Networking & Special Events
One of the many highlights of Las Vegas 2010 was the JCK "Rocks the Beach" Welcome Reception at JCK's new 2011 venue at Mandalay Bay where over 3000 gathered to experience the new campus. With cool cabanas and entertainment, JCK guests were able to shake the Las Vegas heat at Mandalay Bay's famous beach. Other special events included the JCK Design Center Fashion Show, featuring international model Flaviana Matata.
JCK Magazine held its official debut at JCK Las Vegas with a 'meet and greet' opportunity with the editors and new publisher, Mark Smelzer, who returns after a short absence. The JCK Magazine, the industry's authority, has recently undergone a complete makeover with new features, columns and contributors.
Celebrity sightings were everywhere at JCK throughout the weekend. Perrey Reeves, from HBO's "Entourage", Gilles Marini, of recent "Dancing With The Stars" fame, former football player and "Dancing With the Stars" alum, Warren Sapp, "Apprentice" Bill Rancic & his wife, Giuliana Rancic, and Nicky Hilton were on hand last week in Las Vegas.
Check back in the fall for more information on JCK 2011’s special events.
JCK 2010 Events
See below for a detailed listing of the special events that happened at JCK 2010.
FRIDAY, JUNE 4
Opening Day Keynote: Advantaged Strategies to Increase Closing Ratios
8:00am – 9:15am
Marcello Ballroom, Level 4, Venetian
Open to all JCK badge holders.
Speaker: Shane Decker, Ex-SELL-Ence
Opening Ceremony
Sponsored by GJEPC
9:00am – 9:30am
Level 1, Venetian Foyer
Speaker: Vasant Mehta, Chairman, GJEPC |
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How to Cautiously Yet Profitably Replace Watch Batteries
2:00pm – 2:45pm
Galileo Ballroom, ETS Pavilion
Swiss trained watch repair instructor and gemologist Jean-Jacques Mamie, is the owner of a watch service company called Swiss Connection, and a retail jewelry store which operates under his name in Dana Point California. Although proficient with all major brands, Jean-Jacques has worked with Cartier, Piaget, Concord, Corum and other famous brands over the past 30 years.
This seminar is designed to benefit the average retail jeweler or technician, currently involved in offering the watch battery replacement service - that would like to learn proper technique. Attendees will also learn which watches to avoid servicing without formal training.
Design Center Fashion Show
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Design Center Runway Stage, Level 2, Sands
This year at JCK Las Vegas will host two Design Center Fashion Shows. The first will be on Friday, June 4th from 2:00PM – 3:30PM and the second will be on Sunday, June 6th from 3:00PM – 4:30PM, immediately following the JCK Top 50 Retailers awards ceremony. The Design Center Fashion Shows will provide retail buyers with a variety of jewelry representing the newest selection of styles in one destination. The Fashion shows will be on the Design Center runway stage and end with a parade taking place throughout the exhibit hall.
Group Therapy: Roundtable Discussion
3:00pm – 4:30pm
AGTA Café, 2nd Floor, Venetian Ballroom
Facilitator: Paula Peterson, Crown Luxury
Daily Cocktail Hour, Organized by the India Pavilion
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Open for Wholesalers and Retailers (by Invitation only)
Level 1 Café, Adjacent to the India Pavilion
WJA DIVA Las Vegas Cocktail Party
8:00pm – 11:00pm
At the JCK Rocks the Beach! Welcome Reception
The annual WJA DIVA Party, one of WJA’s national events, honors aspiring women designers. Come celebration these talented woman. For more information or to attend this event visit: www.womensjewelry.org/
JCK Rocks the Beach! Welcome Reception
In Conjunction with cause partner, Diamond Empowerment Fund
8:00pm – 11:00pm
The Beach at Mandalay Bay
Discover the future home of JCK Las Vegas together with the industry. This will be a night of excitement, allure and celebration. Enjoy cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres and dancing –surely an event you won’t want to miss. JCK Events is excited to have selected the Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.) as its cause partner for this event. Look for the participation of D.E.F. friends who will to join us that evening in support of the mission of empowerment through education in African nations where diamonds are a natural resource. Open to all JCK badge holders...read more
SATURDAY, JUNE 5
Keynote: Managing Your Inventory While Maximizing Your Bridal Opportunity (Sponsored by Unique Sessions)
7:30am – 9:30am
Marcello Ballroom, Level 4, Venetian
Open to all JCK badge holders. Breakfast will be served. Please arrive early for guaranteed seating.
Speaker: Ken Gassman, Industry Research Analyst
MJSA’s At the Bench Live: Waste Not: Economical Repairs and Shop Practices
11:00am – 12:30pm
Galileo Ballroom, ETS Pavilion
This session will demonstrate how retail store owners can oversee and implement bench practices and policies—from using pre-cut sizing stock and solder to installing effective dust collection to improving shop organization—that result in less metal waste and more economical repairs.
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JCK Magazine Revealed
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Booth #46007
Discover the reimagined JCK Magazine at this special event. Meet the editors and publishers who bring you expanded coverage of the issues that affect your business. Pick their brains while enjoying champagne, giveaways, and more.
MJSA’s At the Bench Live: Creating Custom Designs in Alternative Metals
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Galileo Ballroom, ETS Pavilion
The growing consumer demand for customized jewelry, coupled with high metals prices, has led many designers to begin using alternative metals—all of which have their own benefits and challenges. Learn tips on working with Damascus steel, palladium, and mokumé gane.
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Meet the Designer: Robert Lee Morris
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Design Center Stage, Level 2, Sands
To Meet the Designer: Robert Lee Morris
Robert Lee Morris creates jewelry that illuminates the body and nourishes the soul. The unique body of work he creates reflects the forefront of jewelry as wearable art. Robert’s legendary work as a designer has allowed him to be recognized as a pioneer in both fine jewelry and fashion and has worked with designers such as Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Michael Kors and Donna Karan.
Group Therapy: Roundtable Discussion
3:00pm – 4:30pm
AGTA Café, 2nd Floor, Venetian Ballroom
Facilitator: Shane Decker, Ex-SELL-Ence
Daily Cocktail Hour, Organized by the India Pavilion
4:00pm – 5:00 pm
Open for Wholesalers and Retailers (by Invitation only)
Level 1 Café, Adjacent to the India Pavilion
Plumb Club Event
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Mirage – by Invitation Only
Jewelers That Care
7:00pm
Toscana Ballroom 3601-3604, 3610, Level 3, Venetian
Jewelers That Care invites you to attend its Award Ceremony/Dinner honoring jewelers that give back to the global community. You may purchase tickets on our website at: www.jewelersthatcare.org. For more information contact: Alethe Clemetson at 718-354-9154 or alethe@jewelersthatcare.org or Tony Seideman at 917-881-4481, Tony@tonyseideman.com.
Face-to-Face Beach Bash with JCK
(In conjunction with Ron Samuelson/Facebook Jewelers Network)
9:00pm – 12:00am
TAO Beach
Meet those industry faces you've friended, fanned, liked, tagged or tweeted in person! The first hour is open bar! You must wear your JCK badge to enter.
SUNDAY, JUNE 6
The Rapaport Conference
Rapaport Breakfast
8:00am – 10:00am
Marcello Ballroom, Level 4, Venetian
Martin Rapaport - “The Diamond Decade: New Opportunities”
Join us for the annual Martin Rapaport keynote presentation.
Find out what is really going in the diamond industry. Learn how you can take advantage of the great changes taking place in the diamond industry to grow your business. Transform change and challenge into opportunity.
“Smart people aren’t just surviving the recession they are repositioning themselves as winners,” explains Martin Rapaport.
Participation is free of charge but seating is limited. Reserve now via email: conference @diamonds.net or call:+1-702-893-9400.
GIA Career Fair
10:00am – 1:30pm (doors open at 9:30 am)
Zeno ballroom 4702, Level 4, Venetian
Whether you’re looking for a job or looking to hire, there’s one event that‘s connected talent with opportunity for twenty years – and that’s GIA Jewelry Career Fair, the jewelry industry’s largest job fair. For the second year, JCK Events is proud to sponsor the shortened version of this day-long event right at the JCK Show. See more details, here.
MJSA’s At the Bench Live: Old Becomes New: Three Approaches to Repurposing an Heirloom Gem
11:00am – 12:30pm
Galileo Ballroom, ETS Pavilion
This year, in response to the growing trend among consumers to re-work inherited heirlooms, MJSA Journal created the “Old Becomes New” challenge: It chose a beautiful Art Deco brooch and asked several designers for their takes on repurposing it. Hear from three designers who took the challenge, and how they approached the project.
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Rapaport Conference on Diamond Certification
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Marcello Ballroom, Level 4, Venetian
What can and should the diamond industry do about fraudulent certificates? From counterfeit reports to dishonest grading laboratories, certificates are being used to mislead consumers. Who is grading the graders? Join an open discussion and share your experiences and views on this crucial issue.
The Rapaport Conference is free of charge and open to all. To register e-mail: conference@diamonds.net or call +1-702-893-9400.
MJSA’s At the Bench Live: Working on Heirloom Jewelry: Recycle, Repurpose, Rejuvenate
Gary Dawson, Goldworks Jewelry Art Studio
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Galileo Ballroom, ETS Pavilion
Heirloom jewelry often has endured years of abuse, faulty repairs, and overall neglect. Learn how to best work on such heirlooms by identifying the hidden challenges in such pieces, safely removing the gemstones, and either recycling or repurposing them to create modern jewels.
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Rapaport Fair Trade Jewelry Conference
2:00pm – 4:30pm
Marcello Ballroom, Level 4, Venetian
Join the new wave of socially responsible jewelers who are promoting a fair and more ethical jewelry industry. Learn how you can make the world a better place by creating and selling fair trade and ethical jewelry to the socially conscious consumer. Issues to be discussed will include human rights in Zimbabwe, new Fair Trade Gold certification by FLO and an update on industry fair trade efforts.
The Rapaport Conference is free of charge and open to all. To register e-mail: conference@diamonds.net or call +1-702-893-9400.
Annual Top 50 Designer Retailer Awards Ceremony
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Design Center Stage, Level 2, Venetian
Join us as we honor fifty retailers for their lasting excellence at displaying and selling designer jewelry. Champagne and chocolate covered strawberries will be served.
Design Center Fashion Show
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Design Center Runway
This year at JCK Las Vegas will host two Design Center Fashion Shows. The first will be on Friday, June 4th from 3:00PM – 4:30PM and the second will be on Sunday, June 6th from 3:00PM – 4:30PM, immediately following the JCK Top 50 Retailers awards ceremony. The Design Center Fashion Shows will provide retail buyers with a variety of jewelry representing the newest selection of styles in one destination. The Fashion shows will be on the Design Center runway stage and end with a parade taking place throughout the exhibit hall
Le Vian Red Carpet Revue 2011 with Harper’s Bazaar
4:30pm – 6:00pm
San Polo Ballroom, Level 3, Venetian
Discover the style and color trends for 2011. Find jewelry and red carpet trend forecast LIVE by Eddie LeVian and LIVE fashion forecast by April Graham, Harper’s Bazaar Executive Fashion & Beauty Editor. Red Carpet with Jane Loddo, Harper’s Bazaar Executive Merchandising Editor, and surprise co-host. From New York, Los Angeles, Oslo, London and Paris, Red Carpet Revue trends are work by numerous celebrities at art shows, movie premieres and international events. For information and to reserve a Red Carpet spot for this sellout must-see event, call 1.877.2LEVIAN or email fashionshow@levian.com |
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Daily Cocktail Hour, Organized by the India Pavilion
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Open for Wholesalers and Retailers (by Invitation only)
Level 1 Café, Adjacent to the India Pavilion
Jewelers for Children Faces of Hope: Honoring Ed Hraback, Sterling and Jonathan Goldman, Frederick Goldman
6:15pm – 10:00pm
Palazzo Ballroom, Venetian
Join Jewelers for Children Facets of Hope event reconciling this year’s honorees Ed Hrabak of Sterling and Jonathan Goldman of Frederick Goldman. For details on sponsorship packages and attending the event contact David Rocha at david@jewelersforchildren.org.
MONDAY, JUNE 7
Meet the Rising Stars
10:00am – 3:45pm
Design Center Stage, Level 2, Venetian
Eight Industry designers are making their tradeshow debut and will share their unique design philosophy. This is your chance to be the first to introduce these breakthrough designers to your savvy customers.
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MJSA’s At the Bench Live: Mastered Models: Modifying Milled Waxes
11:00am – 12:30pm
Galileo Ballroom, ETS Pavilion
Kate Wolf, Kate Wolf Designs, Wolf Tools
Examine, evaluate and revise milled wax models to ensure a smooth, trouble free casting.
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MJSA’s At the Bench Live: Palladium Repairs and Fabrication
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Galileo Ballroom, ETS Pavilion
Overcome challenges of palladium jewelry with the proper preparation and techniques.
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