﻿{"id":1290,"date":"2012-12-12T20:35:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/?guid=5c7282d5f63c86746c7896a8c6751c8b"},"modified":"2012-12-12T20:35:57","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T20:35:57","slug":"ncdia-shines-at-annual-gala-intros-new-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/2012\/12\/12\/ncdia-shines-at-annual-gala-intros-new-website\/","title":{"rendered":"NCDIA Shines at Annual Gala &#8211; Intro&#8217;s New Website!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;\">NCDIA Shines at Annual Gala<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Celebrates Launch of New Website&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">and Honors Natural Color Diamond Leaders in Awards Ceremony<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\"><\/div>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LOVdhVaOOP4\/UMjpvLqsVYI\/AAAAAAAAacg\/28XYOh-Sx8o\/s1600\/ncdiaimage002.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"255\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LOVdhVaOOP4\/UMjpvLqsVYI\/AAAAAAAAacg\/28XYOh-Sx8o\/s320\/ncdiaimage002.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;\">Alan Bronstein, Aurora Gems; Jeffrey Post, President of NCDIA, <br \/>Gem Platinum\/Jeffery Daniels; Christian Tse<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\"><span style=\"color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">On Wednesday, December 5<sup>th<\/sup>, the jewelry industry elite gathered in New York City for a night of celebration at the Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) annual gala. &nbsp;Attended by over one hundred NCDIA&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">members, industry leaders, retailers, designers and dealers, the event sparked a buzz around the exciting category of natural color diamonds. Guests marveled at the breath-taking jewelry showcased by some of the members, celebrated launch of the newly revamped NCDIA website, participated in a silent auction, and witnessed their peers as they were honored with awards for excellence in the category of natural color diamonds. The gala was held at 60 Reade Studio, elegant event space of designer and NCDIA member, Kristin Hanson.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">The NCDIA award winners include:<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; margin-left: 0.5in;\"><u><\/u><span style=\"font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><u><\/u><b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">Eddie Le Vian, Le Vian- Excellence Award<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Marketing and Promoting Natural Color Diamonds &nbsp;<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; margin-left: 0.5in;\"><u><\/u><span style=\"font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><u><\/u><b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">Eden Rachminov, Rachminov Diamonds 1891-<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<b>Achievement Award<\/b>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Education and Promotion of &nbsp;Natural Color Diamonds &nbsp;<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; margin-left: 0.5in;\"><u><\/u><span style=\"font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><u><\/u><b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">Jordan Fine, Amgad, Inc.- Recognition Award<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&#8211; Dedication and Support for Natural Color Diamonds<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; margin-left: 0.5in;\"><u><\/u><span style=\"font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><u><\/u><b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">Pratima Sethi, Sethi Couture &#8211; Designer Award<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&#8211; Outstanding Work With Natural Color Diamonds<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">\u201cI was truly overwhelmed by the excitement from our membership and the support of the natural color diamond community for our association<\/span><span style=\"color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">\u201d, said Jeffrey Post<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">, President of the NCDIA. \u201cWe look forward to hosting more significant events like this for members, industry and consumers in the upcoming 2013.\u201d<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">Over the past year, the NCDIA has drastically increased its offerings to members with dynamic quarterly NCDIA newsletter \u201cNatural Colors\u201d, educational programs, and collateral. The new website,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncdia.com\/\" style=\"color: #1155cc;\" ><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">www.ncdia.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">, features interactive components for both members and consumers including the latest information on natural color diamonds, a design gallery, retail locater, consumer guide and&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">a membership login with a Natural Color Diamond request.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">Following a restructuring and relaunch earlier this year, the gala showed that the NCDIA and is thriving with a growing membership base, and it is well poised for growth for the upcoming year.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jpd08NZf-78\/UMjp4m-Hx0I\/AAAAAAAAaco\/9MohWbGm_Kk\/s1600\/ncdiaimage001+(2).jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jpd08NZf-78\/UMjp4m-Hx0I\/AAAAAAAAaco\/9MohWbGm_Kk\/s1600\/ncdiaimage001+(2).jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px;\"><b><u><span style=\"color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">About the NCDIA:<\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">The Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA)\u2019s mission is to educate and promote global awareness and desire for natural color diamonds. Founded in 2003, NCDIA is a non-profit, membership-based organization that includes some of the world&#8217;s most prominent rough diamond producers, diamond and jewelry manufacturers, designers and retailers. NCDIA is expertly positioned to serve as an authority for natural color diamonds and to help expand the market for the broad spectrum of natural color diamonds available today.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img width='1' height='1' src='https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/4698837677539896356-2052066029629130496?l=dailyjewel.blogspot.com' alt='' \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><b><span>NCDIA Shines at Annual Gala<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><i><span>Celebrates Launch of New Website&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><i><span>and Honors Natural Color Diamond Leaders in Awards Ceremony<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LOVdhVaOOP4\/UMjpvLqsVYI\/AAAAAAAAacg\/28XYOh-Sx8o\/s1600\/ncdiaimage002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"255\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LOVdhVaOOP4\/UMjpvLqsVYI\/AAAAAAAAacg\/28XYOh-Sx8o\/s320\/ncdiaimage002.jpg\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span><span>Alan Bronstein, Aurora Gems; Jeffrey Post, President of NCDIA, <br \/>Gem Platinum\/Jeffery Daniels; Christian Tse<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><span>On Wednesday, December 5<sup>th<\/sup>, the jewelry industry elite gathered in New York City for a night of celebration at the Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) annual gala. &nbsp;Attended by over one hundred NCDIA&nbsp;<\/span><span>members, industry leaders, retailers, designers and dealers, the event sparked a buzz around the exciting category of natural color diamonds. Guests marveled at the breath-taking jewelry showcased by some of the members, celebrated launch of the newly revamped NCDIA website, participated in a silent auction, and witnessed their peers as they were honored with awards for excellence in the category of natural color diamonds. The gala was held at 60 Reade Studio, elegant event space of designer and NCDIA member, Kristin Hanson.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span>The NCDIA award winners include:<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><u><\/u><span>&middot;<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><u><\/u><b><span>Eddie Le Vian, Le Vian- Excellence Award<\/span><\/b><span>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Marketing and Promoting Natural Color Diamonds &nbsp;<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div><u><\/u><span>&middot;<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><u><\/u><b><span>Eden Rachminov, Rachminov Diamonds 1891-<\/span><\/b><span>&nbsp;<b>Achievement Award<\/b>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Education and Promotion of &nbsp;Natural Color Diamonds &nbsp;<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div><u><\/u><span>&middot;<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><u><\/u><b><span>Jordan Fine, Amgad, Inc.- Recognition Award<\/span><\/b><span>&nbsp;&#8211; Dedication and Support for Natural Color Diamonds<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div><u><\/u><span>&middot;<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><u><\/u><b><span>Pratima Sethi, Sethi Couture &#8211; Designer Award<\/span><\/b><span>&nbsp;&#8211; Outstanding Work With Natural Color Diamonds<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span>&ldquo;I was truly overwhelmed by the excitement from our membership and the support of the natural color diamond community for our association<\/span><span>&rdquo;, said Jeffrey Post<\/span><span>, President of the NCDIA. &ldquo;We look forward to hosting more significant events like this for members, industry and consumers in the upcoming 2013.&rdquo;<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span>Over the past year, the NCDIA has drastically increased its offerings to members with dynamic quarterly NCDIA newsletter &ldquo;Natural Colors&rdquo;, educational programs, and collateral. The new website,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncdia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>www.ncdia.com<\/span><\/a><span>, features interactive components for both members and consumers including the latest information on natural color diamonds, a design gallery, retail locater, consumer guide and&nbsp;<\/span><span>a membership login with a Natural Color Diamond request.<\/span><span>Following a restructuring and relaunch earlier this year, the gala showed that the NCDIA and is thriving with a growing membership base, and it is well poised for growth for the upcoming year.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jpd08NZf-78\/UMjp4m-Hx0I\/AAAAAAAAaco\/9MohWbGm_Kk\/s1600\/ncdiaimage001+(2).jpg\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jpd08NZf-78\/UMjp4m-Hx0I\/AAAAAAAAaco\/9MohWbGm_Kk\/s1600\/ncdiaimage001+(2).jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><b><u><span>About the NCDIA:<\/span><\/u><\/b><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>The Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA)&rsquo;s mission is to educate and promote global awareness and desire for natural color diamonds. Founded in 2003, NCDIA is a non-profit, membership-based organization that includes some of the world&#8217;s most prominent rough diamond producers, diamond and jewelry manufacturers, designers and retailers. NCDIA is expertly positioned to serve as an authority for natural color diamonds and to help expand the market for the broad spectrum of natural color diamonds available today.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/4698837677539896356-2052066029629130496?l=dailyjewel.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1290\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}