CIBJO Holding 2014 Congress in Moscow

(IDEX Online News) – CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, will hold its 2014 annual congress in Moscow, Russia, May 19-21, 2014, with pre-congress meetings on May 17 and May 18. The congress will be hosted by the Russian Jewellers' Guild.

The main congress venue will be the 19th Century Hotel Metropol, which is located in the heart of historic Moscow, close to the Kremlin, Red Square and the Bolshoi theatre. Sessions during the final two days of the event will be held at Estet Jewellery House.

Serving as the official venue for the meeting of the CIBJO Assembly of Delegates, the CIBJO Congress will gather in Moscow the members of national jewelry and gemstone associations from more than 40 countries and representatives of many of the industry's most important commercial bodies. The congress also serves as a forum for CIBJO's professional commissions, and is the venue at which its Diamond, Coloured Stones, Pearl, Precious Metals and Gemmological Blue Books are discussed and updated.

Gaetano Cavalieri, President of CIBJO said: "Russia represents the length and breadth of our industry, with massive supplies of raw minerals, diamonds and colored gemstones, a fast developing jewelry industry, and one of the world's most exciting jewelry markets."

A dedicated website for the CIBJO Congress 2014 will be launched in the coming few weeks, providing updated information about the event, and enabling online registration and the booking of hotel accommodation.