The Scottish Gemmological Association

PROGRAMME

Friday 30th April 2010

6.30 pm     Registration, wine, soft drinks and nibbles

7.30 pm    Fabergé: The “Lost and Last” Easter Egg                                                          MARIA ALFEROVA

8.45 pm    Buffet Meal in The Queens Hotel

Saturday 1st May May 2010

9.15 am     Registration

9.30 am     Coloured Gemstones - Mines and Markets                                                    DR. DIETMAR SCHWARZ

10.30 am   Coffee/Tea

10 45 am   Gem-A: Plans for 2010                                                                                            DR.  JACK OGDEN

11.00 am   Visual Optics                                                                                                          ALAN HODGKINSON

12.00        Lunch and Sponsors’ Sessions

2.00 pm     Identification of Diamond Simulants in Jewellery                                                            GWYN GREEN

3.00 pm     Coffee/Tea

3.30 pm     Eastern Promise: a History of the Gem Trade from India & Ceylon                         DR.  JACK OGDEN

4.30 pm     Interval

5.00 pm     Magnetic Susceptibility of Gemstones (Kensington Suite)   (Cancelled)             DR. DON HOOVER

7.30 pm     Dinner and Ceilidh in The Queens Hotel

Sunday 3rd May 2010

9.30 am     Emeralds of the World and the World of Emeralds                                        DR. DIETMAR SCHWARZ

10.30 am   Coffee/Tea

11.00 am   Upon Reflection: an Excursion into the Phenomenon of Reflection                 DAVID CALLAGHAN

12.00        Presentation of prizes for Gem-Set Jewellery Competition

12.15        Lunch

12.30        Sponsors’ Sessions (all afternoon)

                Display of Gem-Set Jewellery Competition Items in main hall until 2pm

2.15 pm     Workshops and Demonstrations (See separate page)

                Places for the Workshops at 2.15pm and 3.45pm are limited and must be booked in advance

5.00 pm     Close

7.30 pm     Dinner in local restaurant

Monday 3rd May 2010   

10.00 am Field Trip - Location to be announced