GIA Laboratory Bangkok and GIA Thailand Campus Booth

in Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair# 42nd

 

GIA Laboratory Bangkok and GIA Thailand Campus shared a booth at the GIA’s presence in Thailand was well represented at the recent 42nd Bangkok Gems and Jewelry Fair that was held from September 11th - 15th, 2008. GIA’s booth was twice the size of previous years and expressed the full range of GIA’s offerings to Thailand and the region. These included both Laboratory Services (Diamond Grading as well as Colored Stone and Pearl reports and Research) and the fill package of GIA’s Educational Programs. The booth also showcased GIA new retailer’s package.

The booth became a one stop GIA information center offering attendees the chance to win prizes, discover new services offered by the GIA Laboratory Bangkok and learn of the new educational seminars and the many courses and programs offered at the GIA Thailand Campus. For an energizing and enlightening break, coffee and cutting edge GIA gemological videos were offered on a complementary basis to help visitors and exhibitors rest their tired limbs.

Visitors to the GIA Booth were excited and amazed to learn of the many different varieties of services available from the GIA Laboratory Bangkok. The GIA Diamond Dossier® - now available in Bangkok - generated a great deal of interest; the GIA Diamond Dossier® is the diamond grading and inscription registry service from GIA Laboratory for diamonds weighing between 0.15 to 1.99 ct on the GIA D to Z grading scale. It includes the laser inscription of a diamond's unique GIA Report number on the girdle.

In association with the Thai Gem & Jewelry Traders Association GIA’s Thailand Campus and GIA Laboratory, Bangkok are honored to present Alan Hodgkinson F.G.A., D.G.A., as the principle speaker at this year’s GIA GemFest Thailand.

Alan, who lives in the beautiful town of Portencross by West Kilbride in Scotland, regularly leaves his green and pleasant land to avail the world of the gemological techniques he has developed over his more than three decade love affair with all things associated with gemstones. He is without question one of the world’s most renowned gemologists, lecturers and authors.

Alan’s enthusiasm for gemstones and gemology is infectious; those attending his lectures cannot get enough of his easily understandable and simple techniques that yield vital information without expending large amounts of money on high-tech equipment. He has been the recipient of many honors, including - Honorary Registered Valuer UK, Honorary Member Canadian Gemmological Association, Freeman Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, Freeman City of London, and was the the first recipient of the Antonio Bonanno Award. Alan is the developer of Hodgkinson's Visual Optics. He is currently President of the Eastwood Chamber of Trade and Commerce, and he is working on a book entitled "Diamond & Gemstones - A Practical Identification Manual."

GIA Laboratory’s MD for South East Asia, Kenneth Scarratt, comments; “this is an opportunity not to be missed, you cannot fail to be enthused by just listening to Alan”. H. Randal Park the Director of the GIA Educational Campus in Thailand echoes these sentiments and adds “GIA is proud that it was able to persuade Alan to come to Thailand especially for this event and we thank The Thai Gem and Jewelry Traders Association for their support and providing the venue”.

These short GIA videos delivered current and informative educational material on pearls related subjects such as, Formation & Fascination of Pearls, Processing Cultured Pearls and Judging Pearl Quality to name but a few of the many practical based GIA educational videos on offer.

 

The lucky winners of the daily GIA Thailand Podcast Quiz were :

  

     Ms. Somapan Asavasanti (Thailand) on September 11th, 2008

     Mr. Nakorn Jandrakholiga (Thailand) on September 12th, 2008

     Ms. Young Gi Kim (Korea) on September 13th, 2008

     Ms. Susan Aber (USA) on September 14th, 2008

     Ms. Susan Kelley (USA) on September 15th, 2008

The winners and runners up for the GIA Thailand Podcast Quiz included students from GIA Carlsbad, California, GIA Thailand and from the local trade and international visitors to the 42nd Bangkok Gems and Jewelry Fair.

GIA Thailand Campus and GIA Laboratory Bangkok look forward to the opportunity to serve visitors at the next Bangkok Gems and Jewelry Fair between February 25th - March 1st 2009.

For more information on services available at GIA Laboratory Bangkok, please visit www.giathai.net

For information on up coming GIA Thailand events and GIA Thailand educational courses, seminars and corporate training packages please visit www.giathailand.com