The JCK Show will be held for the first time in India from Sept. 28-30 at the Pragati Maidan exhibition center in New Delhi. The show is sponsored by Reed Exhibitions.

The show has been long sold out to exhibitors. There will be more than 150 exhibitors at the show, with 40 percent of those outside of India. Exhibitors include: Bapalal Keshavlal, D’damas, Nakshatra, The Rose International, Rosy Blue and Uni-Design. A number of international producers of jewellery such as Amadena LLC, Backes & Strauss, Hatton Square, Vet Alphi Diamonds, Tache. There will also be international pavilions for exhibitors from the U.S., Belgium, France, and Thailand. There will also be exhibitors from Germany, Israel and other countries.

JCK New Delhi 2006 will include education seminars and entertainment. The JCK New Delhi – Gold Souk Design Awards and Fashion show, scheduled for Sept. 29, will be a gala evening of entertainment, glamour, and award-winning designs. SBI Bank, CNBC TV18, Vogue Gioiello & Solitaire International are sponsoring the Design Awards & Fashion Show. Models will be wearing jewelry provided by Gold Star Jewellery, K.P. Sanghavi & Sons, Marquise Gems Pvt. Ltd., and other companies.

The education program include jewelry industry specialists, such as: Martin Hurwitz, chairman & founder of MVI Marketing Ltd., Paul Walker, CEO – GFMS, Neelesh Hundekari, director, KPMG, Hemant Shah of GJEPC, Ramit Kapur, manager – Marketing and Head of Education Department, International Gemological Institute, Vinod Kuriyan – editor, Solitaire International and Sam Barbuzzi, principal, GS Labs

JCK New Delhi 2006 is supported by key Indian and international jewelry bodies, with the Indian Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council as headline sponsor, and Platinum Guild, World Gold Council, and Diamond Trading Company as show sponsors.

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