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CIBJO announces dates, venue for 2009 Congress

February 17, 2009

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Milan, Italy--CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation's 2009 Congress is being hosted by the Turkey Jewelry Association and will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 3-5, at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski.

Held each year, the CIBJO Congress serves as the venue for the meeting of the World Jewellery Confederation's General Assembly, which is the organization's primary decision-making body.

This year, the congress will focus on the impact of the global financial crisis and the consequent strategies that need to be adopted by the jewelry industry, as well as the issue of corporate social responsibility. A key event will be rollout of the World Jewellery Confederation Education Foundation (WJCEF), which is the body created by CIBJO in cooperation with the United Nations that's dedicated to formulating and delivering training programs for all sectors of the global jewelry industry about the principles and practices of corporate social responsibility in the jewelry business.

"This congress will be held during what most believe is undoubtedly the most severe crisis to have hit the world economy in the past 80 years," CIBJO President Dr. Gaetano Cavalieri said in a media release. "The issues that we will be discussing are of critical importance to our industry, which currently is searching for solutions to sustain itself during the downturn, so that it is positioned to emerge strongly when the markets begin to recover."

Cavalieri added that Turkey was chosen to host the event because it represents a blend of East and West, and has helped unlock the fast developing markets in the republics of the former Soviet Union, as well as in the Middle East. Turkey also represents a strong jewelry market in its own right, with an economical jewelry design and manufacturing center within just a few hours flying time from Western Europe.

"[Turkey] is exactly the type of center that we need to look to in difficult times such as these," Cavalieri said.

The full congress program will be released shortly.

CIBJO is the international jewelry confederation of national trade organizations whose purpose is to encourage harmonization, promote international cooperation and consider issues that concern the jewelry trade worldwide, as well as protect consumer confidence in the industry.
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