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CIBJO Congresses serves as the official gathering place for the World Jewellery Confederation\u2019s Assembly of Delegates, and also the venue for the annual meetings of CIBJO\u2019s sectoral commissions, where amendments can be introduced to the organisation\u2019s definitive directories of international industry standards for diamonds, coloured stones, pearls, coral, gem labs and precious metals, known as the Blue Books. They are the events at which office holders and board members are elected.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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CIBJO CONGRESSES 2004-2015 \u2013 Top row, from left: Bangkok, Thailand, 2004; Hong Kong, 2005; Vancouver, Canada, 2006; Cape Town, South Africa, 2007. Centre row, from left: Dubai, UAE, 2008; Istanbul, Turkey, 2009; Munich, Germany, 2010; Porto, Portugal, 2011. Bottom row, from left: Vicenza, Italy, 2012; Tel Aviv, Israel, 2013; Moscow, Russia, 2014; Salvador, Brazil, 2015.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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CIBJO Congresses take place on average once a year, and are hosted by a member organisation, which most often is a national gemstone and jewellery association in the country where the member organisation is headquartered. The congress itself is held over three days, and is preceded by two days of steering committee meetings.<\/p>\n
The CIBJO Congress is also where the programme of World Jewellery Confederation Education Foundation (WJCEF) and CIBJO\u2019s ongoing cooperation with the United Nations is reported upon.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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GUESTS OF HONOR AT CIBJO CONGRESSES (from left) \u2013 2007: South African Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; 2009: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan; 2014: Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>
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