Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Howard Butler receives the 2023 Sol Katz Award at FOSS4G 2023 Prizren, Kosovo
Congratulations Howard! Well Deserved!! -Original Message- From: Discuss On Behalf Of Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Discuss Sent: Saturday, July 1, 2023 12:02 PM To: Announce ; Discuss Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Howard Butler receives the 2023 Sol Katz Award at FOSS4G 2023 Prizren, Kosovo This message may be from an external email source. Do not select links or open attachments unless verified. Report all suspicious emails to Minnesota IT Services Security Operations Center. 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/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521. This email may be confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply back to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Howard Butler receives the 2023 Sol Katz Award at FOSS4G 2023 Prizren, Kosovo
Congratulations Howard! Vicky On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 8:35 AM adams--- via Discuss 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/ > > > > ___ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Howard Butler receives the 2023 Sol Katz Award at FOSS4G 2023 Prizren, Kosovo
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/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Howard Butler receives the 2023 Sol Katz Award at FOSS4G 2023 Prizren, Kosovo
Congratulations Howard! Mateusz On Sat, 1 Jul 2023, 19:02 Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Discuss, < discuss@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > 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/ > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Howard Butler receives the 2023 Sol Katz Award at FOSS4G 2023 Prizren, Kosovo
Congratulations Howard ! Well deserved. > On Jul 1, 2023, at 1:02 PM, Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Discuss > wrote: > > 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/ > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] Howard Butler receives the 2023 Sol Katz Award at FOSS4G 2023 Prizren, Kosovo
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/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
