b'THE WHERE THE WHAT WRAP-UPSHOWS TO EAT TRENDS TO DOone badge is needed to get intoTHEY [THE ANTIQUELAS VEGAS 2019 all three.SHOWS EXHIBITORS] The AGTA got a head startHAVE ONE-OF-A-KIND,JEWELRY TRADEby getting the word out at itsBESPOKE OR NON-February GemFair in Tucson,REPEATABLE ITEMS, LIKESHOW SCHEDULEposting news about its move, TheOUR MEMBERS, SO IT Collective, and the benefits, whichSEEMED LIKE A VERY include codes for free Lyft andGLDA GEM & JEWELRY SHOWUber rides between the LVCC, theGOOD FIT.May 27-30Wynn (where Couture is located), AGTA CEO DOUG HUCKERThe Mirage and the Sands during market week. ON GEMFAIRS DECISION TO AGTA made a point to askRELOCATE TO THE LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER INTERNATIONAL WATCH & JEWELRY GUILD Tucson attendees at registration ifSHOWthey wanted to be pre-registeredMay 27-28for its Las Vegas event, to which about 3,000 people said yes, HuckerCaesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casinosays. They wont necessarily all come, he allows, but its a great start.As a side note, both organizations confirmed that the Las VegasCONTINENTAL BUYING GROUPConvention Centers ongoing expansion and renovation project willMay 28-30have no effect on the shows this year or in the future. (Developers areCaesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casinocurrently adding a 600,000-square-foot exhibition hall to the center, with renovation of all existing halls to follow.)LUXURY BY JCK*May 29-June 3COUTURE 2019 *By invitation only May 29 and 30There arent major changes atThe Venetian Resort Las Vegas Couture this year, but as of this writing, Emerald Expositions wasAGTA GEMFAIR LAS VEGASin the process of creating severalMay 30-June 3education initiatives for the show.Las Vegas Convention CenterFor many years, weve held offCOUTUREon producing any education eventsMay 30-June 3because we didnt feel our commu- Wynn Las Vegasnity would be receptive to them, Brousseau says. However, basedCOUTURETIME on the feedback we have been re- May 30-June 2Buyers visit a booth at the 2018 Coutureceiving, we are confident well getEncore Las Vegas jewelry trade show, held at the Wynna very enthusiastic response to the Las Vegas.programs were developing.JIS EXCHANGEA POSITIVE OUTLOOK May 30-June 3The Venetian Resort Las Vegas It remains to be seen what effect political and economic situa-tions, both in the United States and abroad, will have on the tradeLAS VEGAS ANTIQUE JEWELRY & WATCH SHOWleading up to the shows, but organizers are taking an optimisticMay 30-June 3viewpoint when it comes to Las Vegas 2019.Las Vegas Convention CenterJewelers today are very protective of their time, and they dont have time to just wander around and look and shop and things likePREMIERthat, Hucker says. They shop with a plan, and we know that color isMay 30-June 3an important part of their plan, so were excited. Las Vegas Convention CenterWeinrich, too, says the response to JCK Las Vegass return to the Sands has been so positive that she believes even attendees who mightJCK LAS VEGAShave taken a year or two off, or come to Vegas only every other year,May 31-June 3will be back in 2019. Sands Expo and Convention CenterWe feel really strongly that we have a great message and story to tell them about why its important to come this yearnot only forSWISS WATCHthe building but also the experience, the inspiration, the education.May 31-June 3Were investing a lot of money in it; were going to take it to a newSands Expo and Convention Centerlevel. I feel really good about it going into the show.10 MARKET ISSUE 2019'