[OSGeo-Announce] Tom Kralidis receives the 2024 Sol Katz Award

[Jorge Sanz]

https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/tom-kralidis-receives-the-2024-sol-katz-award/

Tom Kralidis <https://www.osgeo.org/member/tom-kralidis/> was honoured 
with the 2024 Sol Katz Award, presented on 6 December 2024 at FOSS4G 
2024 in Belém, Brazil.

This was the 20th year of the award.

2024-12-09

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We are honoured to announce that Tom Kralidis is the recipient of the 
2024 Sol Katz Award.

You may know Tom through his activities within the GeoPython community, 
specifically through pygeoapi, pycsw, OWSLib, GeoHealthCheck, pygeometa, 
and the list goes on.  Tom also plays a critical role in promoting OGC 
standards, throughout FOSS4G projects and also connecting the OGC + 
OSGeo communities.

Tom is very active at the OSGeo Board level, and other committees within 
the foundation.  He is also active in the World Meteorological 
Organization (WMO).

But you will most likely know him from various FOSS4G workshops around 
the world, where he helps users share their spatial information through 
known standards and Open Source software.

Tom Kralidis is a longtime leader in the FOSS4G community, and it warms 
our heart to finally thank him for his decades of tireless effort, in 
promoting sharing.

The FOSS4G community is full of people doing amazing work, and today we 
take a moment to shine the spotlight on one person, who has long 
deserved a thank-you, Tom Kralidis.

Thanks Tom!

2024 Sol Katz award 
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*About the award*

The Sol Katz Award for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial 
(FOSS4G) is awarded annually by OSGeo to individuals who have 
demonstrated leadership in the FOSS4G community. Recipients of the award 
have contributed significantly through their activities to advance open 
source ideals in the geospatial realm. The award acknowledges both the 
work of community members, and pay tribute to one of its founders, for 
years to come.

Read more about Sol Katz at Awards <https://www.osgeo.org/community/awards/>
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