Alumni Speakers Bureau Available
The Alumni Speakers Bureau is a growing, online database of industry professionals available to speak at local Alumni Association chapter meetings.

Members of the Speakers Bureau are asked to confirm that their listed information is accurate and updated.

For more information, visit www.gia.edu and click on "Alumni Association," then "Alumni Programs and Services." Please contact speakers directly to make arrangements.

Register for the Online Directory
Don't be left out – join the thousands of GIA graduates who are featured in the Alumni Association's free online directory.

Benefits include a GIA Alumni Association membership card and business card holder; subscriptions to The Loupe: GIA World News, GIA Insider and the Alumni Association's e-newsletter, alum.connect; and the ability to participate in the Institute's Continuing Education Program through GIA on iTunes U.

Visit www.gia.edu and click on "Alumni Association."

Donations  of all kinds are needed for the 2008 GIA Alumni auction during the Tucson gem and mineral shows. Photo by James S. Wood

Call for Auction Items
Donations are being accepted for the 2008 GIA Alumni Association auction, to take place during the Association's annual dinner dance, held in conjunction with the Tucson gem and mineral shows, on Friday, Feb. 8.

Suggested items for donation include faceted gemstones, pearls, jewelry, books, gift baskets, gemological equipment, collector's items, iPods, gift cards, behind-the-scenes tours and more. Proceeds from the event benefit the GIA Alumni Endowment Fund.

Please send auction items and completed donor auction form by Dec. 31 to:

Jan Tilton
c/o Gemological Institute of America
5345 Armada Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008

To download a PDF of the donor auction form, visit www.gia.edu and click on "Alumni Association." For more information, contact Jan Tilton, Alumni Programs and Events manager, at (760) 603-4139 or jtilton@gia.edu.