DATE/TIME	Thursday, 6/3/04 at 9:00am - 10:00am
TITLE	Gems Mined in the USA
DESCRIPTION	Gary Roskin, Senior Editor, JCK Magazine - Colored Gemstones While the history and romance of colored gemstones has long been a focus on the distant and exotic, beautiful colored gemstones are mined in the USA, and many have a great potential for increased sales in today's climate.
DATE/TIME	Thursday, 6/3/04 at 9:00am - 10:00am
TITLE	Using Diamond Grading Reports
DESCRIPTION	Mark Moeller, R.F. Moeller, St. Paul, MN and Clayton Bromberg, President, Underwood Jewelers As consumers are better informed, the documentation you present during the diamond selling process can be a critical tool. Learn how to best address or make use of different types of lab reports and quality documents, including AGS Diamond Quality Documents and AGS Lab reports in this session.
DATE/TIME	Thursday, 6/3/04 at 9:00am - 10:00am
TITLE	Design Patents, Protecting Your Rights
DESCRIPTION	Jeffrey Kaden, Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, New York As you develop the design side of your business, whether retail or wholesale, now more than ever it is essential to protect the rights that help you distinguish your work. In addition, retailers benefit from honoring the patent rights of designers and manufacturers by honoring design patents. Further, there are advantages in securing design patent rights for jewelry designs, as compared to other forms of legal protection.
DATE/TIME	Thursday, 6/3/04 at 9:00am - 10:00am
TITLE	From the Diamond Dealers Club: Buying and Selling Diamonds on the Internet
DESCRIPTION	Lillian Shapiro, Diamond Dealers Club of New York Retailers benefit by using the Web as a key element for a successful diamond department. In this session find out about using the Web to find diamonds at the best possible prices, making payments over the Web, using the Web to move inventory, do's and don'ts for building a Web site to promote your business, how to maximize traffic to your Web site, and whether an online catalog makes sense for your business.