Registration Begins for 2015 CIBJO Congress in Brazil
January 29, 15
(IDEX Online News) – Registration has officially opened for the 2015 annual congress of CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, which will take place in Brazil. This is the first time that a CIBJO congress is being held in South America.
The congress takes place in Salvador from May 4-6, with pre-congress meetings being held on May 2 and May 3. Salvador is the capital of the north-eastern state of Bahia.
The congress is being hosted by Instituto Brasileiro de Gemas e Metais Preciosos (IBGM), in close cooperation with the local jewelry association in Bahia, Progemas (Associação Bahiana dos Produtores e Comerciantes de Gemas e Metais Preciosos).
The congress serves as a forum for CIBJO's professional commissions, and is the venue at which its Diamond, Coloured Stones, Pearl, Precious Metals, Gemmological and Coral Blue Books are discussed and updated.