GemmoBasel 2004
Sponsors:

Brinks

GIA

Eickhorst

Frieden

Reni Shaw

Golay

Ocean Optics

SGG

GOLD'OR

DERS S.A./H.Husistein

Allianz Suisse

DTC

Promea

Goldschmiede Zeitung GZ

Tiffany & Co.

Eptinger

DDI

Krüss

Globetrotter

GemmoBasel 2005

International Colloquium on Gemmology
in honour of the 60th Birthday of Prof. Henry A. Hänni

April 29 - May 2, 2005, Basel, Switzerland

glass devitrificationThis first gemmological conference in Switzerland will be held at the

University of Basel, Department of Geosciences
Bernoullistr. 32
4051 Basel

The institute is situated in the Bernoullianum close to the city center.

There will be a welcome reception for all registered participants on Friday evening, April 29, 2005. Lectures will be held at the lecture theatre of the Department of Geosciences on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 2005.

A conference program in PDF format will be available in due time.

Monday, May 2 is reserved for an excursion to the producer of synthetic corundum and Cubic zirconia, situated in the French speaking part of Switzerland. The conference dinner will be on Saturday evening, April 30.

Conference Chair:
Dr. Lore Kiefert
Co-Chair:
Dr. Michael Krzemnicki
Dr. Sophie Wolf
Organising Commitee: Jeanette Fiedler
Leon Ascot
Peter Groenenboom
Edward Johnson
Hannes Diedrich