ECF Awards 2011
Presidents Awards for Services to Chess
– John Wickham
Nominations are invited for the ECF Presidents Awards . The awards are made annually for services to the game of chess . Previous winners include B H Wood , The BBC , the late IM Bob Wade and a host of players and organisers . The recipient of the award will receive a plaque .
Nominations , with a short citation , should be sent ( by 21 April 2011 ) to : John Wickham , 55 Shakespeare Way , Taverham , Norwich , NR8 6SL or email j . r . wickham @ btinternet . com – winners of the award will be announced on the ECF website and at the ECF AGM in October .
Club of the Year and Small Club of the Year 2011
The ECF is looking for submissions from Chess clubs for these two awards . We are seeking details of clubs that stand out from the rest and clubs that their members feel proud to belong to . It ’ s time to get recognition of your club by becoming recipients of the award from the ECF .
The submissions should detail the clubs participation in local leagues and competitions , but also cover such items as how the club encourages membership among groups under represented in the general chess population , the contribution made to chess locally and nationally , the activities organised for juniors and comment on how the club interacts with schools and the local community . The club ( s ) selected for the awards will receive a scroll , an engraved plaque and digital clock .
Send your submissions by 31st May 2011 to : John Wickham , 55 Shakespeare Way , Taverham , Norwich , NR8 6SL or email j . r . wickham @ btinternet . com
Magazine of the Year 2011
Nominations are invited for the ECF Chess Magazine of the Year award . We are looking for nominations from either readers or editors of Chess magazines that are produced by volunteers . The editor of the magazine selected will receive a scroll and a copy of the ECF Chess Book of the Year ( any alternative to this is at the discretion of the Awards committee ).
Send your nominations by 15 April 2011 to : John Wickham , 55 Shakespeare Way , Taverham , Norwich ,
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NR8 6SL or email j . r . wickham @ btinternet . com Website of the Year 2011
ECF are seeking nominations for the ECF Chess Website of the Year award . We are looking for nominations from either users or the webmasters of Chess Websites that are run by volunteers . The webmaster of the site selected will receive a scroll and a copy of the ECF Book of the Year ( any alternative to this is at the discretion of the awards committee ).
Nominations with the website address should be sent by 29 April 2011 to : John Wickham at j . r . wickham @ btinternet . com
ECF Congress of the Year 2011 Award
Open to Congresses / Events that are affiliated to the ECF , either individually or through another body , and held in the period 1st July 2010 to 30th June 2011 .
The Judges will assess the Congress / Event over a range of factors to include accessibility to all groups , quality of the venue and facilities offered , type and range of events offered , the skill / ability of the organisers , the entry form and the publicising of the event , value for money etc . In addition the judges may seek the views of the players who entered the Congress / Event . The winners will receive a certificate and will be able to offer a free entry to the 2012 British Championships to those entering their Congress / Event , as well as the title of “ ECF Congress of the Year 2011 ”. The Awards committee will contact the winners after the judging is completed and then will announce the winner on the ECF website as well as at the ECF AGM in October 2011 .
Eligible Congresses / Events are asked to submit a citation , with copies of the entry forms , to John Wickham , 55 Shakespeare Way , Taverham , Norwich , NR8 6SL or email j . r . wickham @ btinternet . com by 5 July 2011 .
Last year ’ s winners ... Julie Johnson - ECF 2010 President ’ s Award for Services to Chess e2e4 - ECF 2010 Congress of the Year Horsham Chess Club - ECF 2010 Club of the Year St Helens Chess Club - ECF 2010 Small Club of the Year Kingston Chess Club - ECF 2010 Website of the Year