The 2018 Congress of The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) will open in Bogota, Colombia on October 15, 2018 and run through to October 17, with pre-congress meetings starting on October 12.

Members of national jewellery and gemstone associations from more than 40 countries and representatives of many of the industry's most important commercial bodies are expected to attend.

The schedule of the CIBJO Congress includes a series of meetings of different working groups, called sectors and commissions, each of which focuses on a different sector or field of interest in the jewellery industry. The organisation's Diamond, Coloured Stones, Pearl, Coral, Precious Metals and Gemmological Blue Books, which are industry's most widely accepted directories of uniform grading standards and nomenclature, are discussed and updated during the event.

All information regarding the event is now available in a single Digital Binder available online on the dedicated Congress website.

The congress is being hosted by Fedesmeraldas, the National Federation of Emeralds of Colombia, and CDTEC, Colombia's leading gemmological institute.