<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">IEEE says they recorded the session and will make it available on their website at the site <a href="https://engagestandards.ieee.org/Metaverse-Congress-5.html" class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;">https://engagestandards.ieee.org/Metaverse-Congress-5.html</a><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Vince Marchetti</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 12, 2022, at 3:51 PM, Joseph D Williams <<a href="mailto:joedwil@earthlink.net" class="">joedwil@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Monaco; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Sorry I missed this. Any Report?</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks,</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Joe</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0in;" class=""><b class="">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><a href="mailto:vmarchetti@kshell.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Vincent Marchetti</a><br class=""><b class="">Sent:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Monday, December 5, 2022 8:11 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">X3D-Public</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>[x3d-public] IEEE Metaverse Congress Open Session Panel Thurs Dec 8</div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I am forwarding message from Ronald Haynes, a leader of the IIIF (international Image Interoperability Forum) 3D Technical Study Group.</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The IEEE Metaverse Congress Session is free, open to all with advance registration at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://engagestandards.ieee.org/Metaverse-Congress-5.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://engagestandards.ieee.org/Metaverse-Congress-5.html</a>, and takes place 1 pm to 3 pm EST on Thu Dec 8 2022</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The title of a panel session is "Challenges & Risks in Evolving 3D Standards for the Metaverse" . The Web3D Consortium will be represented on the panel.</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Vince Marchetti</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> Begin forwarded message:</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> From: Ronald Haynes <<a href="mailto:rsh27@cam.ac.uk" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">rsh27@cam.ac.uk</a>></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> Subject: IIIF 3D update / IEEE Standards Metaverse Congress collaboration / (this week)</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> Date: December 5, 2022 at 10:46:41 AM EST</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> Dear All,</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> Pardon a rushed message, however there are some IIIF 3D-related events this week which will be of interest:</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> • IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) - 2022 Online Meeting, December 6-8, 2022 -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://iiif.io/event/2022/online-meeting" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://iiif.io/event/2022/online-meeting</a></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> (as you will know, the IIIF 3D update is on Wednesday 7th December, 12:00 ET / 17:00 UTC)</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> • IEEE Metaverse Congress Session 5 -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://engagestandards.ieee.org/Metaverse-Congress-5.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://engagestandards.ieee.org/Metaverse-Congress-5.html</a></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> (this is part of the less-hyped, more research-oriented side of metaverse development, and there will be a IIIF 3D panel - Thu 8th December, 13:30 ET / 18:30 UTC)</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> (regrettably, this overlaps some of the IIIF Online Meeting, however, if you cannot attend both you can still register for both to see the recordings)</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> Please spread the word about these events, and hope to see you there (or soon)!</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> Take Care,</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> Ronald</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> --<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> Ronald Haynes, University Senior Computer Officer, University of Cambridge Information Services</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> Colleges/NSI/GLAM Relationship Manager & IT Community Development Manager</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> Institution Strategy, Roger Needham Bldg, JJ Thompson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0RB</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> 44 (0)1223 334721 * Internal: 34721 / *<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.uis.cam.ac.uk/partners" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">www.uis.cam.ac.uk/partners</a></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://veholder.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Veholder.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>* Co-chair IIIF 3D Community & Technical Specification groups (<a href="https://iiif.io/community/groups/3d" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://iiif.io/community/groups/3d</a>)</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; 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