#NAJA 46th Annual Mid Year ACE© It Education Conference to be held in Newport Beach, CA

ACE© It Conferences by NAJA

The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA) announces its 46th Annual Mid Year ACE© It Education Conference to be held in Newport Beach, CA on August 13 - August 16, 2016. 

The appraisal organization dedicated exclusively to gems and jewelry presents an outstanding program to assist the professional appraiser’s continuing education and an unparalleled networking experience. 

NAJA welcomes your attendance to the Mid-Year ACE© It Conference. NAJA’s Conference is designed for the professional gem and jewelry appraiser and likeminded professionals with similar goals and related business challenges. Attendance at NAJA’s ACE© It Educational Conferences is a perfect opportunity to increase your skills, learn new information, and experience a peerless networking opportunity. Experts from the trade share their areas of expertise to further your understanding. 

An extremely well developed program is planned:

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Muzo Emeralds; Gemology, Mining and a Future Perspective -Ronald Ringsrud
The Challenges of Creating a Gemstone Brand - Patrick Coughlin, GIA GG
How To Identify A Luxury Counterfeit Watch - Joe Akar
The Old Euro Revisited - Michael Goldstein

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Treatments and Synthetics: A Visual Review - John I. Koivula, GIA GG
Digital Photomicrography for Gemologists - Nathan Renfro, GIA GG
Evaluations in a Millennial World - Anne Dale, FGA
Bird on a Rock: An Insider's Guide to Preparing a Blue Box Appraisal -
Lauren Kalman Abramowitz, GIA GG

Monday, August 15, 2016

Training Your Eye - Karen Lorene
Appraiser Challenges of a Lifetime - Richard Drucker, GIA GG & Stuart Robertson, GIA GG
The 1950s and 1960s: Change and Innovation: A Jewel for Every Taste and Every Person - Duncan Parker, FGA
Into the Depths of French Hallmarking... Come Out Singing La Marseillaise! -
Danusia Niklewicz, GIA GG and William Whetstone

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Appraising - From the Essentials into the Nonsense - Dave Atlas, GIA GG
The Appraisal Challenge - How Will Yours Hold Up? - Martin Fuller, GIA GG
Conflict Management: Tales from the Dark Side - Deborah Finleon, GIA GG

...and....

National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA) was founded in 1981 on the premise that the specialized field of gem and jewelry appraising was an area that was long overdue for representation on a professional basis.  Also, there was a need for an appraisal organization specializing in only gems and jewelry, one which would not be subject to the confusion of diverse appraisal disciplines such as real estate, machinery & equipment, art, household contents, etc.  The NAJA was formed as a response to this need.  

The Association’s primary purpose is to recognize, and make available, the services of highly qualified, informed, experienced, independent, and professional appraisers of gems and jewelry to those members of the public requiring such expertise.  In addition, NAJA seeks to promote the trademark and professional designations earned by our members and to make available continuing educational materials in order to ensure that they are among the best informed appraisers in our industry.  

Finally, it is our goal to promote professionalism among our members as well as the industry as a whole.  All of the above should provide reasonable assurance to the public of the professional skill, integrity, and responsibility of our members.

The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers is the only appraisal association in the United States that devotes itself solely to the appraisal of gems and jewelry and silver flatware and holloware.  All of our energies focus on these, and only these, subjects which are updated with new information as it becomes available.

http://najaappraisers.com/