Established in 1976, the Rapaport Group has grown to be an international network of companies dedicated to first class and invaluable services towards the development of free, fair, and competitive diamond/jewelry markets. With over ten thousand clients in 70 countries, the Rapaport Group actively participates in multitudinal services, such as diamond grading and certification, global trading and auction services, international sourcing, and publishing information about trading networks.
With that said, Rapaport will be holding the Rapaport International Diamond Conference on Thursday, October 21st at the Times Center in New York. The conference will consist of two sessions for the morning and afternoon, respectively: "Diamond Demand" and "Human Rights and the Diamond Industry -- The Way Forward."
The morning session, "Diamond Demand" will discuss who will be buying what at as the U.S. and global economies try to recover. The session will analyze future trends and the reasons consumers will buy jewelry. Roy Williams, chancellor of the Wizard Academy, will conclude the session with an anticipated multimedia presentation.
The afternoon session, "Human Rights and the Diamond Industry" understands the current reasons for debate, but will focus more on providing possible solutions as the session introduces new ideas and proprosals. Dr. Michael Conry, Chairman of TransFair USA and author of "Branded" and Dr. Peter Singer, esteemed ethicist from Princeton University will be presenting. This session will include an open discussion using specific and real examples that delineate ethical and business concerns.
ALL revenue from the conference will be donated to the Fair Trade Jewelry Association, a 501(c)3 U.S. registered chairty. The registration fee of $249 will go straight to the charity. Fee waivers may be available for NGO's and government officials.
Seating is limited, to register:
visit the conference website, email idc@diamonds.net, or call +1-702-983-9400.
For more information, visit the website.
