Chris Holmes

OpenGeo President

Chris began his work in open source geospatial software when he joined OpenPlans as the lead developer of GeoServer in 2002. He served in this role until 2005, when he chose to pursue a Fulbright Scholarship in Zambia to examine the potential for Open Source Geospatial software to implement Spatial Data Infrastructures in developing countries.

In 2006 he returned to OpenPlans as its Managing Director. Managing GeoServer development and nurturing the project's sustainability, he grew the geospatial division of OpenPlans into OpenGeo.

Chris has served on the Project Management Committee of GeoTools, the most advanced Open Source Java toolkit, and is now the chair of the Project Steering Committee of GeoServer. Chris was additionally a founding board member to the Open Source Geospatial (OSGeo) Foundation, which is giving diverse spatially oriented projects a common banner. He currently sits on the boards of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (GSDI) and Brave New Software.

Publications

Honors, Fellowships, Awards

  • Board of Directors, Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association, 2009-present
  • Board of Directors, Brave New Software, 2010-present
  • O’Reilly Foo Camp Attendee 2006, SciFoo 2009
  • Fulbright Scholar to Zambia 2005, project: “Potential for Open Source to implement Spatial Data Infrastructures in Developing Countries”

Education

  • BA History, Minor Computer Science, Stanford University, 1997-2001

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • 2011: Keynote speaker (invited) at KMS Denmark Partner Conference, Harvard CGA Conference, ISDE7
  • 2010: Understanding Risk, JRC, GSDI-12, Expert talk at FDTCP Malaysia
  • 2009: Keynote speaker at EuroGeographics General Assembly, Jornadas SIG Libre, FOSS4G.jp, Norway GeoForum
  • 2008: Keynote speaker at Finnish GIS Expo and CSI-CGIAR meeting, Plenary speaker at GSDI-10, BAAMA
  • 2007: Presenter at Where 2.0, FOSS4G, Open Source in Government conference
  • 2006: Presenter at Location Intelligence, FOSS4G
  • 2005: Presenter at World Summit on Free Information Infrastructure, AfricaGIS, CSIR

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Open Source Projects

  • GeoServer: Project Steering Committee Chair, Founding PSC Member, Committer
  • GeoTools: Project Management Committee 2002-2007, Committer
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation: Founding Board Member, served to 2008

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