Prize by-law
Giuliano Grassi Prize for Excellence in Biomass Industrial Deployment
By-law
The Giuliano Grassi Excellence in Biomass Industrial Deployment Prize is established in 2022 to honour scientific, technical or managerial merit in the market deployment of biomass industrial processes, attained over a long period of continuous achievements. It is an International Award.
The Prize is awarded annually to a single individual. The Prize cannot be shared nor given to a company, an institution or team.
The Prize cannot be given nor shared to an academic person or researcher.
This periodicity is linked to the European Biomass Conference (EUBCE) where the Prize is to be awarded in a solemn ceremony during the Opening Session.
The Giuliano Grassi Prize is granted by the Giuliano Grassi prize Committee. The Giuliano Grassi Prize Committee must select the individual to be honoured with the Prize. The Committee must maintain the spirit of the Prize, implementing the necessary modifications to the By-law to ensure in perpetuity the selection of appropriate candidates.
This Committee is formed by: (a) all the past awardees (up to the last 5 years), (b) the conference organiser Mrs Angela Grassi, (c) the EUBCE Industry Track Coordinator Mr Kyriakos Maniatis and (d) the representative of Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking or their eventual replacements in case they will terminate their functions in the EUBCE.
The Chairperson of the Committee is nominated for 3 years and can be re-elected. The Committee Chairman for the period 2022-2025 is the EUBCE Industry Track Coordinator Mr Kyriakos Maniatis.
Any decision of the Committee must be taken by the majority of votes among all members participating in the vote with the Chairperson’s vote deciding in case of a tie between opposite options. Assemblies and voting can be held without physical presence, but the usual rules of information and debate held in assemblies with physical presence must be respected in all cases. Secret votes are forbidden for the Committee members. Changes of the Bylaw have to be approved by a two thirds majority.
The Giuliano Grassi Prize consists of a diploma including a short notice of the Giuliano Grassi germinal achievement in biomass. It must also mention the edition of the Prize, the Awardee’s name and affiliation and a mention of the award motivation.
A person may not nominate him/herself.
A person may not nominate someone from his/her organisation but always someone from another organisation.
Members of the Giuliano Grassi Prize Committee cannot be nominated.
Every person nominated for the Giuliano Grassi Prize is placed by the Committee Chair on a list valid for 3 years, provided the nominee fulfils the qualifications defined in Article 1.
Every person nominated for the Giuliano Grassi Prize is placed by the Committee Chair on a list valid for 3 years, provided the nominee fulfils the qualifications defined in Article 1.
Before each election the existing list of nominees is revised by one or several members of the Giuliano Grassi Prize Committee to assure that everybody on the list still fulfils the qualifications. At this stage every committee member can add one candidate to the list. He/she is not bound by the above mentioned list. The Committee Chair will then submit the final list to the committee for information.
In any case the Chairperson, ex officio, can collect additional information on the nominees.
After consultation with the Committee members the Committee Chair selects 3 candidates for the vote of the committee. The procedure for this decision is laid down in paragraph 7.
The awardee will be notified of his/her selection by a letter jointly signed by the non-Laureate Committee members and the Giuliano Grassi Prize Committee Chairperson with time enough as to make possible the preparation of the ceremony. The awardee’s name should be kept confidential, as much as possible, until the ceremony.
The ceremony should consist of a Laudatio of the awardee, chosen by the Giuliano Grassi Prize Committee Chairperson, usually at the suggestion of the awardee, followed by the offering of the award itself, and finally by the acceptance and “thank you” speech given by the awardee.