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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:red;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.5pt'>X3D:Delivering New Dimensions on the Web<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:red'>August 7-9, Los Angeles Convention Center</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'>At this year’s </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><a href="http://www.siggraph.org/s2012/"><b><span lang=EN>SIGGRAPH 2012</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:red'> </span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'>in Los Angeles CA, Aug 7-10, the largest annual conference for computer graphics, the <b><span style='color:red'>Web3D Consortium</span></b><span style='color:red'> </span>will showcase <b><span style='color:red'>3D on the Web</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'>From Booth 234 you will find Web3D Consortium members Bitmanagement (</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><a href="http://www.bitmanagement.com" title="http://www.bitmanagement.com"><span lang=EN>http://www.bitmanagement.com</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'>) and Fraunhofer (</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><a href="http://www.igd.fraunhofer.de" title="http://www.igd.fraunhofer.de"><span lang=EN>http://www.igd.fraunhofer.de</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'>) demonstrating their industrial-strength 3D applications using <a href="http://www.web3d.org/x3d">X3D</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'>The Web3D Consortium will also be sponsoring several events including <b><span style='color:red'>Birds-of-a-Feather</span></b><span style='color:red'> </span>and Town Hall meetings and a special ‘<b><span style='color:red'>Tech Tal</span></b><span style='color:red'>k’</span> demo session. Attendees will learn about the new X3D functionalities for Extensible 3D (X3D) 3.3 as well as new collaborations for the delivery of interactive 3D over the web.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'>Join the Web3D community at their <b><span style='color:red'>Tech Talk </span></b>on Wednesday Aug 8 from 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM showcasing their incredible X3D innovations – you won’t believe it’s real time 3D! This is a must-attend event to educate and engage yourself in the latest 3D Web developments<span style='color:red'>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'>In addition to the<b><span style='color:red'> </span></b>Birds-of-a-Feather meetings the Consortium will have a <b><span style='color:red'>Town Hall Member Meeting on</span></b><span style='color:red'> <b>Tuesday from 3:30- 5:00 PM</b> </span>for developers and industry leaders interested in using open standards and raise awareness and interest in web-enabled 3D visualization. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'>Come network with leading Web3D technologists at the <a href="http://www.web3d.org/realtime-3d/events/web3d-siggraph-2012">Web3D events at SIGGRAPH</a>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN style='font-size:8.0pt'>For more information about X3D and the Web3D Consortium please visit <a href="http://www.web3d.org">www.web3d.org</a> or contact our executive director Anita Havele at: <a href="mailto:anita.havele@web3d.org">anita.havele@web3d.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>