Shenzhen Jewelry Fair To Open April 20

The 13th edition of the China International Gold, Jewellery & Gem Fair – Shenzhen, the jewelry trade event for Southern China, will be held April 20 to 22 at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center. 

The Shenzhen Fair, which occupies 22,000 square meters of exhibition space, brings together more than 380 exhibitors from 12 countries and regions, including Germany, mainland China, Dubai, Thailand, the United States, as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan. They will display jewelry, raw materials, and tools and equipment.

The Shenzhen Fair is timed for jewelers needing to replenish stock after a number of festivals and holidays. The dates for the fair over the past few years have been dependent on the Chinese New Year dates. But beginning this year, fair organizer UBM Asia will hold the event every April to enable buyers and exhibitors to plan in advance.

Participating jewelry companies include CHQ GmbH Fancy Gem House, KGE Rough & Gems HK Co Ltd, S. T. Trading STS Gems Ltd, Sunny Gem Co, Fai Dee Gems Co Ltd, Zhejiang Angeperle Co Ltd, Fai Po Group, Shanghai Kimberlite Diamond Co Ltd, Colorful Gems Ltd Divine Star (HK) Ltd, Rio Pearl, Shenzhen Himens Jewellery & Gold Co Ltd, and Vetorisn Jewellery Co Ltd.

As part of the Shenzhen Fair, Jewellery News Asia, the largest jewelry trade magazine in Asia, is presenting its second annual China Jewellery Market Summit, April 21 at 2:30 p.m. with its magazine. The Summit is divided into two main parts: 2015 New Products Launch - Jewellery Parade, and a dialogue with China jewelry brands and retailers.

This year, the Shenzhen Fair presents specialized pavilions to global buyers, including the China Gold Association Pavilion, the Baolin Pavilion, the Korea Pavilion and the Designer Pavilion.

The fair is open to jewelry trade buyers and the public.

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New App, Internet Education Program Led by Google and Digital Catalogs All Part of Centurion 2011

The ultra-exclusive Centurion 2011 jewelry show has rolled out digital programs across several platforms designed to enhance the trade fair’s technological footprint and help luxury jewelers navigate the digital landscape. The trade fair will be held, January 29 – February 2 in Tucson, Ariz.

First there’s the Centurion App for iPhones and Android phones. The free app is customized for Centurion through The Conventionist app, which provides practical, mobile solutions for those attending events, such as trade shows.

To locate, search for The Conventionist app. Download and install the app on your smart phone. Then search for Centurion within The Conventionist app and download the guide to the Centurion Show. (Shown on an iPod Touch.).

The customized Centurion app contains:

* Centurion Schedule at a Glance

* Show Floor Map,

* Key Events list,

* To-Do list,

* General Info,

* Exhibitor’s list, and

* My Schedule.

The second initiative is the Jewelry Industry Internet Forum, an education program geared to help ensure that high-end retail jewelers, designers, manufacturers and service providers have the knowledge and tools to succeed in the fast-moving world of the Internet.

The JIIF is designed for the industry to learn and share best practices, information, insights and intelligence in online marketing and merchandising, including analytics, design, multi-channel integration and e-commerce, according to show organizers. As a forum for retail and manufacturing executives, JIIF will offer regular access to useful and targeted education and information sharing on a year-round basis. The effort will include at-show education as well as on-line forums and more.

For its first official event, JIIF will highlight a keynote presentation by Mike Gottfried, Head of Industry for Retail & Luxury, from Google to give Centurion participants an insider’s view of what it takes to succeed in today’s ultra-competitive environment and how to take advantage of the Internet as a marketing vehicle.

Gottfried will headline separate sessions for retailers and designers/manufacturers at Centurion 2011.

The third initiative is the Centurion Showcase, an online extension of the luxury trade fair that is being launched during the show.

The Centurion Showcase has up-to-date digital catalogs of participating branded exhibitors, updated show information, and news and events. During the show and throughout the year, retailers will be able to use the catalogs at the point of sale and to e-mail to and print product pictures and details for their customers. Branded manufacturers will be able to use the catalogs to show new product and provide ongoing support for their Centurion retailers.

Jovella Jewelry Exhibition to be held in July

Jovella 2011, Israel’s eighth international jewelry and diamond exhibition, held July 5 – 6 in Tel Aviv, has officially opened registration to both domestic and foreign exhibitors and visitors.

The exhibition—organized by the Stier Group, with the sponsorship of the Israel Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, the Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies, the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, the Israel Jewelry Manufacturers’ Association and the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce— is the leading event of the jewelry industry in Israel. It offers both domestic and foreign visitors an opportunity to explore Israel’s diamond and jewelry industries, and to meet some of the most innovative designers and manufacturers in the country.
 
Jovella 2011 will include about 200 exhibitors from Israel and abroad, showing loose diamonds, gold jewelry, gold jewelry set with diamonds or precious stones, silver jewelry and fashion jewelry.
 
In addition, this year’s show includes:

• An IDI-sponsored Diamond Pavilion, where Israeli Diamond Industry members will be able to exhibit loose diamonds and diamond jewelry;
• A hall devoted to Judaica and religious ceremonial art and jewelry; and
• A section of young Israeli jewelry designers showing original gold, silver and diamond jewelry.

About 12,000 jewelry professionals and buyers visited the trade fair in 2010. More than 150 companies exhibited, and more than 200 buyers and visitors from abroad visited the show.
 
The United States is the Israeli jewelry industry’s largest export market. In addition, Israel’s jewelry is exported to Russia, the U.K., Hong Kong, Canada, Belgium, Italy, Spain, France and Japan.
 
To register for Jovella, please go to: www.jovella.co.il