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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Happy Holidays! And thank you for another year of innovation and progress!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Web3D Consortium wishes our community the best of the season.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Attached is a fun model of a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYg3qefp1SI"><span style='color:#1B8AF9;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1B8AF9;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Christmas Tree</span></a> using X3D by <a href="https://www.sleepingdog.org.uk/x3d/tree" target="_blank"><span style='color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>sleepingdog.co.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:black'><img border=0 width=146 height=213 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D37B27.175D7C60"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>We extend our thanks for contributing to the innovation and excellence of Interactive 3D Graphics. Web3D would not be a leader in open interactive 3D graphics standards without each of you!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>As the new year approaches, we encourage your continued work towards <a href="http://www.web3d.org/x3d4"><span style='color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;text-decoration:none'>X3D version 4.0</span></a>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> <span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>We also invite you to <b>SHARE YOUR WORK</b> at the annual <a href="http://www.web3d2018.org/"><span style='color:#1B8AF9;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1B8AF9;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Web3D Conference </span></a> next <b>June in Poznan, Poland.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Wishing all an innovative New Year!</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Anita-Havele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Executive Director, Web3D Consortium </span><a href="http://www.web3d.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><span style='color:windowtext'>www.web3d.org</span></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Phone: +1 248 342 7662 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>