50th edition of Appraisers Continuing Education event
The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA) has announced its 50th Annual Mid-Year ACE© It Education Conference to be held in Baltimore, MD on August 11 – 14, 2018.
The appraisal organization dedicated exclusively to gems and jewelry presents an outstanding program to assist the professional appraisers’ continuing education and an unparalleled networking experience.
The daily programs are:
Saturday, August 11
- Jewelry Law and Order: Cases, Facts, and Everything In Between, Tiffany Stevens and Sara Yood
- Town Hall Meeting, Dave Atlas, GIA GG
- Compared to What? Mark Cartwright, GIA GG
- The Importance of Being Educated, Deborah J. Finleon, GIA G
- Present Day Gemological Equipment: Affordable Must-Haves to the Down-Right Outrageous, Travis Lejman, GIA GG
Sunday, August 12
- You Have A Website, Now What? Matthew Perosi
- The Magic of Phenomenal Gems! Anna Schumate, GIA GG
- Tales from the Public Auctions of Famous Jewelry Collections, Tracy Sherman
- Down to Earth Mineral Appraising, Dr. Çigdem Lüle, GIA, GG, FGA
- Is It Jade? Or Is It Pseudojade? Eric Hoffman
- Maker & Muse: Women and Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry, Elyse Zorn Karlin
Monday, August 13
- Estate Exotics: Gems of the People – Collectible Beads, Sindi Schloss, GIA GG
- Identifying Whitby Jet from its Simulants, Rebecca Tucker
- Vintage Watches: Collecting, Collection, and Collectors, Gary Lester, GIA GG
- The 4 C’s of Tiffany’s, Lauren Kalman Abramowitz, GIA GG
Tuesday, August 14
- “You Didn’t, Seriously? How does repair or alteration affect the value of a jewel?” Duncan Parker, FGA, FCGmA
- How To Spot and Price a Georgian Fake, Nicholle Mogavero, GIA GG
- Amber, Poland’s Treasure, Denise Nelson, GIA GG
To retrieve a conference brochure go to http://najaappraisers.com/NAJASpring18c.pdf. For further information contact Gail Brett Levine, GG, Executive Director, National Association of Jewelry Appraisers at 718-896-1536, naja.appraisers@netzero.net or www.NAJAappraisers.com.
