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The Laboratory Grown Diamond Committee Open Session at the Virtual CIBJO Congress 2021 - last chance to register
03.11.2021: INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTERING
The open sessions of the virtual CIBJO Congress 2021 are being held on the new Zoom Events platform, which provides participants access into a congress lobby, before and after each session, where they may network and in
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTERING
The open sessions of the virtual CIBJO Congress 2021 are being held on the new Zoom Events platform, which provides participants access into a congress lobby, before and after each session, where they may network and interact with each other, as may one do in an in-person event.
The new Zoom system requires that you activate an updated Zoom Client for Meetings app on your computer or mobile device, and not just log in to Zoom via its website. You also need to be logged into your Zoom Client for Meetings app on your computer or mobile device using the same email address that you have registered for the CIBJO Congress.
If you do not have an up-to-date version of Zoom Client for Meetings on your computer or mobile device, you can download it at no cost from the Apple or Google stores, or via the following link: https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting
EACH SESSION MUST BE REGISTERED FOR SEPARATELY
ALL SESSIONS CAN BE ATTENDED FREE OF CHARGE
FEATURED SPEAKERS
The open session of the CIBJO Congress 2021 on November 4, 2021, will feature CIBJO's Laboratory-Grown Diamond Committee. It was established in 2019 from an earlier-created working group and charged with developing a guidance document to support the incorporation of the laboratory-grown diamond sector into the greater jewellery industry.
The CIBJO committee's approach in developing the guideline is that laboratory-grown diamonds have a legitimate place in the jewellery business, and their manufacturers and traders enjoy an equal right to derive financial benefit from their products, on condition that consumers are provided adequate information about them so as to make reasoned purchasing decisions.
The guidance document, which was officially released in June 2021, will be presented by the Laboratory-Grown Diamond Committee Chair Wesley Hunt.
The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Edward Johnson, who also is moderator of CIBJO's popular webinar series, Jewellery Industry Voices. It will consider the impact of laboratory-grown diamonds in the marketplace from a variety of perspectives, and the role that can be played by the uniform set of principles contained in the Laboratory-Grown Diamond Guidance document.
CLICK TO REGISTER
The 2021 CIBJO Congress is taking place virtually November 1-4, 2021, and November 15-18, 2021.
The open sessions of the congress are being conducted on the new Zoom Events platform, which allows congress delegates to mingle and interact in a common area, between and during formal meetings.
More information is available and registration possible on the dedicated CIBJO Congress website
- Steven Benson, photos CIBJO
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