We are pleased to announce the opening of space booking for 32nd edition of India International Jewellery Show (IIJS 2015) scheduled to be held at Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) from 06-10 August 2015

Like each year, members will be able to successfully submit their space application forms only through www.iijs.org (under Exhibitor Registration) by using existing username and password (same as being used for membership registration and renewal).

With a view to introduce new companies and present them an opportunity at the show, open spaces inside the Venue will be converted into temporary halls and minor modifications have been carried out inside the halls thus largely maintaining the original floor plan. All these changes are being introduced to keep the exhibition floor product centric, ease out navigation and enhance services & facilities. The modification enables us to introduce 184 new booths to enable confirm participation to the 89 waitlisted companies of IIJS 2014 who were initially offered space under the proposed new floor plan. In addition to the 89 companies, 83 new applicants will also receive an opportunity to exhibit this year. Please find below the overall summary of new additions at IIJS 2015:

The highlights of the new plan are mentioned hereunder: (Kindly refer the NEW floor plan & allotment rules & regulations).

1. Product Sections: Some of the product sections on the floor plan have been re-assigned and re-located for enhancement purpose. In addition to the existing product sections, new sections are being introduced as hereunder:
1. Laboratories & Education: There will be a new section for laboratories/service providers who are in the identification and grading of loose stones and jewellery. The education Institutes specifically catering to the gem & jewellery industry will also exhibit in this section.
   
2. Synthetics & Simulants: Exhibitors in this category will be the companies who are pre-dominantly in the business of synthetic gemstones (loose or studded) which includes man-made/lab grown diamonds (CVD, HPHT and others) and synthetic colour gem materials. Also, included are loose man-made gem-materials like Cubic Zirconia (CZ), Moissanite and other such Simulants. All companies dealing in this category will have to mandatorily exhibit in Open Bay area between Hall no. 1 and Hall no. 5. As a separate section has been created for such items, display or sale of all such loose synthetics in any other halls or product sections will be strictly prohibited and any exhibitor found violating the rule will be penalised and barred from participation in current or future editions of the show.


2. Re-Location of Sections: With a view to present a dynamic floor plan, re-location of below sections has been undertaken:
1. International Loose stones Section: All International companies including pavilions from Belgium, Israel and Thailand etc. in loose stone section are being re-located from Hall no. 1 to Open Bay area.
   
2. Allied / Laboratories & Education Section: All Allied / Laboratories & Educational Institutes are being re-located to a new temporary Allied section between Hall no. 1 and Open Bay area. To optimise the total available space at new location, select booth configurations have been revised:
   9 sq. mts is revised to 12 sq. mts; 18 sq. mts is revised to 16 sq. mts; 27 sq. mts is revised to 28 sq. mts and 54 sq. mts is revised to 56 sq. mts.

The vacant booths due to the above re-location will be merged with nearby product sections viz. Mass Produced, Loose Stones, Couture & Plain Gold.

3. Optimisation of Open Spaces inside Venue:
1. Extended Gold Section: Open Bay area (front side) has been opened up as temporary hall to present an extended Plain Gold section.
2. ii. International Loose Stones: Open Bay area (rear side) has been opened up as a temporary hall to present an extended International section for loose stones.
3. New Booths: The booth space in some sections on the floor is also optimized to introduce new booths.


4. No Expansion of Space to Exhibitors: As a general rule, expansion of space is not allowed to any existing Exhibitor. However, as an exception, select exhibitors will receive an expansion opportunity due to optimisation of available spaces:
1. New Mezzanine location (SEM)
2. Exhibitors in Plain Gold section with 9 sq. mts. can opt for 12 sq. mts. through lottery


5. Option to surrender back partial space at Existing location: Exhibitors can opt to surrender back partial space from existing location and retain participation.
1. Single Exhibitor Mezzanine (SEM) Booths: Exhibitors having 8+8 configuration can surrender back 4+4 configuration and retain the existing location.
2. Non-Mezzanine Booths:Exhibitors having booth configuration of 8, 6, 4, 3 or 2 also have an option to surrender back partial space in any multiple of 9 sq. mts. and retain the existing location.


6. New Mezzanine booths (SEM): Some new locations have been identified as Compulsory mezzanine booths (Single Exhibitor Mezzanine) and earmarked on the floor plan. These exhibitors will be required to COMPULSORILY construct mezzanine booths. Please refer Annexure I


7. Displacement & Re-orientation of select booths inside Halls: The open spaces inside halls in the new floor plan has been optimized to enhance the floor layout and also to introduce new booths due to which few booth numbers and locations are displaced & re-oriented. Please refer Annexure II


8. Allocation to New applicants: For all sections, new applicants will be allotted space/area through lottery for a maximum of one booth only in respective section. Preference will be given to those applicants who were waitlisted continuously for 3 consecutive years in 2011, 2012 & 2013 as detailed in Annexure III followed by allocation to those applicants who were waitlisted continuously for 2 consecutive years in 2012 & 2013 as detailed in Annexure III.
   Amongst new applicants, direct preference with max. 18 sq. mts. space will be given to International trade organizations like Gemfields, Forevermark etc. as they are largely involved in promotion of gem & jewellery industry.


9. Re-Location of Cafeteria between Halls: With a view to streamline F&B services, a large Cafeteria is introduced in Hall no. 3 with accessibility from back area of Hall no. 1.


10. Additional Connectivity inside halls: In order to enhance the inter-connectivity between halls, a new walkway is being introduced at the rear side between Hall no. 1, Open Bay and Hall no. 5 with entry/exit points to Allied & International Loose stone sections (NEW).


11. Additional Entry Points inside halls: In order to ease out entry inside halls, a new Entrance will be available from Open Bay area.


12. Extended Show Hours: For the convenience of exhibitors and visitors, the business hours are being extended during evening time. The new timings will be 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Members are requested to carefully study the new floor plan, read the rules & regulations stated in the space application form including important guidelines, allotment procedure and cancellation policy (no relaxations will be permitted under any circumstances). Please note that members who haven’t renewed the current year membership (applicable for Indian companies) and having past outstanding dues with us will automatically be disqualified from the application process even though they may have exhibited last year or their names appear in the waiting list for 1/2/3 consecutive years.

For more information, please contact any of our offices/centers nearest to you as mentioned below:

The last date for submission of online space application form is 06th May 2015.

All the applicants will have to send the requisite advance payment along with the print acknowledgement receipt that will be made available at the time of successful submission of the online space application form. The same has to be compulsorily signed ONLY by the Director / Partner / Proprietor as notified to our membership section in their RCMC on all the pages (including the terms & conditions section) including company seal within 4 working days from the date of successful online submission.

Please be informed that if we DO NOT receive your online space application form and advance payment with your membership renewed with the Council within the stipulated deadline as mentioned above then you will automatically lose your chance for a preferential allotment of space at IIJS 2015, even though you may have exhibited at IIJS 2014. Kindly take note that incase of non-submission or incomplete submission, applications will be automatically rejected without any notice and such members would not be eligible for further consideration in the preferential allotment of space (even though you might wish to retain same space as last year).

The allotment preferences have been pre-defined under the existing rules & regulations for allotment of booths and also available in downloadable format on www.iijs.org

We look forward to receive your kind co-operation in the space application and booth allotment process for IIJS 2015 and hope to keep serving you in the future

Click Here to download Annexure I
Click Here to download Annexure II
Click Here to download Annexure III
Click Here to download Guidelines Rules  Regulations for Allotment of Booths
Click Here to download IIJS 2015 Floor Plan

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
SABYASACHI RAY
Executive Director

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council
Unit G2-A, Trade Centre, Opp. BKC Telephone Exchange, Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (E), Mumbai – 400 051, India