Schedule
2019 Symposium Schedule
Breakout Sessions
614 Southwest 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
| 1:00-1:50 PM – CARD ROOM | Basic Metallurgy For Jewelers Stewart Grice, Hoover & Strong |
| 1:00-1:50 PM – LIBRARY ROOM | Jewelry Forensics – Jewelry Applications, Manufacturing Traces, and Quality Assurance Al Gilbertson, GIA |
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| 2:00-2:50 PM – CARD ROOM | Inlay Techniques Chris Ploof, Chris Ploof Designs |
| 2:00-2:50 PM – LIBRARY ROOM | It’s Custom, Not Copying: A discussion of Legal Considerations for Custom Design Tiffany Stevens, JVC |
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| 3:00-3:50 PM – LIBRARY ROOM | Bench Jeweler’s Think Tank: A Roundtable Discussion on the Wear Characteristics of Platinum Jewelry Teresa Frye, TechForm |
| 3:00-3:50 PM – CARD ROOM | Basic Metallurgy For Jewelers Stewart Grice, Hoover & Strong |
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| 4:00-4:50 PM – LIBRARY ROOM | Inside Lightbox Adam O’Grady, Element Six & Jamie Cadwell Gage, Lightbox Jewelry |
| 4:00-4:50 PM – CARD ROOM | Jewelry Forensics – Jewelry Applications, Manufacturing Traces, and Quality Assurance Al Gilbertson, GIA |
Keynote Address & Dinner
Sunday, Sept 29th – The Grand Ballroom – 3rd Floor – The Sentinel Hotel
614 Southwest 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
| 3:00-6:15 PM | Vendor Area Opens in The Grand Ballroom Meet the many sponsors of PJS. In past years attendees have requested more time to visit the vendors and play with all of the fun toys they bring to PJS. In response we added this time before the cocktail reception and Keynote Address for additional networking and sharing opportunities. Enjoy! |
| 5:00-6:15 PM | Networking Reception & Cocktail Hour in The Grand Ballroom |
| 6:15-7:00 PM | Keynote Address: The Science and Art of Designing and Creating in Diverse Metals Zoltan David, Zoltan David LLC |
| 7:00-9:00 PM | Keynote Dinner Begins in the Grand Ballroom |
Main Stage Symposium Sessions
Monday, Sept 30th – The Grand Ballroom – 3rd Floor – The Sentinel Hotel
614 Southwest 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast Buffet, The Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor |
| 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Welcome & Opening Comments |
| 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM | Making Money Count Mariel Diaz, Accounting for Jewelers, LLC |
| 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM | Panel of Experts: Casting for Success Moderated by Teresa Frye Dennis Busby, Stuller, Inc. Joel Meltzer, TechForm |
| 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Bench Demonstration: Surface Finishing Techniques Kristi Broussard, Stuller, Inc |
| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Networking Break & Continuing Bench Demonstrations |
| 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM | Trust But Verify: A Survey of Refining Returns Brett Gober, Freedom Design & Contracting |
| 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Manufacturing Techniques in Contemporary Metals Adam Rosenberg, Spectore Corp. |
| 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch, Renaissance Room, 3rd Floor |
| 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | Gem Legacy: Sharing the “Gems Do Good” Story Rachel Dery, Gem Legacy |
| 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM | Beyond Design: CAD on the Bench and in the Shop Gary Dawson, Rhino Jewelry CAD & Gary Dawson Designs |
| 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Bench Demonstration: Soldering Techniques for Challenging Metals Angela Busby, Stuller, Inc. |
| 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM | Networking Break & Continuing Bench Demonstrations |
| 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM | How to Keep Your Lines Fresh by Iterating Using Zbrush™ Tomas Wittelsbach |
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Networking Reception & Cocktails, The Grand Ballroom |
| 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Networking Dinner, The Library Room, 2nd Floor |