<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear CLAS members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a Happy New Year. May 2013 be a healthy and productive year for you. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">For the CLAS collaboration, we had 16 papers that went through collaboration review in 2012 (a record number, I think). Also, great progress has been made in many areas of development for CLAS12, due to the leadership of the Hall B staff and the hard work of the CLAS Collaboration. I look forward to seeing many more accomplishments in 2013.<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>