GIA Thailand Marks 25th Gemstone Gathering

CARLSBAD, Calif. – June 9, 2009 – The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Thailand will celebrate its 25th Gemstone Gathering on June 24 at the Tawana Hotel in Bangkok. The presentation, titled “Colored Gemstones – Mines to Markets,” will be given by Dr. Dietmar Schwarz, research manager at the Gübelin Gem Laboratory in Lucerne, Switzerland.

The lecture will address the following:

• Trends of commercially traded colored gemstones (ruby, sapphire, emerald, alexandrite, spinel, topaz, garnet and others)
• Gem-producing countries and the regions from which these stones are recovered
• The importance of gemstones to the local mining operations communities and the wider market in general

“Dr. Schwarz is a well-respected gemologist who carries a wealth of knowledge on many different aspects of colored gemstones,” said Kenneth Scarratt, managing director of GIA Southeast Asia and director of the GIA Laboratory in Bangkok. “We welcome him to GIA Thailand’s Gemstone Gathering, an event that continues to provide the latest gemological information and research.”

GIA Thailand’s 25th Gemstone Gathering is complimentary and will be held on June 24 from 6-9 p.m. in the Murano Room on the second floor of the Tawana Hotel, 80 Surawongse Road, Bangkok.

Interested parties must RSVP before June 23 by contacting the GIA Laboratory Bangkok at (66) 2-632-4090, info@giathai.net or the GIA Thailand campus at (66) 2-237-9575, giathai@ksc.th.com.

For more information visit www.giathailand.com or www.giathai.net.