Eddie Bell — Symposium Founder

One of the most familiar faces in the jewelry industry, Eddie Bell is the Director of Technology for Rio Grande, one of the largest and most diversified suppliers to the jewelry industry. Like his father before him, Eddie has a passion for the craft and a drive to share his more than 40 years of knowledge and expertise with those who share that passion. His conviction that the jewelry industry benefits geometrically by such sharing led to the first Santa Fe Symposium®. Twenty-four years later, the Symposium remains the premier educational forum for jewelry manufacturers worldwide.

2010 Speakers

Presentation	Presenter
CAD/CAM Follies	Steven Adler
The Role of Grain Size and Growth on the Bond Strength of Diffusion-Bonded Mokumé Gane	James Binnion
The Metallography of Platinum and Platinum Alloys	Paolo Battaini
Silver Tarnishing: Reasons and Possibilities	Dr. Andrea Basso
The Changing Demands On the Creative Process as A Consequence of New Technologies	Dr. Ann-Marie Carey
Basic Metallurgy of the Precious Metals—Part IV: Deformation Processing, Joining, and Corrosion	Dr. Christopher Corti
Who’s Responsible? How Manufacturers Can Become Responsible Suppliers In the Green-Conscious World	Dr. Mark Danks
Paradigm Shift in Jewelry Manufacturing and Market Structure: An Examination of Contemporary Small Shop Jewelry Production; Design to Manufacture to Retail	Gary Dawson
Characterization of Gold Alloys In 14K and 18K	Mauro Di Siro
Focused Ion Beam and Nano-Mechanical Tests for High Resolution Surface Characterization: Not So Far Away from Jewelry Manufacturing	Dr. Edoardo Bemporad
Silver Casting Revisited: The Alloy Perspective	Dr. Jörg Fischer-Bühner
Reliable Irogane Alloys and Niiro Patination—Further Study of Production and Application To Jewelry	Dr. A. Hywel Jones
The Role of Process Parameters In Platinum Casting	Dr. Ulrich E. Klotz
Firescale Prevention and Removal	Patrick Sage
Bench Design and Layout	Charles Lewton-Brain
On Hardness	Dr. Boonrat Lohwongwatana
PMC: The Clay That Just Might Change Jewelry	Tim McCreight
Mokumé Gane Firing Methods and Their Effects On Appearances and Bond Strengths	Chris Ploof
The Use of Metallographic Etching As A Decorative Surface Treatment For Jewelry	Katherine A. Radavich
Volume To Surface Area of Plastic Cores, the Relative Survival Rates and the Overall Casting Quality	Linus L. Drogs III
Chain Casting: Casting of Linked Items, Its Opportunities and Limits	Dr. Hubert Schuster
On the Use of An Induced Solidification Process To Reduce Casting Defects	Dr. Filipe Silva
Ergonomics and Efficiency At the Jeweler’s Bench	Arthur Skuratowicz
Thin-Film Anti-Tarnish Method For Silver	Nora Isomäki

2010 Schedule

Sunday, May 16, 2010	7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.	Registration
	7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast (provided)
	8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Presentations
	12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.	Networking lunch (provided)
	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	Presentations
	6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.	Networking dinner (provided)
Monday, May 17, 2010	7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast (provided)
	8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Presentations
	12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.	Networking lunch (provided)
	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	Presentations
	6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.	Networking dinner (provided)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010	7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast (provided)
	8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Presentations
	12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.	Networking lunch (provided)
	1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	Presentations
	6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.	Networking dinner (provided)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010	7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast (provided)
	8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Presentations
	12:00 p.m.	$1000 Drawing (must be present to win)
Networking Dinners:
Sunday	Sandiago's Mexican Grill at the Tram
Monday	Japanese Kitchen
Tuesday	Hotel Albuquerque

info

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