Be A Speaker

The Symposium for the Advancement of Jewelry Manufacturing Technology is a passionate, collaborative, non-commercial, global community inspiring creativity, fostering innovation, and encouraging the further development and advancement of all facets of the jewelry making family.

If you have have expertise you'd like to share, please consider presenting a paper at the next Symposium.

What presentation topics are we looking for?

We are seeking original presentations that have not been given before (with a few relevant exceptions). If your topic supports the jewelry industry and is non-commercial, we’d like to hear about it! Our audience (your peers) crave topics on manufacturing, cutting-edge technology and research, business practices, safety, history, bench work, gemstones, metals, sustainability, sourcing skilled employees….. and the list goes on. What expertise are you passionate about and excited to share?

What are the participation guidelines?

As a speaker, you will write a paper on your topic, and then give a 45-minute presentation on the content of that paper at the conference. Due dates for abstracts, papers, and presentations for the 2026 conference will be posted here June 2025.

Download the abstract form below.