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AGA opens registration for virtual Career Forum: “What Can You Do with Your Gemology – Gemological Publications?”

The Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA) announced its third installment of the highly successful gemological career forum series, “What Can You Do with Your Gemology?” The next forum topic and discussion will  focus on careers in gemological publication and feature industry leaders Brendan Laurs, Gary Roskin, and Robert Weldon as panelists.

The biannual virtual events, hosted by AGA, are designed to showcase the wide variety of applications for gemological accreditation and the diverse career paths gemologists can consider. This free, interactive forum is open to anyone interested in gemology.

AGA Career Forums feature practicing gemologists in different professions, sharing insights into their paths to success and answering questions as attendees discover where their gemology might take them. Participants are encouraged to join in and learn more about their opportunities for a gemological career.

AGA invites all gemologists and those considering a career in gemology to register and participate.

What Can You Do with Your Gemology – Part III – Gemological Publications? is scheduled for Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 8:30 am (PDT) and will include the following gemologists:

Robert Weldon, GIA GG is the director of the Richard T. Liddicoat Gemological Library at GIA and the recipient of the 2020 Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology. Robert has written professionally for JCK Magazine and Professional Jeweler, and has authored and co-authored many feature articles and books. His exceptional photographs have appeared on numerous gemological publication covers, in articles, and books worldwide.

Gary Roskin, FGA, GIA GG, is the CEO of the ICA and the recipient of the 2022 Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology. As the author of Photo Masters for Diamond Grading, Former Senior Gemstone Editor for JCK Magazine (1997-2009), Gemstone Editor for the Baselworld Daily News (2010-2015), and for the Roskin Gem News Report (2009-2015), Roskin has covered the international colored gems market, as well as gemological subjects on colorless to fancy color diamonds, and the estate gemstone/jewelry market for well-over two decades, earning countless awards for his articles in the process.

Brendan Laurs, MS, GIA GG, FGA, is the Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Gemmology published by Gem-A. From 1997 to 2012 he was an editor of Gems & Gemology at GIA, Carlsbad, California. He is a gemologist and a geologist specializing in the formation of colored gemstone deposits (particularly in granitic pegmatites), and has visited numerous gem mining areas in Africa, Asia, Brazil and the USA.

Register online for this event here.

Recordings of the two previous AGA Career Forums dedicated to careers in gem and jewelry valuation and gemological laboratory research are available in the AGA Digital Library.

For more info about AGA or this forum series, contact exec.admin@accreditedgemologists.org.

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