Golden Gate Alumni Asociation of the Gemological Institute of America

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Golden Gate Chapter of the GIA Alumni Association

Russell Shor
Senior Industry Analyst for GIA

will be speaking in SF on Thursday, May 13th to the GIA Alumni.
The meeting will be at Sinbad's Restaurant.
No Host cocktails at 6 pm
Dinner at 6:45, lecture at 7:45 pm

Russells' topic will be
"After the Fall, The New Diamond Pipeline".
His fascinating talk will be about the new players in the diamond production, distribution, and processing since DeBeers privatized in the early 2000's.
BHP, RTZ, Lev Leviev, Vertical Integration, the Kimberley Process, and the Retail Marketplace are just some of the topics he'll be covering.
Come with Questions, Leave with Answers.

RSVP with Check of $45 for dinner or $20 for lecture only to:
Cynthia Allen
1090 B ST. PMB #147
Hayward, CA 94541
Phone: 510-508-1438 or
email: allencynthia@hotmail.com

Employment Opportunity:

Job Title: Boutique Administrator
Company Name: De Beers Diamond Jewellers US, INC.
Job Type: Full Time
Job Category: Administrative
Job Education Level:High School / GED
Salary: Negotiable, Depending on Experience / Salary + commission Salary
GIA Diploma Requirements: The GIA Graduate Gemologist and/or the Graduate Diamonds diplomas strongly preferred.
Job Description: The Boutique Administrator manages all areas of administration for the San Francisco, California store. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to daily and monthly sales reporting and analysis, daily sales slip data entry, inventory receipt and reporting, product consignments, duty drawbacks, credit card batch reconciliations, product temporary import bonds as well are ordering office and beverage supplies. Strong Excel skills are required in addition to proficiency in MS Word. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are also required. Retail experience strongly preferred. The GIA Graduate Gemologist and/or the Graduate Diamonds diplomas strongly preferred. De Beers Diamond Jewellers were established in 2001 as an independently managed and operated company by De Beers Sa, the world’s premier diamond mining and marketing company and LVMH, the world’s leading luxury goods company.
Job Duties:
Daily and monthly sales reporting and analysis, daily sales slip data entry, inventory receipt and reporting, product consignments, duty drawbacks, credit card batch reconciliations, product temporary import bonds as well are ordering office and beverage supplies
Job Benefits: Medical / Dental / Sick Time / Vacation / 401K / Vision / Life
Job Location: San Francisco CA. US
Job Contact:Bhuvan Sahney
bsahney@debeers.com

GIA Alumni Association
New Continuing Education Recognition Program

Early in 2010 GIA will launch a greatly enhanced and totally revamped Continuing Education Recognition Program to help our graduates maintain the value of their professional credentials
The previous program launched in 2007 had good content but was difficult to navigate.

The new program will be very easy to access on the GIA website; it will be very robust
It is designed for those alumni who have achieved Gemologist or Graduate Gemologist and want to stay current.

-It will be delivered via Blackboard Learning Management System, consistent with our new eLearning courses
Eight interactive assignments in the GIA eLearning format will cover the latest updates in gemology.
-The assignments include video, audio and images.
-A questionnaire will follow each assignment.
-Alumni passing all eight assignments will receive a certificate which they can frame and proudly display.
-Participants will have access to current GIA gemology eLearning courses, including rich multi-media from GIA archives.
-The program will feature discussion boards and live online chats with GIA experts from Education and Research
-There will be a reasonable annual participation fee for the program.

Rose McKenna, G.G.,
Retires from GIA

Rose McKenna

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Kate Donovan, G.G.,
New Alumni Relations Manager

The Alumni Society is evolving!

Starting in 2007, all former GIA students will automatically become members
of the Alumni Society, giving all graduates the opportunity to keep abreast
of the constant developments and changes in our industry.
Click here for full details and a downloadable form you need to fill out!

Mail the form back to the following address, whether or not you will be attending Symposium:
Attn: Alumni Society
The Robert Mouawad Campus
5345 Armada Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008