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style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Like all of you, we are monitoring the latest updates about the COVID-19 virus and recommendations of our respective governments and World Health Organization. </span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">We have been working through how best to respond to this rapidly changing situation in a way that protects our staff, our members and the community at large. Web3D members and partners, and similar organizations have decided to suspend all travel until </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">30 April 2020.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> In turn, all Web3D-organized events scheduled between now and 30 April are to be held virtually or moved to a future time.
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">With so many events being cancelled across the world, we will resort to engaging with you and the various communities we are active in through conference calls, webinars, and direct communication. </span><a
href="http://ieeevr.org/2020/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">IEEE VR</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">, where Web3D will be presenting, has been moved to an </span><a
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href="http://2020.web3dconference.org"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Web3D 2020 </span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Conference in Seoul, South Korea has been postponed to 14-16 November 2020. We continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and hope that global business normalizes by July for </span><a
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style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">SIGGRAPH 2020</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in Washington D.C.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">We appreciate the expertise that you have in running so many Working Groups virtually, so we are confident that the activities of the Web3D will move ahead as always. We will continue evaluating the situation and communicate any updates to you in a prompt manner.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to anyone on the Web3D Consortium</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Thanks and Regards,</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The Web3D Team</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PS </span></b></p>
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style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The NIH Print Exchange provides several X3D models of various </span><a
href="https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover?terms=covid&field_model_category_tag_tid%5B%5D=94&uid=&field_model_license_nid=All&sort_by=created&sort_order=DESC&items_per_page=24"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Covid</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> / </span><a
href="https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover?terms=corona&field_model_category_tag_tid%5B%5D=94&uid=&field_model_license_nid=All&sort_by=created&sort_order=DESC&items_per_page=24"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Coronavirus</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> proteins… See for yourself what is behind these challenging times!</span></p>
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Best regards,<br>
Anita-Havele<br>
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Executive Director, Web3D Consortium <a
href="http://www.web3d.org"><b>www.web3d.org</b></a><br>
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:anita.havele@web3d.org">anita.havele@web3d.org</a> - Phone: +1 248 342 7662 <br>
650 Castro Street, Suite #120-490, Mountain View, California 94041
USA<br>
<a href="http://www.web3d.org/havele"><b>http://www.web3d.org/havele</b></a>
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