Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

7:30pm                            Welcome Dinner


Monday, October 24th, 2011

8:00am - 8:45am            Registration and Breakfast Buffet

8:45am - 9:00am            Introduction & Opening Comments

9:00am - 10:00am          CAD/CAM for the Bench
                                       Jim Tuttle, Green Lake Jewelry Works

10:00am - 11:00am        Craft as Design and Design as Craft
                                        Michael Bondanza, Michael Bondanza, Inc.

11:00am - 11:15am        Break

11:15am - 12:15pm        Platinum Alloys in the 21st Century:
                                       A Comparative Study 
                                       Joerg Fischer-Buehner, Legor Group

12:15pm - 1:30pm          Lunch

1:30pm - 2:30pm            The State of the Jewelry Industry
                                        Tina Snyder, MJSA Journal

2:30pm - 3:30pm            Know Your Defects: The Benefits of Understanding
                                       Jewelry Manufacturing Problems
                                       Stewart Grice, Hoover & Strong

3:30pm - 3:45pm            Break

3:45pm - 4:45pm            Building Customer Confidence:
                                       Quality Assurance Advantages in Manufacturing
                                        Mark Mann, Gemological Institute of America

4:45pm - 5:30pm            The New Social Advantage:
                                        Social Media for Small Business Owners
                                        Andrea Hill, StrategyWerx

5:30pm - 6:30pm            Cocktail Reception in The Lodge Room

6:30pm                            Networking Dinner and Wrap up