NAJA announces its 50th Annual Mid Year ACE© It Education Conference

May 2018


The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA) announces its 50th Annual Mid Year ACE© It Education Conference to be held in Baltimore, MD on August 11 - 14, 2018.

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. The daily programs are:

Saturday, August 11, 2018

  • Jewelry Law and Order: Cases, Facts, and Everything In Between Tiffany Stevens and Sara Yood
  • Town Hall Meeting Dave Atlas, GIA GG
  • Compared to What? Mark Cartwright, GIA GG
  • The Importance of Being Educated Deborah J. Finleon, GIA GG
  • Present Day Gemological Equipment: Affordable Must-Haves to the Down-Right
  • Outrageous Travis Lejman, GIA GG

Sunday, August 12, 2018

  • You Have A Website, Now What? Matthew Perosi
  • The Magic of Phenomenal Gems! Anna Schumate, GIA GG
  • Tales from the Public Auctions of Famous Jewelry Collections Tracy Sherman
  • Down to Earth Mineral Appraising Dr. Çiğdem Lüle, GIA, GG, FGA
  • Is It Jade? Or Is It Pseudojade? Eric Hoffman
  • Maker & Muse: Women and Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry Elyse Zorn Karlin

Monday, August 13, 2018

  • Estate Exotics: Gems of the People - Collectible Beads Sindi Schloss, GIA GG
  • Identifying Whitby Jet from its Simulants Rebecca Tucker
  • Vintage Watches: Collecting, Collection, and Collectors Gary Lester, GIA GG
  • The 4 C’s of Tiffany’s Lauren Kalman Abramowitz, GIA GG

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

  • “You Didn’t, Seriously? How does repair or alteration affect the value of a jewel?” Duncan Parker, FGA, FCGmA
  • How To Spot and Price a Georgian Fake Nicholle Mogavero, GIA GG
  • Amber, Poland’s Treasure Denise Nelson, GIA GG

To retrieve a conference brochure go tohttp://najaappraisers.com/NAJASpring18c.pdf. Further information contact Gail Brett Levine, GG, Executive Director, National Association of Jewelry Appraisers, 718.896-1536, f. 718-997-9057, [email protected], www.NAJAappraisers.com.