The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) would inform the pearl industry about its updated pearl report at a discussion titled Sorting It All Out: GIA�s Pearl Report and Industry Opportunities, at �GemFest Basel� on April 14th.

�GemFest Basel offers the pearl industry the opportunity to discuss the structure and content of the new GIA pearl report with more detail than has been shared previously,� said Tom Moses, GIA�s senior vice president. �This report comes with more descriptions of pearl attributes than ever before, reflecting both the tremendous growth in the pearl industry and the industry�s greater input into the report itself,� he added.

�In addition,� said Moses, �this event features a panel of some of the world�s most influential pearl industry specialists who will add their views of the state of the pearl industry and voice their thoughts on pearl reports in general.�