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.
