ACF MEDALS PROCEDURES

Aims

1. To provide a standardized procedure to which future ACF Councils and 
Selection Co-ordinators can refer.

2. To ensure a systematic and thorough search for nominees.

3. To provide sufficient information on which the selectors can base a decision.

Steps 

1. The Medals Co-ordinator (MC) will present a list of suggested selectors plus 
reserves for each of the three ACF medals to the ACF Secretary by October 1.

2. At the first ACF meeting after October 1, the ACF Council will discuss the 
annual award of the medals and finalise the selectors' names. These and any 
nominations for the medals will be recorded in the minutes. Delegates will be 
instructed to obtain from their State Associations any more names they wish to 
add. Nominations need not be from amongst a State's own members.

3. The ACF Secretary will see to it that an advertisement is placed in the first 
issue of Australian Chess Forum published after October 1 requesting nominations 
from individuals and/or organisations to be sent to the Selection Co-ordinator 
by October 31.

4. The MC will synthesize the selection panels and obtain their preference on 
the mode of decision making (group discussion, phone link-up or secret 
submission).

5. Early November - the MC will contact all states (Secretaries and Delegates) 
who have not replied to chase up remaining nominations.

6. The MC will then ask all nominees to set out their relevant achievements (in 
the same format for the selectors' convenience). The same form as for this will 
be sent to the initial nominator so that the reasons for nomination will be 
clear and any extra information that the nominee's natural modesty may preclude 
him/her from bringing to the selectors' attention will also come to light.

7. The MC will duplicate all submissions and send copies to the selectors.

8. The MC will collect the selectors' decisions and present them to the ACF 
Secretary.

9. The ACF Secretary will see to the supply, engraving and presentation of the 
medals.

10. The MC will produce a report for Australian Chess Forum.

11. The ACF Secretary will report the winner of each medal to the ACF Archivist.

Guidelines 

Steiner Medal 

This is awarded to the "Player of the Year". It is to be the player who has made 
the greatest impact, not necessarily the highest-rated - it is for the most 
notable achievement of the year. It may be awarded to the same person more than 
once.

Koshnitsky Medal 

This is awarded for an outstanding contribution to Australian chess 
administration at a national or a state level. It may not be won more than once 
by the same person.

CJS Purdy Medal 

This is awarded for an outstanding contribution to Australian chess as a 
journalist at a national or state level. It may not be won more than once by the 
same person.

Note: The Steiner and Koshnitsky medals are awarded annually and the Purdy Medal 
in alternate years.

Whyatt Medal for Chess Problem Composition

This is awarded for outstanding success as a chess problem composer, taking into 
account the composer's published problems. It is awarded every five years. It may 
not be won more than once by the same person.