Prizes
Fiorini-Haard-Prize of the International Coronelli-Society
The International Coronelli Society for the Study of Globes is founding, in memory of the pioneers of research into old globes, Professor Matteo Fiorini (1827-1901) of Bologna, and Dipl. Ing. Robert Haardt (1884-1962) of Vienna, a Prize, in the form of a pecuniary award, which will be given, at times to be determined, for work on old (i.e. pre-1945) globes and their producers. This "Fiorini-Haardt Prize" is intended to further research into globes, particularly among younger enthusiasts.
Pieces of scientific or learned work which have not so far been published, and which have been completed in the three years preceeding the award may be sent in to the International Coronelli Society for the Study of Globes and Instruments (present address: c/o Jan Mokre, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Globenmuseum, Josefsplatz 1, A-1015 Wien, Austria). Excluded are persons who at the time of the competition for the Prize are members of the Board or auditor of the Coronelli Society. Work sent in must be in English or German, and must be typed. A panel of judges, consisting of five persons, will award the Prize, and their decision will be absolute and final.
The Coronelli Society reserves the right to publish, in appropriate form in one of their publications, either the work for which the Prize is awarded, or, if the work should exceed fifteen typewritten pages in length, a shortened version of, or extracts from, the same. Any shortened version or extracts can be prepared - if the author prefers - by an appointee of the Board of the Coronelli Society. Work sent in which is not awarded a Prize will be returned to the authors by post.
The panel of judges will be elected every three years by the Board of the Coronelli Society from among the members of the Society. At most three judges may be members of the Board of the Society.
The decision of the panel as to the award of the Prize - a decision which the panel must take within three months after the expiry of the time allotted for the sending in of work (and if not all judges have made a recommendation the majority of the votes cast by the panel will be decisive) - will be announced in the issue of "NEWS" or of "Globusfreund" immediately following the decision.
The Fiorini-Haardt Prize will be in amounts to be determined.The prize will be funded from contributions from members of the Coronelli Society and Organizations, to whom accounts will be rendered for the expenditure of contributions.
The Board of the Coronelli Society may determine to endow the Prize from funds at the disposal of the Society. The Coronelli Society reserves the right to declare the foundation terminated at any time.
The announcement of the competition for the Prize, and of the terminal date for the sending in of work - which will be at least six month after the appearance of the announcement - will be published in the Coronelli Society's "NEWS" and/or "Globusfreund", together with the pecuniary value of the Prize.