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MEDIA ADVISORY
July 23, 2014
For Immediate Release
Contact: Ngomesia Mayer-Kechom, Project Director
Diamond Development Initiative International
Phone 613-404-7313
Email info@ddiglobal.org
Web www.ddiglobal.org
1 Nicholas Street, Suite 1516 A, Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 Canada
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The Diamond Development Initiative to Host Interactive Panel Discussion at
JA New York Summer Show 2014
WHAT: The Diamond Development Initiative will be hosting an interactive panel discussion as part of this year's educational sessions at the JA New York Summer Show. The focus will be on exploring practical ways in which jewelry industry members apply different responsible sourcing practices or systems, and how these efforts can be complementary with relevant business practices. This panel is part of DDI's broader information outreach effort to industry members.
WHO: The panelists will be:
David Bouffard, Signet Jewelers
Brad Brooks-Rubin, Gemological Institute of America
Rachel Lichte, Clarity Project, Inc.
Ngomesia Mayer-Kechom, DDI International
Eric Schulte, People from Good Homes, Inc.
Ronnie Vanderlinden, Diamond Manufacturers Association of America (DMIA)
Moderated by Rob Bates, Senior Editor for JCK.
WHERE: JA New York Summer Show*
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
*The end of rows 2000 & 2100
WHEN: Sunday, July 27, 2014, 11:35 AM - 12:35 PM
About DDI: The Diamond Development Initiative (DDI International) is an international non-profit organization whose members come from the diamond and jewelry industry, academia, civil society and governments. DDI works on the political, social, and economic challenges facing the artisanal diamond mining sector in Africa and South America. DDI is working to transform the sector into an economically viable and legitimate enterprise.
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