ROME, ITALY - June 15-16 - The first Italian Gemological Scientific Conference will be held in Rome with two days of presentations, a poster session and celebrations. The event will also serve as the launch of the Italian translation of Ronald Ringsrud's new book Emeralds, A Passionate Guide. LAS VEGAS JUNE 3-7 - The JCK Educational Curriculum states that it is PASSIONATE about education. To prove it, they invited the author of Emeralds, A Passionate Guide to lecture on emeralds at their Thursday June 3 Session. Titled "World Market Update, Emerald Buying and Gemology, with a Travelogue of Colombia," the session will start at 3:30PM on Thursday Winter Gems & Gemology Magazine - A review of Emeralds, A Passionate Guide will appear on the pages of this magazine published by GIA. The review, more than one full page, is by Dr. Hanco Zwaan of the Netherlands Gemmological Laboratory. It will be out late January. The Bowers Museum of Cultural History in Santa Ana is hosting a combined exhibit of Latin American art, Fernando Botero Paintings, and the fabulous Itoco Emerald. More>>
Image of Lake Guatavita, Boyacá, Colombia.
