<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-6350292525998563243m_-2763876138220175414m_-4977048220970956363gmail-docs-internal-guid-4f3b3ac7-7fff-dd43-e1b3-ebe4b559962b"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Members of the IEEE VR Community,</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There is still time, until Feb. 15 AOE, in this special first year, to nominate worthy individuals for election to the </span><span style="text-align:center;text-indent:36pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Inaugural Class of IEEE VGTC VR Academy</span><span style="text-align:center;text-indent:36pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Members will be announced at IEEE VR 2022 on March 12-16.  We particularly encourage nominations that recognize the diversity of our community.</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Inaugural Class will include newly elected members as well as all past </span><a href="https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/1zHYz70xV5usr0qg-VKwsRf7MFpy90asSg0D4x2wWUbrs8fe_fgFBGhfv1leppg9gVDt3UCtu7s94qF7F9OXfSZ1zOeBz0KwrubjoknIrO9uf_AavKvfT-ytJICPKHT4yWE4jMWWtM8zSSDkpLM6cX4r5QkXgxteo5SiPnHJFopgSs8KmYrinffo1d90" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lifetime and Technical Achievement award winners</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The nomination criteria are </span><a href="https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/1TWDthCU_jFMqqY5B1dzB1XIDqn_t7CrlUTI8IEthMOPt8fe_fgEdW5t5csEyeElmLNq8gK0X1uvJxpICq4oCm_8oR3mSMkMHCzynvVgLrrLXottu9gjYFS5pCqlmIO_GD4yksFoTNO4WoQw3h23lJKlmrJue0VKKXQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, the submission form is </span><a href="https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/1kR9acWNrlcj-0ppFdFyF87qU5BryKdXcPXFCDwexN2fv8fe_fgFLV1910DmA_8FkLwyZGLLNS12tNI0y-9dvj7E1S9Yatc5CF_qe2S_-f1wXdRqGLcb5vhnpB74pOjmd9UlhEydu3j2t8eAaP4PcrCiEpbWU_T1L1KMTT5V8ygfws8zR4aIhq_8l4HMYbtU0ZUbEvLYDU9lbQvT3SyuALtY-ofSC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and general information about the entire IEEE VR Awards Program is </span><a href="https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/1Jid0NYPepxLGEq6a0TDilUagvYdRg3rXXChBSxZFSsfw8fe_fgFDj4pp1XNq6mE0LN-G-bSaM2JiIcnfHQD71Vc2p4Auz1syBaLgnhP91HZl7FooxF8x0DauyVDjmu-_x-zVXD3NHXP35QeZyhJzCQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best,</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Steve Feiner, Chair</span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IEEE VGTC VR Academy Awards Committee</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Henry Fuchs, Chair</span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IEEE VGTC VR Awards Program</span></div></span></div></blockquote></div></div>
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