Standing Rules for the
International Planetarium Society, Inc.
Revised
July 2005
by Lee Ann A.
Hennig, Secretary
Appendix A:
Awards
Committee Criteria and Procedures
A. IPS Service Award: The following serves as the IPS Service
Award Criteria:
. An IPS Service Award shall be bestowed, from time to time,
by the Society upon an individual or institution whose presence
and work in the planetarium field has been, through the years,
an inspiration to the profession and its members.
The criteria for such an award call for subjective judgment
since there is no easy way to describe more concretely the
prerequisites for the nomination and/or candidacy of a
prospective recipient. It should be implied, nevertheless, that
a nominee for this Award has had a broad, deep, and concrete
effect in the profession and its development.
Any member may submit nominations to the Awards Committee.
The President shall inform the Council of the Awards
Committee's recommendations and request a vote for each and
every such recommendation (approval of 2/3 of those present in a
voice vote).
None or any number of Service Awards may be given at each
Conference.
Recipients shall be recognized at the IPS Conference at
which time they shall be awarded an appropriate plaque indicting
their selection.
B. Fellow of the International Planetarium Society
In order to be named as a Fellow of the International
Planetarium Society, a member must have continuous active
membership in good standing in IPS for at least five years, and
substantial contributions in at least two of the following
respects:
1. Serving IPS in elective office, diligent and/or devoted
committee work, and the organization of conferences and meetings.
2. Relevant and significant publications and /or conference
presentations.
3. Cooperation with professional societies, organizations and
groups, which bring attention to the importance of planetariums'
existence.
4. The development of new methods in the planetarium field.
Regarding the on-going status of Fellow, the following rule
applies: "In the event of death, there should be an "Active
Fellows" list published in the Planetarian each year, and
that for the first year following death, an asterisk be placed
beside the name. Afterwards, the name would be maintained on an
unpublished "Inactive Fellows" list for archival
purposes.
C. IPS TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION AWARD (2002)
1. IPS Technology and Innovation Award shall be bestowed, from time to time, by the Society upon an individual, institution or commercial vendor whose technology and/or innovations in the planetarium field have been, through the years, utilized or replicated by other members and/or planetariums.
2. The criteria for such an award call for subjective judgment since there is no easy way to describe more concretely the prerequisites for the nominations and/or candidacy of a prospective recipient. It should be implied, nevertheless, that a nominee for this Award has had a broad, deep, and concrete effect on the profession and its development.
3. Recipients shall be recognized at the IPS Conference at which time they shall be awarded an appropriate plaque indicating their selection.
