The World Diamond Council has announced that its 12th Annual General Meeting will take place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City from September 7 – 9.

Hosted by the newly formed United States Jewelry Council, the body that brings together the views and actions of the U.S. jewelry industry trade associations relative to responsible and sustainable sourcing, the meeting is being sponsored by Signet Jewelers.  Other sponsors include ABN AMRO Bank, Brink’s and UL. 

Among the items to be discussed during the Annual General Meeting are the current agenda of the Kimberley Process (KP), the implementation of the The World Diamond Council’s first- ever Strategic Plan, and an enhanced communications platform positioning The World Diamond Council as the industry voice to respond to Kimberly Process and conflict diamond- related issues.

The agenda will start on the afternoon of September 7 with the first of two World Diamond Council Board of Directors meetings, followed by a Welcome Cocktail Reception. Mr. Maurice Tempelsman, chairman of the board of Lazare Kaplan International Inc., will make the keynote address at the opening session of the Annual General Meeting on September 8.  He’ll be joined by a number of high profile speakers from the diamond industry and government. This meeting will also focus on the upcoming Kimberly Process Plenary meeting taking place later this year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The World Diamond Council Annual General Meeting is open to paid WDC members and invited guests only. The World Diamond Council members can register at http://www.worlddiamondcouncil.org/agm-registration- form. If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please contact Mr. Ronnie VanderLinden, president of the USJC and treasurer of The World Diamond Council, at [email protected].

For more information, visit www.worlddiamondcouncil.org or contact WDC Executive Director Patricia Syvrud at .