fisae
certificates of
honour
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In Assembly on 31 August 2002
the delegates of FISAE approved the
awarding of certificates of honour
and of medals to worthy individuals
and institutions. The financial
resources are not as yet available
to commission the production of
medals; however, a donor has been
found to finance the printing of
Certificates of Honour by Sebastian
Carter, at Rampant Lions Press. The
texts of the five types of
Certificates of Honour are set out
below, together with the Guidelines
for awarding them.
1. Certificates of Honour may be
awarded to worthy individuals,
bookplate societies, publications,
and others who in the opinion of the
Management Committee are worthy of
this distinction.
2. Nominations or recommendations
for the Conferment of Certificates
of Honour may be made in writing at
any time by member societies of
FISAE, individuals, or at the
initiative of the Committee
3. At the outset, given a
substantial backlog of worthy
individuals, it is proposed that
awards be made once a year. There is
no limit on the number of
Certificates that may be awarded at
any one time. Each recommendation
for a Certificate shall be valid for
a period of not more than two years;
that is, a recommendation may not be
immediately accepted in the
discretion of the Management
Committee in the first round
following the submission of the
nomination, but shall be before the
Management Committee for
consideration for at least two more
rounds. If a Certificate is not
awarded within that period, a new
submission must be made.
4. Some individuals or other
candidates may qualify in more than
one category of Certificate. The
awarding of more than one
Certificate to a single individual
or other candidate shall not be
prohibited, provided that only one
Certificate shall be awarded per
selection round to an individual or
other candidate.
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5. The name of the laureate will
be placed on each Certificate of
Honour by a qualified calligrapher.
6. Each certificate shall be signed
by the President of FISAE in office
at the relevant time.
7. The Executive Secretary of FISAE
shall coordinate the work connected
with selecting and awarding
Certificates of Honour, in
consultation with members of the
Management Committee (see Article 9,
FISAE Charter). Other individuals
and organizations may be consulted
at the discretion of the Executive
Secretary.
8. The formal awarding of the
Certificate may be transmission by
post or at a ceremonial occasion,
including at a FISAE Congress or
meeting of a national bookplate
society, as the Management Committee
deems most appropriate and
efficient.
9. Full publicity is to be given to
the awarding of a Certificate of
Honour through member societies and
other media.
10. If and when medals become
available for any or all of the
awards, the recipients of medals
shall retrospectively include those
already awarded Certificates and who
are still alive.
In general, quality and frequency of
contributions are to be weighed. The
awards are being given by FISAE in
its international capacity;
they are no substitute for awards
that may be given by individual
national societies for contributions
to those societies. While such
service may sometimes be relevant, a
FISAE Certificate is not an award
purely for service to a single
national bookplate society.
There is a large backlog of
deserving people. We should expect
to award a substantial number of
certificates during the first three
to four years, and then probably
with less frequency.
Each recommendation needs to be
supported by argument and evidence.
In some instances a name will be
self-evident to the Committee,
especially in the early days; later
a substantial body of material may
need to be submitted. The Committee
will review the Guidelines from time
to time.
Individuals and societies can nominate persons for FISAE
certificates… You know now the
criteria, and should read the rest
of this section carefully… then mail
us your nominations at
certificates@fisae.org and we
will make sure they are given to the
Committee!
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