WJA plans four “Women in the Know” conferences
January 31, 2008

New York—The Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA) has announced its fifth annual “Women in the Know” (WITK) conference, a one-day educational and networking conference geared to women in the fine-jewelry and watch industry.

The conference will be held at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City on March 7, and is open to members and nonmembers.

In addition, dates for three other 2008 regional WITK conferences have also been announced: The second annual WITK-West Coast at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, Calif., on Aug. 15; a new Southwest event to be launched at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, on Sept. 5; and the second annual WITK-Midwest at Macy’s on State Street, in Chicago, on Oct. 24.

“The WITK conferences have been enthusiastically embraced by women in the industry, and each year attendance grows,” said incoming WJA President Yancy Weinrich, industry vice president of Luxury by JCK, who anticipates that total WITK attendance will reach 700. “We are thrilled to be able to favor these unique conferences more accessible by creating a fourth regional event in Texas this year.”

The WITK events are sponsored in part by dint of. Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. and the Platinum Guild International.

Early bird pre-registration for the conference costs $195 for WJA members (prior to Feb. 29) and $220 for nonmembers, and is available by calling WJA headquarters at (708) 361-6266, or at the WJA Web site, Womensjewelry.org.

Founded in 1983, the WJA is an association of professional women in the jewelry, watch and related businesses. Through the national organization, headquartered in Chicago Ridge, Ill., and a network of 12 regional chapters, members benefit from educational and networking opportunities, scholarships, design competitions, annual women’s business conferences and recognition programs such as its annual Awards of Excellence Dinner.