Experience AGTA Tucson with the Experts at GIA.
Join GIA for our most compelling AGTA show to date! Attend cutting-edge research presentations, get the latest industry tips and insights from our 15-minute education demonstrations, and discover our innovative new products and technologies.
Main Booth: Galleria Level
Instruments Booth: GemHall 1714
Show Service Lab: Onyx Suite
Jewelry Forensics
Watch a jewelry expert use GIA's step-by-step process to assess the quality of fine jewelry.
Diamond Treatments
Follow along with GIA gemology instructors as they examine a variety of diamond specimens to find the tell-tale signs of common enhancement treatments.
| Wednesday, January 31 | Thursday, February 1 | Friday, February 2 | Saturday, February 3 |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. | 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | 10:00 - 10:15 am |
| 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. | 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. |
Related educational offerings:
- Continuing Education by GIA Alumni Collective
- Jewelry Forensics Seminar
- Live Online | 2 Days
| Wednesday, January 31 | Thursday, February 1 | Friday, February 2 | Saturday, February 3 |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | 12:00 - 12:15 p.m. | 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. | 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. |
Related educational offerings:
- GIA Education
- Graduate Diamonds Diploma
- On Campus | 7 Weeks or
- Online | Self-paced courses plus in-person lab class
- Continuing Education by GIA Alumni Collective
- Introduction to Diamond Treatments
Ruby: Natural vs. Synthetic
A GIA gemology instructor will demonstrate the knowledge and skills used to differentiate natural ruby from synthetic stones.
Sapphire: Natural vs. Synthetic
A GIA gemology instructor will demonstrate the knowledge and skills used to differentiate natural sapphire from synthetic stones.
| Wednesday, January 31 | Friday, February 2 | Saturday, February 3 |
| 12:00 - 12:15 p.m. | 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | 11:30 - 11:45 p.m. |
Related educational offerings:
- GIA Education
- Graduate Gemologist Diploma
- On Campus | 26 Weeks or
- Online | Self-paced courses plus in-person lab classes
- Continuing Education by GIA Alumni Collective
- Ruby: Country of Origin Determination
- Self Paced | 3 Months
| Friday, February 2 | Saturday, February 3 |
| 12:30 - 12:45 p.m. | 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. |
Related educational offerings:
- GIA Education
- Graduate Gemologist Diploma
- On Campus | 26 Weeks or
- Online | Self-paced courses plus in-person lab classes
- Continuing Education by GIA Alumni Collective
- Sapphire: Country of Origin Determination
- Self Paced | 3 Months
Emerald: Natural vs. Synthetic
A GIA gemology instructor will demonstrate the knowledge and skills used to differentiate between natural emerald from synthetic stones.
Hand Engraving
Old-world craftsmanship meets modern technology as a GIA instructor demonstrates essential hand-engraving techniques including lettering, borders, and ornamentation.
| Thursday, February 1 | Friday, February 2 |
| 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. | 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. |
Related educational offerings:
- GIA Education
- Graduate Gemologist Diploma
- On Campus | 26 Weeks or
- Online | Self-paced courses plus in-person lab classes
- Continuing Education by GIA Alumni Collective
- Emerald: Country of Origin Determination
- Self Paced | 3 Months
| Wednesday, January 31 | Thursday, February 1 | Saturday, February 3 |
| 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. | 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | 12:00 - 12:15 p.m. |
Related educational offerings:
- GIA Education
- Graduate Jeweler Diploma
- On Campus | 26 Weeks
Hand Engraving a Loupe
Learn skills and techniques taught by a GIA instructor to transform an average loupe into a one-of-kind heirloom.
Gemstone Setting
Watch a demonstration of many of the fundamental skills required to set stones into a variety of setting types like a professional.
| Wednesday, January 31 | Thursday, February 1 | Saturday, February 3 |
| 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. | 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | 12:30 - 12:45 p.m. |
Related educational offerings:
- GIA Education
- Graduate Jeweler Diploma
- On Campus | 26 Weeks
| Wednesday, January 31 | Thursday, February 1 | Friday, February 2 | Saturday, February 3 |
| 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. | 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. | 12:00 - 12:15 p.m. | 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. |
Related educational offerings:
- GIA Education
- Graduate Jeweler Diploma
- On Campus | 26 Weeks
Ruby and Sapphire Treatments
Learn from a GIA researcher how GIA laboratories identify possible treatments in rubies and sapphires.
Sapphire Geographic Origins
Learn from a GIA researcher how GIA laboratories determine the geographic origin for sapphires, including a focus on common sapphire sources, as well as common color and clarity enhancements.
| Wednesday, January 31 | Thursday, February 1 |
| 1:00 - 1:15 p.m. | 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. |
| Thursday, February 1 | Friday, February 2 |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | 1:00 - 1:15 p.m. |
Related educational offerings:
- Continuing Education by GIA Alumni Collective
- Sapphire: Country of Origin Determination
- Self Paced | 3 Months
Turquoise Identification
Learn from a GIA researcher how GIA laboratories evaluate turquoise and identify possible treatments.
True Blue: Determining Tourmaline and Spinel Varieties
Learn from a GIA researcher which criteria GIA uses to determine if two important gemstones qualify for a unique variety call: Paraiba Tourmaline and Cobalt Spinel.
| Wednesday, January 31 | Friday, February 2 |
| 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. | 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. |
| Wednesday, January 31 | Thursday, February 1 | Friday, February 2 |
| 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. | 12:30 - 12:45 p.m. | 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. |
Understanding the New ‘Peacock’ and ‘Hanadama’ Pearl Designations
GIA has recently introduced two new comments to describe particular color and quality ranges on all GIA Pearl Classification Reports. Join us to further understand the requirements for GIA to designate your pearls as Peacock or Hanadama.
Pearls: Their Delightful Colors and Surface Structures
Learn from a GIA pearls expert how pearl color and surface structures are characteristics attributed to the various bivalves and gastropods mollusk species that produce them and contribute to their desirability.
| Wednesday, January 31 | Thursday, February 1 | Saturday, February 3 |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. |
| Friday, February 2 |
| 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. |
Related educational offerings:
- Continuing Education by GIA Alumni Collective
- The 7 Value Factors of Pearls
- Live Online | 2 Hours
Microworld of Gems
Take a look at the hidden beauty in gems that is only revealed with the aid of a gemological microscope with a GIA colored stones expert.
GIA Research: Behind the Scenes
Learn from a GIA researcher how a small observation can trigger major research projects, including GIA’s discovery of nickel diffusion used for color enhancement in spinel.
| Wednesday, January 31 | Thursday, February 1 | Friday, February 2 |
| 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. | 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. | 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. |
| Thursday, February 1 | Saturday, February 3 |
| 1:00 - 1:15 p.m. | 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. |
Gem Mining: Stories from the Land
An often-overlooked technology has given us the incredible opportunity to see the impact of gemstone mining over time. With it, we’ll examine important colored stone mining areas and learn what they can teach us about the gems’ history and origins.
| Friday, February 2 | Saturday, February 3 |
| 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. |
Instruments
GIA Gemolite® NXT
Meet GIA's newest microscope.
This professional gemological microscope has LED lighting, high clarity optics, and ergonomic features.
Visit the Main Booth on the Galleria level and Instruments Booth GemHall 1714 for live demonstrations and to order.
GIA iD100®
Full disclosure at your fingertips.
GIA iD100® uses advanced spectroscopic technology to give you a clear determination and unrivaled accuracy in under two seconds.
Visit the Main Booth on the Galleria level and Instruments Booth GemHall 1714 for live demonstrations and to order.
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