The one-day event will bring together gemmologists from eight European countries, and will feature speakers from Germany, Scotland and Israel.%% The program offers an attractive slate of subjects. |*Menahem Sevdermish,*| FGA, will lecture on “GemWizard – global colour communications analysis and grading in gems.” the renowned Scottish gemmologist |*Alan Hodgkinson*| will offer an lecture on practical gemmological, while international diamond, gem and jewellery industry communications specialist and consultant |*Ya’akov Almor *|will speak on the role and responsibilities of the gemmologist in the gem and jewellery supply chain. A workshop on “How to make your own jewellery” will be featured. The symposium participants will also be treated to a walking tour along the picturesque town’s many gold and silver ateliers and pay a visit to the Dutch Gold, Silver and Clock Musuem – the nation’s only museum of its kind – where they will be received by the Schoonhoven mayor, followed by a dinner party in a local restaurant. It is believed that the symposium is a great networking opportunity for the participants. The programme allows for plenty of time to meet one’s colleagues and friends.