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62 The Jewelry Business Magazine Continued to Pg 64 Shows comprehensive marketing campaign highlighting the Handcrafted Studio including direct mail buyer relations outreach public relations social media as well as a full roster of retail educational sessions nightly Mingle networking events and more. Artists can also take advantage of a range of exhibitor co-promotional tools that can help build their brand awareness and booth traffic. Networking opportunities with fellow exhibitors on the show floor offers even more benefits to artists including the chance to discover new resources and contacts for raw materials they need for their own designs. Jewelry artists interested in learning more about the benefits of becoming a Handcrafted Studio exhibitor for the upcoming Atlanta Jewelry Show can contact Fran Strauss at 800.241.0344 or fstraussatlantajewelryshow.com . Mediterranean Gem and Jewellery Conference in Spain 2016 Focuses on Diamond Detection and Treatments The second in a series of annual Mediterranean conferences will take place at the AC Marriott in the heart of Valencia Spain May 7 - 9 2016. Lectures will be offered by leading independent laboratory gemologists diamond treatment producers and experts on a broad range of subjects but especially on topics that are of most concern and challenging to the jewelry industry. The theme of this conference will be on DIAMOND TREATMENTS and four experts will be discussing various related topics Dr. David Fisher De Beers Technologies Progress in the Detection of Diamond treatments Dr. Katrien de Corte HRD lab Type IIa Diamonds the Good the Bad and the Ugly Sonny Pope Suncrest Diamonds HPHT Processing Improving Color and Value of Diamonds Mikko strm MAGI Practical Applications of FTIR in a Gemological Laboratory Other topics on colored gems evaluation and jewelry at the conference in Valencia include Dr. Alan Hart British Museum The British Museum Natural History Gem Collection Lisa Elser Customgems Roughing It -Dos and Donts of Buying Rough Gemstones Overseas Jeffery Bergman Primagem Phenomenal Prices - Market Value of Phenomenal Gems Rui Galopim de Carvalho Independent Consultant Portuguese Royal Jewelry Gemologists appraisers and dealers will receive hands-on experience with diamonds at two workshops Diamond Workshop on Grading and Screening of Natural and Synthetic Diamonds by Manuel Llopis Lopez MLLOPIS George Spyromilios IGL and Branko Deljanin CGL-GRS Advanced Diamond Workshop with 50 samples on Using Standard and Advanced Instruments to Detect n Natural SyntheticandTreatedDiamondsbyBrankoDeljaninCGL-GRS. SPECIAL lecture Dusan Simic Analytical Gems Jewellery Post Treatments of Colorless HPHT Treated IIa Diamonds - ID Challenge for Labs ROUND TABLE moderated by John Chapman Gemetrix on Diamond Treatments in 21st Century with top experts in production and identification of treated diamonds followed by questions from the attendees. All conference participants are invited to submit digital posters gemologyjewelryeducationretail related for the Poster Competition by April 1 2016. More on speakers lectures venue day tour of Valencia and registration are available at www.gemconference.com