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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>Happy Holidays! </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#C00000'>And thank you for another year of innovation and progress!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:193.95pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:193.95pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=485 height=228 id="_x0000_i1059" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D25B99.3A303F10"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;min-width:100% !important' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK35"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 0in 3.75pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=580 style='width:174.0pt;max-width:100%'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>Web3D Consortium </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'> wishes our community the best of the season, and extends our thanks <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>for contributing to the innovation and excellence of </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#C00000'>Interactive 3D Graphics</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Web3D would not be a leader in open interactive 3D graphics standards without you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>As the new year approaches, we encourage your continued work towards <b><a href="http://www.web3d.org/strategy">X3D v4.0</a></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>We also invite you to</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#C00000'> <b><a href="http://web3d2017.web3d.org/submissions/"><span style='color:#C00000'>SHARE YOUR WORK</span></a></b> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>to present at the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.web3d2017.web3d.org/">22th Web3D Conference</a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>5-7 June 2017 in Brisbane, Australia <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#C00000'>Cheers to an innovative New Year!</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif'>From all of us at <a href="http://www.web3d.org/">Web3D Consortium</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>