﻿{"id":365,"date":"2011-11-25T05:54:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-25T05:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/?guid=bd64d78089463b0079f3d6013b7d439b"},"modified":"2011-11-25T06:01:47","modified_gmt":"2011-11-25T06:01:47","slug":"agta-gemfair-tucson-free-seminar-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/2011\/11\/25\/agta-gemfair-tucson-free-seminar-program\/","title":{"rendered":"AGTA GemFair\u2122 Tucson Free Seminar Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qw2phYj-HS0\/Ts8ulZcyEUI\/AAAAAAAAMm0\/MpGKdn12gyg\/s1600\/2012gft-banner.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qw2phYj-HS0\/Ts8ulZcyEUI\/AAAAAAAAMm0\/MpGKdn12gyg\/s1600\/2012gft-banner.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>AGTA GemFair\u2122 Tucson Free Seminar Program &nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><i>Just released by the AGTA GemFair Tucson&#8230;Nov. 23, 2011<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<p>The American Gem Trade Association released its educational lineup for the&nbsp;2012 AGTA GemFair\u2122 Tucson Free Seminar Program. &nbsp;This four-day program&nbsp;provides a wealth of information, presented by industry leaders and innovators. <\/p>\n<p>Educational tracks cover gemology, sales, marketing, training, appraising, estate&nbsp;jewelry, fair trade, travelogues, regulatory issues and much more. &nbsp;AGTA offers&nbsp;over 40 free seminars during the GemFair that are chosen to help you succeed in&nbsp;the colored gemstone and pearl category.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers at this year\u2019s GemFair include popular industry presenters like Richard&nbsp;Drucker of GemWorld International, Kate Peterson of Performance Concepts,&nbsp;renowned gemologist Alan Hodgkinson, Gary Roskin, GIA\u2019s John Koivula and Dr.&nbsp;James Shigley, Diane Flora of the American Gem Society, David Peters of&nbsp;Jewelers of America, Antoinette Matlins of the Gemstone Press, and AGTA\u2019s&nbsp;Adam Graham. <\/p>\n<p>There are also many new presenters on a variety of topics that&nbsp;relate to the colored gemstone and pearl business. <\/p>\n<p>The Knot, the premier bridal magazine and online community, is presenting two&nbsp;sessions within the seminar program this year. &nbsp;Laura Cave, Director of The Knot&nbsp;Market Intelligence will share insights from their comprehensive Engagement&nbsp;Jewelry Study in one session, then provide key social media tips in another.<\/p>\n<p>MJSA also returns this year with their \u201cAt the Bench Live\u201d program featuring daily&nbsp;bench demonstrations with some of the industry\u2019s most respected bench&nbsp;jewelers. &nbsp;Ann Cahoon, Alishan Halebian and Arthur Skuratowicz will provide&nbsp;hands-on demonstrations in the Galleria near the East entrance.<\/p>\n<p>For a complete listing of all of the seminars available at the 2012 AGTA&nbsp;GemFair\u2122 Tucson please click on this link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/tradeshows\/gftseminars.html\">http:\/\/www.agta.org\/tradeshows\/gftseminars.html<\/a>. &nbsp;Please note that many of these seminars will be recorded and&nbsp;available on DVD-Rom after the GemFair. <\/p>\n<p>The AGTA GemFair\u2122 Tucson is open from January 31 \u2013 February 5, 2012. &nbsp;If &nbsp;you attended GemFair Tucson in 2011, you will be automatically registered for&nbsp;2012. &nbsp;If you would like to register to attend in 2012, please click this link for all of&nbsp;the details: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/tradeshows\/tucson-reg.html\">http:\/\/www.agta.org\/tradeshows\/tucson-reg.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img width='1' height='1' 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