NGTC held open Forum meeting
Gem and Jewellery institutes came together under one umbrella to form AGA National Gem Testing Center (NGTC) organised a half day open Forum meeting Win-Win on 28th afternoon with CIBJO, GIT, GII, CGL, DFHK, GHK and HKIG as co-organisers. NGTC invited many experts from many institutes to talk or present views in Win-Win. For the first time, an effort is being made to bring Asia-pacific countries under one umbrella to form Asia-Pacific Gemstone and Technology Standardisation Alliance (AGA). The idea was seeded through bilateral meetings between NGTC and GII, and is progressively evolving. This meeting consists of three sessions and each session begins with a lead invited talk followed by panel discussion. The topics of lead talks in the three sessions were 1. Challenges of International Trade, 2. Uniform rules and International Jewellery Industry and 3. Prospects for International standardisation in Asia-pacific and China. Besides, panelists will cover various area