oberstein)”
Dr. Clemens Schwarzinger (Clemens Schwarzinger Gemstones,
Austria) - associate professor/cutter: “Gem cutting in the 21st
century - weight retention or precision cuts”
Dr Gamini Zoysa (Ceylon Gemmological Services, Sri Lanka) -
mineralogist: “Value of rubies and sapphires from different
localities”
Round Table Discussion: Moderated by John Chapman on
"Manufacturing Diamonds and Gems in the 21st century" with a
speaker from Octonus, Yuri Shelementiev (MSU, Russia),
Garry Holloway, Clemens Schwarzinger, and Gamini Zoysa.
Closing remarks: Yianni Melas, Branko Deljanin, Conference
Co-chair, George Spyromilios, Conference chair, IGL, Greece.
Day 2 (Saturday, May 18):
Advanced Diamond Workshops
Morning: The ID of Colourless Diamonds (natural, treated and
lab-grown) workshop
Instructor: Branko Deljanin (CGL-GRS, Canada)
Assistant Instructors: George Spyromilios (IGL, Greece), John
Chapman (Gemetrix, Australia).
Afternoon: The ID of Coloured Diamonds (natural, treated and
lab-grown) workshop
Monday May 20th
(post-conference day tour) - Nicosia: A divided Capital.
Tuesday May 21 (post-conference day tour) Tel Aviv, Diamond
Capital of Israel
For registration, accommodation, conference tours and further
details please visit the website www.gemconference.com