The Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS) announced last Friday, 15 September, a cooperation with the Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) in launching NCDIA Asia which will be located at the Jewelry Trade Center in Bangkok, Thailand.
The new organisation, headed by AIGS president Barbara Wheat, aspires to be the natural coloured diamond hub in Asia serving as a base for expanding activities for current NCDIA members, attracting new members, as well as broadening and strengthening the appreciation and understanding of natural coloured diamonds to consumers in the region.
NCDIA president Alan Bronstein said in a statement: “NCDIA is pleased to announce that we are expanding our outreach through affiliation with the AIGS to form NCDIA Asia. Through this collaboration, AIGS will be our hub in Asia for expanding our education and relationships with wholesalers, retailers and consumers.”
AIGS president Barbara Wheat said: “AIGS looks forward to providing support for NCDIA in promoting natural colored diamonds in Asia, where consumers are already showing keen interest throughout the region. NCDIA’s educational efforts are in line with AIGS’s plans for increasing our work with natural colored diamonds.”
AIGS operates a gemological school and laboratory in Bangkok’s Jewelry Trade Center. It was established by the Henry Ho in 1978 and will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2018.
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