Participants in the World Diamond Congress (WDC), to be held in Tel Aviv from June 26 – 29, 2006 can participate and experience the latest innovations on the Israeli and international jewelry scene. Jovella 2006, Israel’s International Jewelry Trade Fair, will be held during the Congress, from June 27 – 28, 2006 at the David Intercontinental Hotel in Tel Aviv. The show is being organized by the Stier Group, in cooperation with the Israel Jewelry Manufacturers Association (IJMA).%%ovella will have 160 jewelry manufacturers and designers, diamond and gemstone suppliers and related companies from Israel, Italy, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Thailand, Brazil and China exhibiting their wares. Over 10,000 visitors -- from the trade and the public – from Israel and from abroad, are expected to attend the show. Israeli jewelry is known for creative design, high fashion and excellent quality, and is sold in the finest stores in the world’s major cities. Israel’s jewelry industry reflects a mixture of cultures and traditions, combining the exotic with the state-of-the-art, and the ethnic with cosmopolitan. In 2005 Israel exported close to $400 million worth of jewelry worldwide.%%Authority, which has been invited to attend by the Peres Center for Peace. A special visit to Jovella will be organized for Congress participants and guests, on June 28. According to Ilan Samuel, a member of the Congress Organizing Committee and Chairman of the Jewelry Sector Committee of the Israel Export Institute, the juxtaposition of the two events offers Congress participants added value. “Jovella is the foremost event of Israel’s burgeoning jewelry industry. It offers the freshest Israeli designs, and the best in high quality production. We are certain that Congress participants will take special interest in visiting the show,” he said. Samuel added that among the exhibitors at Jovella will be manufacturers with gold, silver, diamonds, precious gems, and designer pieces. He said that the show will also include fashion jewelry, religious jewelry, as well as jewelry from new and unusual materials.