[OSGeo-Discuss] Howard Butler receives the 2023 Sol Katz Award at FOSS4G 2023 Prizren, Kosovo

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Cool. Congrats howard!

Till

Am 01.07.23 um 19:02 schrieb Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Discuss:
> See News Item 2023-07-01 
> https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/howard-butler-receives-the-2023-sol-katz-award/
> 
> We are honoured to announce that Howard Butler is the recipient of the 
> Sol Katz Award 2023.
> 
> 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.
> 
> Howard Butler was honoured with the 2023 Sol Katz Award, presented on 30 
> June 2023 at FOSS4G 2023 in Prizren, Kosovo.
> 
> This was the 19th year of the award.
> 
> Howard Butler has a long-standing history of involvement within our 
> community. He was an OSGeo board member and was involved in the early 
> years of the System Administration Committee.
> Howard is also a member of the project steering committee of 4 different 
> OSGeo projects.
> 
> You will meet him everytime a codesprint is organized.
> 
> Howard was part of the group which came with the GeoJSON specification.
> He is an excellent leader, a mindful developer and a valued friend.
> 
> Howard Butler has organized the modernization of the documentation of 
> GDAL and PROJ. He was the instigator of the GDAL Barn raising to enhance 
> and refresh the geodetic capabilities of the projects.
> 
> Howard Butler leads the open source software consultancy Hobu which 
> focuses on LiDAR, point clouds, and geospatial software. He is the 
> proponent of COPC, the cloud optimized point cloud format.
> 
> On behalf of the OSGeo communities we congratulate and thank Howard 
> Butler for his all his contributions.
> 
> Thank you Howard
> 
> 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 https://www.osgeo.org/community/awards/
> 
> The Sol Katz Award Ceremony will soon be online. It will be linked in 
> the news item 
> https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/howard-butler-receives-the-2023-sol-katz-award/
> 
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