Atlanta Jewelry Show

Visit GIA at the Atlanta Jewelry Show at booth Loupe 24. Learn more about GIA education offerings, laboratory services and instruments. Join GIA for hands-on educational seminars and lab classes throughout the show and attend a presentation on the new GIA Diamond Origin Report.

GIA LAB CLASSES AND SEMINARS

GIA will offer lab classes and seminars in conjuction with the show. See below for the schedule and class descripitons. Registration in advance is required.

GEM 220L Colored Stone Grading Lab
Required for GIA Graduate Gemologist and Graduate Colored Stones Diplomas
Length: 3 days (21 hours)
Type: Lecture/Lab
Wednesday, Aug. 7 to Friday, Aug. 9, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Lunch 12:00-1:00 p.m.)
Location: Room 102
Tuition: $1,680 by check or $1,730 by credit card
Registration: Please download and return a completed GIA Colored Stone Grading Lab Session application.

Through extensive hands-on practice using gemstones, you will explore grading the color, clarity and cut quality of a wide range of colored stones. Coursework includes the study of the GIA Colored Stone Grading System; how to describe color by hue, tone and saturation; and how to judge gem quality factors. Topics also include the relationship between light and color and developing color memory. Study of this content can improve the consistency and accuracy of colored stone grading skills. Student must pass a two-stone practical exam to complete the class successfully. You will receive a lab manual, a gem cloth, a pinpoint incandescent light source and a color grading card.

GEM 149L Pearl Grading Lab
Required for GIA Graduate Pearls Diploma
Length: 1 day (7 hours)
Type: Lecture/Lab
Saturday, Aug. 10, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Lunch 12:00-1:00 p.m.)
Location: Room 102
Tuition: $525 by check or $545 by credit card
Registration: Please download and return a completed GIA Pearl Grading Lab Session application.

Discover how the world’s foremost experts determine the quality of akoya, freshwater, South Sea, and Tahitian pearls. Explore GIA’s 7 Pearl Value Factors™. Key topics include how to evaluate cultured pearls in order to promote the relationship between beauty, value and quality in merchandise. Students must pass a two-stone assessment to complete the class successfully. You will receive a gem cloth and a lab manual.

Introduction to Laboratory-Grown Diamonds
Length: 2 Hours
Type: Lecture
Sunday, Aug. 11, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: Room 102
Tuition: $260 each by check or $270 each by credit card
Registration: Please download and return a completed GIA Mini Lab Sessions application.

Laboratory-grown diamonds are a result of a technological process, rather than a geological process. Laboratory-grown diamonds have essentially the same chemical composition and properties of diamonds found in nature. Through dynamic, interactive presentations led by GIA facilitator(s), this seminar will present information on HPHT and CVD-grown diamonds and how to separate them from natural diamond.

Overview of Diamond Clarity Grading
Length: 2 Hours
Type: Lecture
Sunday, Aug. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: Room 102
Tuition: $260 each by check or $270 each by credit card
Registration: Please download and return a completed GIA Mini Lab Sessions application.

Explore the technical capabilities required to grade diamonds for clarity according to GIA’s methodology. Topics include the clarity scale, the five factors of clarity characteristics, and common inclusions and blemishes. Also covered are determining clarity grade, using a loupe, and the grading limitations of mounted diamonds.

Free Presentation

GIA Diamond Origin Report: Diamond Traceability Based on Science
Saturday, Aug. 10, 1:15-2:15 p.m. or Sunday, Aug. 11, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Location: Learning Lab 2
Registration: This seminar is available only to show attendees. Register now to attend.

The GIA Diamond Origin Program uses scientific matching of rough to polish to provide confirmation of a diamond’s geographic origin. Come hear from Matthew Tratner, Director, Global Business Development about GIA’s new Diamond Origin Program that helps you deliver a strong message on the good diamonds do for the country they come from so you can build trust and credibility with your customers.