-- Alessandra Rossi, PhD Assistant Professor Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies - D.I.E.T.I. University of Naples Federico II Via Claudio, 21, 80125 - Naples, Italy w-page:https://alessandrarossi.net e-mail address:a**************i@unina.it e-mail address:a*****i@herts.ac.uk X: @alhandra81 *Prof. Silvia Coradeschi *(d. Feb 5, 2014) was a founding trustee of RoboCup and an early visionary in the RoboCup initiative. She served as General Chair of RoboCup 1999 in Stockholm, Sweden, was a frequent competition participant, and was an exemplar of the RoboCup ideal of engaging in cutting-edge AI and Robotics research. *Prof. Gerhard K. Kraetzschmar* (d. July 24, 2019) joined RoboCup since its beginning in 1997 and significantly contributed to the development of the RoboCup Federation (Trustee since 2004, Vice-President from 2008 to 2016). He was involved in the organization of many of the leagues, with major contributions to RoboCupJunior, RoboCup@Home, and RoboCup@Work. He was the General Chair of RoboCup 2016 in Leipzig, Germany. To honor their extraordinary contributions to RoboCup and to honor their memories, the RoboCup Federation created “*The Silvia Coradeschi RoboCup Award*” in 2014 (https://www.robocup.org/silvia_coradeschi), for a young female with distinguishing contributions to RoboCup, and the “*The Gerhard Kraetzschmar RoboCup Distinguished Service Award*” in 2021 (https://www.robocup.org/gkk_award), to recognize the outstanding contributions of an individual for his/her exceptional leadership, service, and dedication that benefit RoboCup in any of its leagues. We are now calling for candidates for the *2025 Awards*. The award recipients, to be named at RoboCup 2025 will receive: * a certificate * a US$1,000 honorarium *Nominations for the “Silvia Coradeschi Award”:* Eligible candidates for the “Silvia Coradeschi Award” are young female RoboCuppers that will register for RoboCup 2025 who has distinguished themselves: * in the scientific, engineering, and/or community aspects of RoboCup. * in RoboCup leadership, either within a team and/or in the broad RoboCup community. To nominate a female candidate for the “Silvia Coradeschi Award”, please fill out the nomination form (https://forms.gle/x7mxehq8oqW4CtR17) by June 6, 2025.  The submission should include: ● A letter of recommendation that addresses both criteria. ● An additional letter of recommendation from a RoboCup community member not affiliated with the nominee’s team is recommended (but not required) to support the nomination. *Nominations for the “Gerhard Kraetzschmar RoboCup Distinguished Service Award”:* Eligible candidates for the “Gerhard Kraetzschmar RoboCup Distinguished Service Award” are RoboCup members with an outstanding record of service in one or more of the RoboCup Leagues, including as Technical and Organizing Committees, Executive Committee, and/or Board of Trustees. To nominate a RoboCup member for the “Gerhard Kraetzschmar RoboCup Distinguished Service Award”, a person nominating a candidate should fill out the nomination form (https://forms.gle/x7mxehq8oqW4CtR17) by June 6, 2025. The nomination must include ● a letter of recommendation that addresses the individual’s impact on service and contributions to RoboCup, including diversity, quality, and length of the work done for RoboCup. ● One or two additional letter(s) of recommendation from RoboCup community members to support the nomination. Please upload the letters to the form by the person nominating the candidate.