<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"><head></head><body vlink="purple" link="blue" lang="EN-US"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear CLAS Collaboration Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Warm wishes for a happy New Year to you and your families. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I look forward to a smooth transition from the end of the highly-successful CLAS era to preparations for the much-anticipated CLAS12 era. We have a strong collaboration, and I’m confident that we have a great future ahead.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ken Hicks<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>