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CIBJO & IAC – Part 2: Defending What’s Yours: IP in the Jewellery and Watch Industry

Sunday, September 10, 2023 10:00am – 11:00am CEST Join us in Vicenza, Italy in person or online Panelists: Sara Yood, Deputy General Counsel, Jewelers Vigilance Council (JVC) Erika Andreotti, Partner, Studio Torta in Milan, Italy Chiara Luzatto, Attorney, Studio Torta in Milan, Italy Moderator: Lisa Koenigsberg, President, Initiatives in Art and Culture. As part of CIBJO’s Jewellery Industry Voices webinar and seminar series at VICENZAORO,

CIBJO & IAC – Part 2: Defending What’s Yours: IP in the Jewellery and Watch Industry2023-09-24T16:14:54-04:00

CIBJO & IAC – Part 2: Defending What’s Yours: IP in the Jewellery and Watch Industry

Sunday, September 10, 2023 10:00 – 11:00 am CEST PART 1: IAC's  Maintaining Purpose, New York, USA, July 18, 2023 PART 2: VicenzaOro, Vicenza, Italy, September 10, 2023 PART 3: CIBJO Conference, Jaipur, India,: October 4, 2023 Join us in Vicenza, Italy in person or online. IAC is delighted to participate in the second in a series of three sessions organized collaboratively with CIBJO addressing

CIBJO & IAC – Part 2: Defending What’s Yours: IP in the Jewellery and Watch Industry2023-09-18T10:59:41-04:00

Honoring Labor Day

John Neagle. Pat Lyon at the Forge, 1829. Oil on canvas, unframed: 94½ x 68½ in. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of the Lyon Family, 1842.1. Declared by Congress in 1894, the first Monday in September honors the nation’s workers and their contributions to the wellbeing of the country. Its roots are seen to date to the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.

Honoring Labor Day2023-09-18T10:43:50-04:00

Art and architecture

Initiatives in Art and Culture curates an immersive educational experience on the Arts & Crafts Movement in Detroit. By Lisa Koenigsberg IAC celebrates the complexities and contradictions of the Arts & Crafts movement. For its 25th anniversary Conference, IAC returns to the Midwest—often overlooked for its contributions to the movement—and zooms in on Detroit and environs, where conditions were optimal because automation and industrialization ushered

Art and architecture2023-09-17T12:04:19-04:00

IAC’s 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference

Detroit and Environs September 27 – October 1, 2023 View the conference agenda.  Register for the conference here. #artsandcrafts #detroit #initiativesinartandculture #IAC #artconference #artsandcraftsconference #architecture #iacconferences #autumnevents #culture #museum #artsandcraftsmovement #design #historicpreservation #architecture #cranbrook #playersclub #scarabclub #dia #pewabic #edselandeleanorfordhouse

IAC’s 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference2023-09-16T15:48:17-04:00

Sluice Goose industries “GOLDROP” pay-dirt separating processor

All attending Maintaining Purpose, IAC’s 13th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference, were riveted by John Richmond and Toby Pomeroy’s presentation on mercury-free processing of gold. They discussed GOLDROP, an innovative system using elutriation to separate gold from sediment without employing mercury. GIA has approved grant-funded testing of GOLDROP. For more information on GOLDROP visit Sluice Goose and Mercury Free Mining. For those who missed the

Sluice Goose industries “GOLDROP” pay-dirt separating processor2023-09-18T11:15:40-04:00

Celebrating theater at IAC’s 25th Arts & Crafts Conference: Detroit and Environs

September 27 - October 1, 2023 Detroit and Environs Register now and use promo code THEATER for $100 off a full-priced ticket.   The World of Theater: The Players  and the Fox Theatre The Players The Players, an amateur gentlemen’s theatrical club, while founded in 1911 would only find a permanent home in 1925 with the construction of the Playhouse (William Kapp of Smith, Hinchman and

Celebrating theater at IAC’s 25th Arts & Crafts Conference: Detroit and Environs2023-09-18T11:12:44-04:00

Honoring IAC’s partnership with CIBJO

IAC was honored to welcome Gaetano Cavalieri, president of CIBJO, and his son Aurelio to New York and to our 13th annual Gold + Diamond Conference where we launched our collaboration in a session on intellectual property and protecting creativity. We look forward to continuing this partnership, next on a panel at the CIBJO conference in Vicenza, Italy in September, and then in India in

Honoring IAC’s partnership with CIBJO2023-09-17T12:03:01-04:00

IAC’s 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference – Detroit and Environs

The window is closing! Book your Detroit stay at this historic boutique hotel now! Step into Detroit in the 1920s with a stay at the Siren Hotel, originally the Wurlitzer building (Robert Finn, 1926). The building and many of its interior finishings have been restored based on documentation in an article appearing in 1926. Architectural features of interest are complemented by an ambiance that allows

IAC’s 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference – Detroit and Environs2023-09-17T11:12:45-04:00

How May I Serve You? Ep. 124

Delighted to have been invited and to have been in conversation with Thomas Johnson about mentorship, its impact, and fulfilling the role of a mentor. The serendipity of finding someone who plays such a role is an adventure in itself. The podcast can be found on any podcast streaming service, or here on the GetupNGetFitWebsite.

How May I Serve You? Ep. 1242023-09-17T11:44:15-04:00

Arts & Crafts in August: The Art & Craft of the Ford House

Delighted to have been asked by Kate Nixon and Arts and Crafts in August to participate in a webinar that will shed light both on IAC’s 25th Anniversary Arts and Crafts conference broadly and more specifically on the Edsel and Eleanor Ford house. Looking forward to discussing the essence and paradoxes of the Arts and Crafts movement as exemplified in the Ford House by its

Arts & Crafts in August: The Art & Craft of the Ford House2023-08-17T16:38:21-04:00

IAC’s 13th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference “Maintaining Purpose”: Wednesday in Review

Highlights from Wednesday's proceedings at IAC’s 13th annual Gold + Diamond Conference, “Maintaining Purpose.” For those who missed it, the conference proceedings are archived here. #gold #goldanddiamonds #jewelry #iac #iacevents #eventsnyc #diamonds #initiativesinartandculture #mining #julyevents

IAC’s 13th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference “Maintaining Purpose”: Wednesday in Review2023-08-18T16:40:17-04:00

Celebrating the Award Winners at IAC’s 13th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference, “Maintaining Purpose”

Pippa Small received IAC’s 6th annual award for Leadership in Responsible Practice in Jewelry while Satta Matturi received IAC’s 3rd annual award for Extraordinary Contributions to the Diamond and Jewelry Industries. We were thrilled to honor their accomplishments at a festive evening event. For those who missed it, there are various ticket options that allow you to view all or part of the two-day conference!

Celebrating the Award Winners at IAC’s 13th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference, “Maintaining Purpose”2023-08-18T16:18:50-04:00

IAC’s 13th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference “Maintaining Purpose”: Tuesday in Review

Highlights from Tuesday's proceedings at IAC’s 13th annual Gold + Diamond Conference, “Maintaining Purpose.” For those who missed it, the conference proceedings are archived here. #gold #goldanddiamonds #jewelry #iac #iacevents #eventsnyc #diamonds #initiativesinartandculture #mining #julyevents

IAC’s 13th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference “Maintaining Purpose”: Tuesday in Review2023-08-17T16:35:51-04:00

Heritage Auctions Welcomes IAC’s 13th International Gold + Diamond Conference

Grateful to Heritage Auctions for a spectacular kickoff reception which featured welcoming remarks from Roberta Kramer (Vice President - Strategy and Business Development at Heritage Auctions). Key to the evening was lively conversation with friends and colleagues reuniting, and new relationships being formed.

Heritage Auctions Welcomes IAC’s 13th International Gold + Diamond Conference2023-08-17T15:54:56-04:00

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