Dear Colleagues, We will be presenting a virtual Short Course, based on RiMG Volume 88, Diamonds: Genesis, Mineralogy and Geochemistry. The complete volume is available as open access at the following link: https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/rimg/issue/88/1 The goal of the Short Course is to present all the chief current knowledge about diamonds in two, one-day sessions. The hope is that exploration geologists, mining geologists, diamond researchers, gemologists, diamond collectors, jewelers, and students will join the course to stay up to date with the latest research on diamonds and obtain as much basic diamond knowledge as necessary for their work. Details of the program and the fees are given on the following page: http://www.minsocam.org/msa/SC/Diamond.html For registration, and to receive a zoom link from Ann Benbow (MSA), please go to: https://msa.minsocam.org/shortcourses.html We hope that you will be able to join us. Please also pass on these details to colleagues and students who may be interested in joining. All the best, Karen Smit Steve Shirey Thomas Stachel Graham Pearson Fabrizio Nestola Tom Moses ____________________________ Dr Karen V Smit Senior Lecturer School of Geosciences – G106 Braamfontein Campus East University of the Witwatersrand 1 Jan Smuts Avenue Johannesburg, South Africa email: karen.smit@wits.ac.za<mailto:karen.smit@wits.ac.za> [image001.jpg]<https://www.wits.ac.za/geosciences/>[image002.png]<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Geosciences+Building,+1+Jan+Smuts+Ave,+Johannesburg,+2000/@-26.1911923,28.0128153,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x1e950c055090e46d:0x7540589003e4626!8m2!3d-26.1912125!4d28.0297242> [image003.png] <https://twitter.com/karenvenasmit> [image004.png] <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YxBFWUMAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=2> This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary.