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

[Vicky Vergara]

Congratulations Howard!

Vicky


On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 8:35 AM adams--- via Discuss <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
wrote:

> 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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