Directories & Awards Overview
Updated January 13, 2010
There are two directories in CAOAC.
The Aquatic Horticulturist Directory and the Breeders
Directory. The purpose of the two directories is to list
hobbyists who have bred fish and or propagated plants. These are
published every second year and distributed along with the Binder
update for that year, usually in October. The club affiliation is
included so that if you wish information about the breeding or
propagation you can contact the club requesting information about
the hobbyist etc. Submissions to these committees are accepted on an
ongoing basis, any time during the year. The directories can be sent
via email as an attachment in excel to participating clubs and
hobbyists. This is an information committee only.
The Awards committee deals with the awarding of certificates and
plaques for the various levels of accomplishments within CAOAC.
Applications and nominations are accepted at various times during
the year for the different awards being applied for. Authors &
Advanced Authors are due in December, Newsletter is due in January
and all other deadlines are due in February. These applications and
nominations are assessed at the March awards meeting and the awards
are presented at the CAOAC Convention usually held in May of that
year. All awards are listed in the Binder in Section 8 along with
the criteria for each award or level. The application forms are in
Section 11 of the Binder.
The ‘procedure” is as follows:
Awards
Clubs fill out the application form detailing which award is being
applied for. This along with the appropriate documentation and
signatures is then submitted to the awards committee chair. The
awards committee meets in March to decide whether the applicant is
successful and the certificate or plaque is presented at the awards
banquet held at the convention in May.
Directory
Clubs submit names of hobbyists along with the name of the fish bred
and or plant propagated directly to the chair of each directory.
These are published bi-yearly.
The directories and the awards
committee are not linked in any way shape or form.
If you submit a breeding/propagation to the Breeders/Aquatic
Horticulturist Directory it will not be seen by the Awards committee
and visa versa. If you submit an application to the Awards committee
it will not be sent to the Directories. If you have any questions
please contact either the Awards chair or the Directory chairs as
listed on the masthead found on page two of the newsletter.