The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) delivers every two years the award GOLD MEDAL WAS AWARD.

This award recognizes life-long achievements for a sexually healthier world. It includes all Sexological fields and it is awarded by a Committee according to the following criteria:

CRITERIA
1. Lifelong achievement within the field of Sexual Health. (Sexology, Sexuality Education and related disciplines)
2. Candidates from different countries and continents.
3. Gender balance.

PROCEDURE
1. The candidate should be nominated by a WAS member..
2. The nomination should be supported by 2 persons well known to the WAS
3. The application should be accompanied by the candidate’s C.V.

The documents are to be sent to Lillemor Rosenqvist: lillemorrosenqvist@swipnet.se for distribution to the Gold Medal Committee members who select 5 of them to be proposed to the WAS board for the final decision. Deadline for application June 30th 2006.

WAS GOLD MEDAL COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Lillemor Rosenqvist, WAS board member.
Lorraine Dennerstein, Igor Kon, Walter Everaerd, Roy Levin, Virgina Johnson (Gold Medal awardees 2005)
The Gold Medal Committee was installed after the WAS World Congress in Valencia 1997.
Lillemor Rosenqvist was elected chair of the committee by the WAS board and it was decided that the other members of this committee should be the latest Gold Medal awardees.

WAS Award for Excellence & Innovation in Sexuality Education

WAS invites submissions from educators and organizations to be considered for this important award. In recognition of the special contribution sexuality educators make to the overall field of sexology, this award is made by the World Association for Sexual Health every two years, at the World Congress of Sexology. There are two categories for the award.The criteria for each are set out below.

Categories

     A. Non Government Organization or Individual

     B. Government Sponsored Programmes

The criteria:

NGO or Individual Category:

• Relevance of programme to target group(s)
• Innovative concepts
• Materials used and their relevance
• Delivery mode(s) relevant to target groups
• Innovative delivery
• Evidence of success
• Overcoming difficulties (eg funding; objections; political problems etc.)

Government Sponsored Programmes

• Origin of the initiative (eg did it come from Govt. or through a lobby to influence Govt)
• Relevance of programme to target group(s)
• Materials used and their relevance
• Innovative concepts
• Delivery mode(s) relevant to target groups
• Innovative delivery
• Evidence of success

Submissions should be sent either in English to Dr Rosemary Coates: r.coates@curtin.edu.au or in spanish language to Esther Corona: ecoronav@aol.com