AGTA GemFair™ Tucson Daily Calendar
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Monday, February 4 |
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12:30 p.m. |
Canoa Ranch Golf Club |
AGTA's Annual Coyote Classic Charity Golf Tournament |
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Tuesday, February 5 |
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8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Coconino Room |
GIA: Colored Stone Grading Lab Class (Fee) |
10:00 a.m. |
Tucson Convention Center |
AGTA GTC Mobile Laboratory opens! |
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Wednesday, February 6 |
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10:00 a.m. |
Tucson Convention Center |
AGTA GemFair™ Tucson opens! |
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Coconino Room |
GIA: Colored Stone Grading Lab Class (Fee) |
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: Digital Photography |
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: Channel and Bezel Stone Setting Techniques |
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Thursday, February 7 |
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8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Coconino Room |
GIA: Colored Stone Grading Lab Class (Fee) |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Mohave Room |
Best Buys in Tucson, Richard Drucker |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Maricopa Room |
Own the Color Brand in Your Marketplace, Douglas K. Hucker |
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: Your Jewelry Repair Shop: Profit Center or Service Center |
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Greenlee Room |
Aspirational Luxury Clients Can Afford Estate, Gail Brett Levine |
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Graham Room |
Supply Chain Issues: The Industry as Leader, panel |
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: The Art of Engraving |
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: Digital Photography |
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. |
Greenlee Room |
Yoga for Jewelers, Judith Whitehead |
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Friday, February 8 |
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9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Coconino Room |
Pearl Grading Lab Class, GIA (Fee) |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Mohave Room |
Tanzanite Foundation and AGTA Present the Tanzanite Quality Scale |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Maricopa Room |
Attitude and the Art of Advertising, You Can't Bore People |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Greenlee Room |
Luxurious Personal Jewelry Design, Cynthia Renée Zava |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Graham Room |
Selling Gemstones: A Color First Approach, Ramona Gautreaux |
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: Channel and Bezel Stone Setting Techniques |
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: Your Jewelry Repair Shop: Profit Center or Service Center |
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: The Art of Engraving |
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Mohave Room |
Gems of East Africa, Richard Hughes |
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Maricopa Room |
Predicting the Future of Colored Gemstone Sales, David Federman |
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Greenlee Room |
The Luxury of a Planned Jewelry Wardrobe, Caroline Stanley |
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Graham Room |
Gem ID Made Easy: Part 1, Antoinette Matlins |
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. |
Greenlee Room |
Yoga for Jewelers, Judith Whitehead |
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Saturday, February 9 |
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9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Mohave Room |
Marketing to America's Affluent, Diane Warga-Arias |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Maricopa Room |
Distinguishing Cultured Pearls, Elisabeth Strack |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Greenlee Room |
News from the AGTA GTC, Dr. Lore Kiefert |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Graham Room |
Fair Trade and the Colored Gemstone World, Eric Braunwart |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Gila Room |
Insurance for Small and Home-based Businesses |
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
Coconino Room |
Identifying Diamond Treatments, Andy Lucas (Fee) |
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: Digital Photography |
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: Channel and Bezel Stone Setting Techniques |
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: Your Jewelry Repair Shop: Profit Center or Service Center |
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Coconino Room |
Identifying Ruby, Andy Lucas (Fee) |
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Mohave Room |
Gems from Life, Maggie Campbell Pedersen |
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Maricopa Room |
Recent Acquisitions at the Smithsonian Institute, Jeffrey Post |
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Graham Room |
Gem ID Made Easy: Part 2, Antoinette Matlins * CANCELLED * |
7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. |
Marriott University Park |
AGTA Dinner Dance and Awards Gala |
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Sunday, February 10 |
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9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Mohave Room |
Gems of the Ural Mountains, Dr. Lore Kiefert |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Maricopa Room |
Colored Gemstone Estate Jewelry, Diana Jarrett |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Greenlee Room |
Improve Your JBT Rating, Dione Kenyon |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Graham Room |
Merchandising: How to Color Your Bottom Line Green, Tim Malone |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Coconino Room |
GIA Research Update, GIA |
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: The Art of Engraving |
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
GemHall II |
Stuller: Digital Photography |
6:00 p.m. |
Tucson Convention Center |
Spectrum of Design and GemHall II Pavilions Close |
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Monday, February 11 |
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9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Mohave Room |
Pearls 101: Saltwater & Freshwater, Natural & Cultured, Betty Sue King |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Maricopa Room |
Gemmological Tricks and Treats, Alan Hodgkinson |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Greenlee Room |
A Dozen Tips for Successful Gem Photography, Robert Weldon |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Graham Room |
Basic Gemmology Instruments, Doug Garrod |
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Coconino Room |
Designers and Retailers, Co-conspirators, Pamela Ford |
4:00 p.m. |
Tucson Convention Center |
AGTA GTC Mobile Laboratory Closes |
4:00 p.m. |
Tucson Convention Center |
2008 AGTA GemFair™ Tucson Closes |
