Schedule

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March 21 Saturday
13.00 - 18.00	Early registration in Beau-Rivage Palace hotel	Library room
March 22 Sunday / 1st conference day
9.00 - 12.00	Registration	Library room
12.00 - 13.30	Introduction from organizers / Lunch	Rotonde room
13.45 - 16.30	Afternoon session: Diamond brand development: what is missing?	Sandoz room
16.30 - 17.05	Coffee Break
17.05 - 19.00	Round Table 1: Diamond brand development: How does the cut contribute?	Sandoz room
March 23 Monday / 2nd conference day
9.00 - 10.45	Morning session: Customer and manufacturer: From collaborative tools to consumer confidence	Sandoz room
10.45 - 11.15	Coffee Break
11.15 - 13.00	Morning session continues	Sandoz room
13.00 -14.30	Lunch	Rotonde room
14.30 - 16.15	Afternoon session: subject continues	Sandoz room
16.15 - 16.45	Coffee Break
16.45 - 18.15	Workshops: Subjects will be announced at a later date Poster session / Master Stone Set booth	Sandoz room
19.00 - 23.00	Lake cruise and Gala Dinner in Chateaux de Chillon	'Montreux' paddle steamer
March 24 Tuesday / 3rd conference day
9.00 - 10.45	Morning session: How diverse is diamond beauty?	Sandoz room
10.45 - 11.15	Coffee Break
11.15 - 13.00	Morning session continues	Sandoz room
13.00 - 14.30	Lunch	Rotonde room
14.30 - 16.15	Afternoon session: Diamond cutting and processing technology	Sandoz room
16.15 - 16.45	Coffee Break
16.45 - 19.00	Round table 2: Consumer confidence in the diamond beauty	Sandoz room
March 25 Wednesday / 4th conference day
9.00 - 10.15	Morning session: What is colour and how does cut influence it? Different approaches to colour grading.	Sandoz room
10.15 - 10.45	Coffee Break
10.45 - 12.00	Morning session continues	Sandoz room
12.00 - 13.30	Lunch	Rotonde room
14.00 - 19.00	Mountain trip to Swiss Alps. Apero on the Rochers-de-Naye summit. Bus ride until Caux (45'). Mountain walk (40') or rack-railway ride to the peak. Apero on the summit. On the way back bus will stop in Montreux to leave those who wish.
March 26 Thursday / Optional social program / This is first day of BaselWorld 2009
Please refer to the Excursions page