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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>[cc: x3d-public]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Anita, thanks for your efforts getting all of these efforts together and moving forward. Web3D membership has value, Dick Puk and I continue working every week to advance all of the X3D standards to match the capabilities of the X3D 4.0 Architecture.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Every step of the way since 1994 has also depended on public input, review and implementation as well. That will not change! Our community is very special and very important.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The X3D Standards Working Group will use both lists as appropriate to the topics at hand: the x3d members list for members-only information (sometimes a lot, given our many liaisons) and x3d-public for general discussion of capabilities, techniques, specification explanation, implementation, evaluation, etc. Our mail archives provide a lot of knowledge power to everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Looking forward to continuing progress together. Have fun with X3D Standards! </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😊</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>all the best, Don<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Don Brutzman Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br brutzman@nps.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Watkins 270, MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA +1.831.656.2149<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>X3D graphics, virtual worlds, navy robotics https://faculty.nps.edu/brutzman<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> x3d <x3d-bounces@web3d.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Anita Havele<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 17, 2024 11:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> x3d@web3d.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [x3d] X3D Working Group Name Change<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear members of the X3D working group, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>After much discussion and consideration, the X3D Working Group has shifted its focus exclusively to standardization of X3D technology. Web3D Consortium has renamed it to <b><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1CjmZ67PFVDeyX96GvVLE7nAGjbJBm51-Gr9dksXqWUg%2Fedit&data=05%7C02%7Cbrutzman%40nps.edu%7C0a06108e9cc04eba852708dc8efaa9e3%7C6d936231a51740ea9199f7578963378e%7C0%7C0%7C638542454472914880%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yH7enI1h3Ua9dIloJLMd5sxsM2u8T02wKGS9OtKYYK4%3D&reserved=0">X3D Standards Working Group</a></b> to better reflect this new direction.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The X3D Standards Working Group evolved from the long-standing X3D Working Group and now has a set of specific, focused goals. These are:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:59.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>X3D Specifications Synchronization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:59.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>X3D Example Model Compliance Checking<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:59.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>X3D Implementation Compliance Consistency <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:59.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Standards Development Organizations (SDO) and Metaverse Standards Forum (MSF) Support<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>A </span><a href="https://www.web3d.org/working-groups/x3d-standards/charter"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>new charter</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> with more details is available on the public side of the site. The working group will continue communicating using </span><a href="mailto:x3d@web3d.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>x3d@web3d.org</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> mailing address (</span><a href="https://web3d.org/mailman/listinfo/x3d_web3d.org"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>subscribe</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>) . The public and member working group pages have been renamed with new URLs to reflect this change in focus. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>To increase adoption and growth of the X3D ecosystem, the Web3D Consortium is also launching a new <b><a href="https://www.web3d.org/working-groups/x3d-ecosystem">X3D Ecosystem Special Interest Group</a></b></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0D58F6'> </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>(SIG) to work on integration of X3D content across diverse domains, platforms, tools, and end-users. The group is responsible for coordinating solutions to real-world problems with the existing X3D standard and works closely with the X3D Standards Working Group. We welcome all ideas and comments.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We hope that all members will continue to actively participate in the X3D Standards group and contribute to our new focus. Thank you for all the support as we make this change.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p>Best regards, Anita-Havele Executive Director, Web3D Consortium <a href="http://www.web3d.org">www.web3d.org</a> Phone: +1 248 342 7662 <a href="http://www.web3d.org/havele">http://www.web3d.org/havele</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>