George N. Batianoff Award for Team Excellence
The George N. Batianoff Award for team excellence in weed management is a prestigious biennial award to honour the hard work, achievements, and contribution of George Batianoff to the study of invasive and weedy plants in Queensland.
Purpose
To recognise and reward any project, ongoing or completed in the last two years, that has, or is, achieving exceptional results in on-ground weed management and has, or is, delivering an outstanding contribution to weed management in Queensland.
The contribution may be in the form of:
- a significant addition to existing knowledge
- a significant contribution to increasing stakeholder awareness of weeds and/or weed management
- an innovative or outstanding weed project
- a new concept in weed management planning or techniques or standards
- establishing collaborative and cooperative weed management
- consistently achieving outstanding on-ground outcomes
Eligibility
The award is open to weed management teams in Queensland. The team may consist of WSQ members and non-members, however only WSQ members may make nominations.
A team is a group of interacting individuals sharing a common goal and the responsibility for achieving it. The team may be made up of individuals from one or more organisations.
Selection
The executive shall call for nominations 12 months prior to the Queensland Weeds Symposium (QWS) and nominations, together with relevant supporting details, must be submitted to the WSQ Secretary six months prior to the QWS. Nominations shall be signed by five financial members of the WSQ.
A committee consisting of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and longest-serving CAWS delegate will assess the nominations.
The award will be presented at the next QWS dinner. At the same QWS dinner a representative of the team will be invited to give a presentation and the WSQ will meet reasonable travel expenses to assist the representative to attend. Three months notice will be given to the team prior to the QWS dinner to allow a representative to prepare a presentation.
The Award
The team will have their name engraved on the ‘The George N. Batianoff Award’ perpetual trophy and may display the perpetual trophy at their place of business until the next Queensland Weeds Symposium.
The team will also receive a certificate for each team member.
Conditions, Timing and General Considerations
The Weed Society of Queensland (WSQ) aims to foster interest and involvement in weed and pest animal science and management by granting funds to assist individuals or groups to conduct activities or attend conferences, symposia, etc. WSQ also seeks to recognise achievement in weed and pest animal science and management through several awards. All awards and grants presented or committed in the previous year will be detailed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the WSQ. The total value of all awards, grants and sponsorships will not exceed $10,000 in any one financial year. The WSQ executive may decide not to call for, or grant, any funds in any particular financial year. In the event no sufficiently meritorious submissions are received for any award, no award will be made.
Past Winners
2011 Capricorn Pest Management Group (CPMG)
2013 Cape York Catchments
