Welcome to GRC 2009
New gem sources and innovative technologies for gem treatment, synthesis, and identification are revolutionizing gemology as we know it. At the same time, political, economic, and environmental challenges are changing the availability of gem materials and how they are recovered, distributed, and evaluated. More than ever, gemologists and the jewelry industry must keep pace with rapid and radical changes.To explore the latest technical developments in the field, the Gemological Institute of America will host its second Gemological Research Conference (GRC) August 21–23, 2009, at the Town & Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego, California. The GRC is designed to provide a platform for sharing expertise and ideas. The event will feature:
- World-renowned keynote speakers
- Cutting-edge oral and poster presentations and panel discussions
- Two parallel tracks emphasizing technical gemology and jewelry/business issues
- International, multi-disciplinary participation, including a session co-organized by the Mineralogical Society of America
- Photography contest and workshop
- Field trips to world-renowned gem pegmatites in San Diego County
The inaugural Gemological Research Conference, held in August 2006, drew more than 700 participants from 32 countries. Summaries of the 2006 GRC presentations appeared in the Fall 2006 issue of Gems & Gemology.
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| September 1, 2008 | Call for abstracts |
| September 1, 2008 | Conference registration available |
| March 1, 2009 | Abstract submission deadline |
| April 10, 2009 | Deadline to submit entries for photography contest |
| May 1, 2009 | Notice of acceptance/rejection of abstracts |
| May 15, 2009 | Travel grant application deadline |
| June 1, 2009 | Early (discounted) registration deadline Oral/poster presenter registration deadline |
| August 21 - 23, 2009 | 2nd Gemological Research Conference |
