S T U L L E R PA R T N E Rthe American Gem Society has announced thatit will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2009 byopening C<strong>on</strong>clave, the organizati<strong>on</strong>’s prestigiousannual membership gathering, to n<strong>on</strong>-memberretailers for the first time.The four-day event, held April 1-4, 2009 atthe Hyatt Regency Chicago hotel, will feature anintensive educati<strong>on</strong>al program, hands-<strong>on</strong> workshops,a two-day Supplier Showcase and Fashi<strong>on</strong> Showand a special president’s celebrati<strong>on</strong>, which signifies the Society’smilest<strong>on</strong>e anniversary.Throughout C<strong>on</strong>clave, expert presenters will bring businessboostinginsights from the classroom, the corporate world andeven the kitchen. The gathering will feature several graduate-levelbusiness school workshops, which provide the tools for successand profitable change. Sp<strong>on</strong>sored by Venus Jewel, this year’sprogram will be taught by award-winning university professors andresearchers including:• Seth Godin is a renowned marketer and entrepreneur. Hewill serve as keynote speaker <strong>on</strong> Friday, April 3 from 8:30-10:00a.m. A prolific author, Godin narrates a marketing blog and haspenned numerous business and leadership books such as: PurpleCow, Tribes and Permissi<strong>on</strong> Marketing – all have spent time <strong>on</strong> TheNew York Times, Wall Street Journal, Business Week and Amaz<strong>on</strong>.com bestseller lists. His Unleashing the Ideavirus remains a populare-book. He is also a c<strong>on</strong>tributing editor for Fast Company magazineand founder and CEO of Squidoo.com, a recommendati<strong>on</strong> and ideawebsite. Godin’s presentati<strong>on</strong>, “The Opportunity of a Lifetime,”will take place during the C<strong>on</strong>clave Opening Sessi<strong>on</strong>, which issp<strong>on</strong>sored by Hearts <strong>on</strong> Fire.• David E. Drehmer, PhD, BCETS, is an associate professorof Management and Organizati<strong>on</strong> at DePaul University’s CharlesH. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. He will present a twohour,interactive workshop, “Revisi<strong>on</strong>ing an Industry: HarnessingTools That Work.” This class is designed to help businessowners use the profound shifts in today’s jewelry market to theiradvantage.• Christopher J. Eckrich, PhD, is the principal of The FamilyBusiness C<strong>on</strong>sulting Group, Inc.® and adjunct faculty member atThe University of Notre Dame. He will present two seminars. Thefirst of which is “Family Business Successi<strong>on</strong>: Making Transiti<strong>on</strong>ags c<strong>on</strong>claveDesigned to Help AttendeesSucceed in Challenging Ec<strong>on</strong>omyWork,” a two-hour program aimed at helping business ownersnavigate the complexities of family successi<strong>on</strong> and transiti<strong>on</strong>.The sec<strong>on</strong>d is “N<strong>on</strong>-Family Employees in Business: Roles andOpportunities,” a <strong>on</strong>e-hour program which will examine howemployees can work effectively in the “sometimes murky waters offamily enterprise.”• Lisa K. Gundry, PhD – Gundry, an author and professor ofManagement at De Paul University’s Charles H. Kellstadt GraduateSchool of Business, is also director of The Center for Creativityand Innovati<strong>on</strong> at the university. She will present “Creativity andInnovati<strong>on</strong> in Business,” which provides tools that help generateideas designed to increase business-enhancing creativity.• Jeff Henders<strong>on</strong>, the award-winning celebrity chef and star of theFood Network’s “The Chef Jeff Project,” will present <strong>on</strong> Friday, April3 from 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. Henders<strong>on</strong>, who became the first African-American to run a restaurant at the famed Caesars Palace Las Vegas,chr<strong>on</strong>icled his journey from pris<strong>on</strong> inmate to executive chef in thebestselling memoir Cooked. Henders<strong>on</strong> is known as a voice of pers<strong>on</strong>aland professi<strong>on</strong>al change, and authority <strong>on</strong> human potential.Henders<strong>on</strong> will also speak and host a subsequent audience Q-and-A sessi<strong>on</strong> during the American Gem Society’s Titleholder’sLunche<strong>on</strong>. The lunche<strong>on</strong>, which h<strong>on</strong>ors the accomplishments ofeach new Society titleholder, is sp<strong>on</strong>sored by the Natural ColoredDiam<strong>on</strong>d Associati<strong>on</strong> (NCDIA).“Our staff, board and sp<strong>on</strong>sors have been working hard to delivera fantastic program in 2009,” said Ruth Bats<strong>on</strong>, executive directorand CEO of the American Gem Society. “Each piece of theprogram, from the interactive workshops to the inspirati<strong>on</strong>al keynotespeakers, has been designed to help C<strong>on</strong>clave attendees succeed bystrengthening and sharpening themselves and their businesses.”For more informati<strong>on</strong>, visit www.americangemsociety.org and clickthe C<strong>on</strong>clave ic<strong>on</strong>. Or, c<strong>on</strong>tact Evelyn Ramos at 866-805-6500 oreramos@ags.org.Our Commitment to AGS<strong>Stuller</strong> currently has six AGS titleholders: RegisteredSuppliers: J.P. Walr<strong>on</strong>d and Michael Turner; and CertifiedGemologists Eleanor B. Lipps, Tu Thanh Tranh, Mindi M.Courville, and Gary James Venable. These titleholders area symbol of AGS’ and <strong>Stuller</strong>'s commitment to supportingethical business practices.14 | the stuller standard | www.stuller.com aPRIL 2009
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