From a Press Release by GIA<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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GIA Heats Up 2016 Tucson Shows with Not-to-Miss Opportunities<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/div>\n
Lab service, exhibits, alumni event, lab classes, seminars and more<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n

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GIA will offer a variety of activities at the upcoming 2016 Tucson shows \u2013 from a show service laboratory and not-to-miss alumni party to exhibitions and seminars \u2013 that will enrich the visitor experience. The Institute will have a presence at the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) GemFair\u2122, Feb. 2-7<\/span><\/span>, and the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show (TGMS), Feb. 11-14<\/span><\/span>, both taking place at the Tucson Convention Center.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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More information is available on the GIA website at http:\/\/www.gia.edu\/gem-event-<\/wbr>2016-agta-gem-fair-tucson<\/a>. GIA highlights at the 2016 Tucson shows include:<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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GIA Show Service Laboratory at AGTA GemFair<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
Show attendees and exhibitors will have convenient access to gem identification and country-of-origin services through the GIA Show Service Laboratory. GIA will accept gemstones onsite at the AGTA GemFair in the Onyx Suite Monday<\/span><\/span>through Saturday, Feb. 1-6<\/span><\/span> from 9 a.m. to 5p.m.<\/span><\/span>; and Sunday, Feb. 7<\/span><\/span> from 9 a.m. to noon<\/span><\/span>.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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Free GIA Seminar<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
On Friday, Feb. 5<\/span><\/span> from 9 to 10 a.m.<\/span><\/span> in the Mojave Room, GIA\u2019s Distinguished Research Fellow Dr. James Shigley will provide a free seminar on \u201cThe Latest News from GIA Research.\u201d This will include an update on the Institute\u2019s latest research on diamonds, colored stones and other timely topics of interest.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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GIA Education<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
GIA will offer one fee-based lab class and two fee-based lecture\/labs during the AGTA GemFair\u2122. Pre-registration is required; call GIA admissions at (800) 421 7250<\/a> ext. 4001 to register for the seminars, and visit GIA\u2019s  website<\/a> to register for the lab.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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Diamond Grading Lab Class<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
Monday<\/span><\/span> through Friday, Feb. 1-5<\/span><\/span>, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
The lab class will teach how to grade diamonds consistently and accurately using a modern gem microscope and a jeweler\u2019s loupe. Participants study GIA\u2019s Diamond Grading System; explore time-saving shortcuts to determine a variety of grading factors; and are introduced to methods for reading a GIA Diamond Grading Report. Participants must pass a two-stone practical test to complete the class successfully.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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Identifying Gemstone Treatments Seminar<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
Saturday, Feb. 6<\/span><\/span>, 9 to 11 a.m.<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
A dynamic presentation and a hands-on lab led by GIA instructors will introduce participants to the various treatment processes used in the gemstone market, as well as treatment identification of commercially important gemstones used in jewelry. <\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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Identifying Diamond Treatments Seminar<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
Saturday, Feb. 6<\/span><\/span>, 1 to 3 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
A dynamic presentation and hands-on lab led by GIA instructors will present information on the nature and treatment of diamonds, including laser-drilled, fracture-filled, HPHT, irradiation and multiple treatment processes.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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GIA Museum Exhibits<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
GIA\u2019s museum exhibit \u201cStriking Gold!\u201d will help brighten the AGTA GemFair, Feb. 2-7<\/span><\/span>. A number of transparent yellow gem species and varieties on the market, including sapphire, citrine, topaz and more unusual, collector gem minerals will be on view. At TGMS, Feb. 11-14<\/span><\/span>, the museum will feature an exhibition \u201cMother Nature Sings the Blues,\u201d featuring blue gems and jewelry to coincide with the show\u2019s \u201cShades of Blue: Minerals of the World\u201d theme.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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GIA Library Exhibit<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
GIA\u2019s library will feature some of its most venerated books in mineralogy and gemology at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, Feb. 11-14<\/span><\/span>. \u201cProviding Access in a Digital World\u201d will give visitors insight into the library\u2019s recent digitization project. In 2015, the Institute embarked on an extenstive project to make many of its rare and historically significant books available online to the public.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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Party at the GIA Gem Mine: Arctic Blast<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
The GIA Alumni Association will have a \u201cblast\u201d in Tucson during its annual auction, dinner and dance party on Friday, Feb. 5<\/span><\/span> from 6:30 to 11 p.m.<\/span><\/span> at the Marriott University Park Hotel. Ticket prices are $55 prior to Jan. 15<\/span><\/span>; $65 after and at the door. GIA alumni, students and industry friends can click  here<\/a> to purchase tickets.<\/u><\/u><\/span>

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GIA at the CAD\/CAM Pavilion<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
GIA\u2019s Jewelry Manufacturing Arts program is at the forefront of jewelry design education \u2013 from 3D printer rapid protoyping and casting to prefinishing, setting and buffing. Throughout the AGTA GemFair, GIA experts will answer questions and discuss a variety of relevant topics, including CAD\/CAM, zero-shrinkage from CAD file to photopolymer models to rough castings, jewelry engineering priorities, jewelry design concepts, 3D scanning of gemstones and importing content into CAD files for use in making jewelry, and Quality Assurance Benchmarking criteria when CAD modeling. The ongoing series will take place in the AGTA CAD Design Studio, booth 450 in the Gem Hall.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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For more details about the Institute\u2019s offerings at the AGTA GemFair\u2122, visit GIA\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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About GIA<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
An independent nonprofit organization, GIA (Gemological Institute of America), established in 1931, is recognized as the world\u2019s foremost authority in gemology. GIA invented the famous 4Cs of Color, Clarity, Cut and Carat Weight in the early 1950s and in 1953, created the International Diamond Grading System\u2122 which, today, is recognized by virtually every professional jeweler in the world.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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Through research, education, gemological laboratory services, and instrument development, the Institute is dedicated to ensuring the public trust in gems and jewelry by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism. Visit www.gia.edu<\/a>. <\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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From a Press Release by GIA<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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GIA Heats Up 2016 Tucson Shows with Not-to-Miss Opportunities<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/div>\n
Lab service, exhibits, alumni event, lab classes, seminars and more<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n

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GIA will offer a variety of activities at the upcoming 2016 Tucson shows – from a show service laboratory and not-to-miss alumni party to exhibitions and seminars – that will enrich the visitor experience. The Institute will have a presence at the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) GemFair™, Feb. 2-7<\/span><\/span>, and the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show (TGMS), Feb. 11-14<\/span><\/span>, both taking place at the Tucson Convention Center.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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More information is available on the GIA website at http:\/\/www.gia.edu\/gem-event-2016-agta-gem-fair-tucson<\/a>. GIA highlights at the 2016 Tucson shows include:<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\n
GIA Show Service Laboratory at AGTA GemFair<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
Show attendees and exhibitors will have convenient access to gem identification and country-of-origin services through the GIA Show Service Laboratory. GIA will accept gemstones onsite at the AGTA GemFair in the Onyx Suite Monday<\/span><\/span>through Saturday, Feb. 1-6<\/span><\/span> from 9 a.m. to 5p.m.<\/span><\/span>; and Sunday, Feb. 7<\/span><\/span> from 9 a.m. to noon<\/span><\/span>.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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Free GIA Seminar<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
On Friday, Feb. 5<\/span><\/span> from 9 to 10 a.m.<\/span><\/span> in the Mojave Room, GIA’s Distinguished Research Fellow Dr. James Shigley will provide a free seminar on “The Latest News from GIA Research.” This will include an update on the Institute’s latest research on diamonds, colored stones and other timely topics of interest.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
GIA Education<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
GIA will offer one fee-based lab class and two fee-based lecture\/labs during the AGTA GemFair™. Pre-registration is required; call GIA admissions at (800) 421 7250<\/a> ext. 4001 to register for the seminars, and visit GIA’s  website<\/a> to register for the lab.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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Diamond Grading Lab Class<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
Monday<\/span><\/span> through Friday, Feb. 1-5<\/span><\/span>, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
The lab class will teach how to grade diamonds consistently and accurately using a modern gem microscope and a jeweler’s loupe. Participants study GIA’s Diamond Grading System; explore time-saving shortcuts to determine a variety of grading factors; and are introduced to methods for reading a GIA Diamond Grading Report. Participants must pass a two-stone practical test to complete the class successfully.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Identifying Gemstone Treatments Seminar<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
Saturday, Feb. 6<\/span><\/span>, 9 to 11 a.m.<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
A dynamic presentation and a hands-on lab led by GIA instructors will introduce participants to the various treatment processes used in the gemstone market, as well as treatment identification of commercially important gemstones used in jewelry. <\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Identifying Diamond Treatments Seminar<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
Saturday, Feb. 6<\/span><\/span>, 1 to 3 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
A dynamic presentation and hands-on lab led by GIA instructors will present information on the nature and treatment of diamonds, including laser-drilled, fracture-filled, HPHT, irradiation and multiple treatment processes.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
GIA Museum Exhibits<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
GIA’s museum exhibit “Striking Gold!” will help brighten the AGTA GemFair, Feb. 2-7<\/span><\/span>. A number of transparent yellow gem species and varieties on the market, including sapphire, citrine, topaz and more unusual, collector gem minerals will be on view. At TGMS, Feb. 11-14<\/span><\/span>, the museum will feature an exhibition “Mother Nature Sings the Blues,” featuring blue gems and jewelry to coincide with the show’s “Shades of Blue: Minerals of the World” theme.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
GIA Library Exhibit<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
GIA’s library will feature some of its most venerated books in mineralogy and gemology at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, Feb. 11-14<\/span><\/span>. “Providing Access in a Digital World” will give visitors insight into the library’s recent digitization project. In 2015, the Institute embarked on an extenstive project to make many of its rare and historically significant books available online to the public.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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Party at the GIA Gem Mine: Arctic Blast<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
The GIA Alumni Association will have a “blast” in Tucson during its annual auction, dinner and dance party on Friday, Feb. 5<\/span><\/span> from 6:30 to 11 p.m.<\/span><\/span> at the Marriott University Park Hotel. Ticket prices are $55 prior to Jan. 15<\/span><\/span>; $65 after and at the door. GIA alumni, students and industry friends can click  here<\/a> to purchase tickets.<\/u><\/u><\/span>

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GIA at the CAD\/CAM Pavilion<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
GIA’s Jewelry Manufacturing Arts program is at the forefront of jewelry design education – from 3D printer rapid protoyping and casting to prefinishing, setting and buffing. Throughout the AGTA GemFair, GIA experts will answer questions and discuss a variety of relevant topics, including CAD\/CAM, zero-shrinkage from CAD file to photopolymer models to rough castings, jewelry engineering priorities, jewelry design concepts, 3D scanning of gemstones and importing content into CAD files for use in making jewelry, and Quality Assurance Benchmarking criteria when CAD modeling. The ongoing series will take place in the AGTA CAD Design Studio, booth 450 in the Gem Hall.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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For more details about the Institute’s offerings at the AGTA GemFair™, visit GIA’s website<\/a>.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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About GIA<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
An independent nonprofit organization, GIA (Gemological Institute of America), established in 1931, is recognized as the world’s foremost authority in gemology. GIA invented the famous 4Cs of Color, Clarity, Cut and Carat Weight in the early 1950s and in 1953, created the International Diamond Grading System™ which, today, is recognized by virtually every professional jeweler in the world.<\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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Through research, education, gemological laboratory services, and instrument development, the Institute is dedicated to ensuring the public trust in gems and jewelry by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism. Visit www.gia.edu<\/a>. <\/u><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
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