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Location

Intercontinental O'Hare
5300 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
USA

Located just minutes from Chicago's O'Hare Airport, rooms can be reserved online, enter code GMZ in th Group Rate, or by calling 800-341-7949 and ask for the "Gemworld" conference rate. Only $139 single/double. Conference rates good from Thursday nght thru Monday night. Onsite parking will be discounted to just $12 per say.

Hotel Features include:

• Free Airport shuttle
• Free shuttle to train station (short ride to downtown Chicago)
• Free Internet Access
• 24 hour free fitness center
• Three quality restaurants on premise
• Live weekend entertainment

Speakers…

Speakers & Topics…

The speakers and program are being developed. Watch this site for updated information. Confirmed speakers:

GIA Speakers TBA

Christopher P. Smith
President and chief gemologist of the American Gemological Laboratories

Dr. John L. Emmett
President, Crystal Chemistry, one of the world's foremost authorities on the heat treatment, physics, and chemistry of corundum

Shane R. McClure, GG (GIA)
Director of West Coast Identification Services,
GIA Laboratory

Brendan M. Laurs, MS,
GG (GIA)
Editor and Technical Specialist, Gems & Gemology, GIA

Alan Hodgkinson
President, Scottish Gemmological Association, Honorary Lifetime Member of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain

Jack Ogden, PhD, FGA,
FGAHK, FSA
Chief Executive, Gem-A

Mary Johnson, PHD
President, Mary Johnson Consulting

Gary Roskin, GG (GIA)
President, Roskin Gem News Report

Richard B. Drucker
President, Gemworld International

Stuart M. Robertson
Research Director,
Gemworld International

Cigdem Lule, PhD, FGA, GG (GIA)
Special Projects Manager,
Gemworld International

Registration

• Online Registration, click here

When & Where

• October 13-14, 2012
  9:00AM to 5:00PM
  
  
• Intercontinental O'Hare
  Rosemont (Chicago), llinois
  

Cost

• Only $345 for all current GemGuide subscribers,
  before August 15, 2012.
• $395 for all other industry members,
  before August 15, 2012.
• Conference fees include two days of seminars, breakfast and lunch both days, and a cocktail reception on Saturday evening.

Why You Should Attend

• Cutting edge information including treatments and pricing

• Top industry speakers
• Prime networking opportunities
• Incredible value for the money
  
  

Topics

Our program is being developed and will include the latest in gemological information.

• Treatments
• Pricing
• Controversies
• History
• Nomenclature

Company/Product Exhibits

Several key industry products will be on display throughout the conference.

Missed the last conference?
Purchase the Post Conference Book from 2010:
Proceedings of the conference held in 2010 in a book that is nearly 100 pages with photographs, photo-micrographs, and charts.
Only $34.95.

• On-line purchase Post Conference Book 2010
• Printed Order Form (download)