<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Laila: Way to go! I see that among the company you're keeping with this are Jessica Biel, Tiger Woods and Mark Zuckerberg.<div><br></div><div>cw.</div><div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-family: Helvetica; "><b style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; "><i style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">D. 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I think the formal announcement will come in March.<br><br>LL<br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"David Aikman, World Economic Forum" <<a href="mailto:info@weforum.org">info@weforum.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">February 16, 2009 2:30:06 AM PST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Laila Lalami <<a href="mailto:laila.lalami@ucr.edu">laila.lalami@ucr.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>2009 YGL Class Announcement</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><<a href="mailto:ygl@weforum.org">ygl@weforum.org</a>><br></span></div><br><br> <div> <table width="640" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" align="left"><p><font color="#666666" size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If this message does not display properly or if you are using a Blackberry or Lotus Notes, please use the below link:<br><a href="http://email.weforum.org/I?a=A9X7CqzOiQrp8WsFpq9Ownvl7A">http://email.weforum.org/I?a=A9X7CqzOiQrp8WsFpq9Ownjl7Q</a></font></p></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top" align="center"><img src="http://www.weforum.org/docs/img/h_YGL.jpg" alt="Young Global Leaders - World Economic Forum" width="582" height="148"><br> <table width="610" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td height="646" align="left" valign="top"><p><img src="http://www.weforum.org/documents/wef/wef_line.gif" alt="---------------------" width="600" height="2"> <br><br> <font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dear Ms Lalami,</font></p><p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">It is with great pleasure that we inform you of your nomination as a Young Global Leader (YGL) 2009. This honour is bestowed by the World Economic Forum each year to recognize the two hundred most distinguished young leaders below the age of 40 from around the world. </font></p><p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Selection Committee, composed of the world’s top media leaders and chaired by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, selected you after carefully screening the profiles of young leaders from every region of the world and from a myriad of disciplines and sectors. Your nomination is in recognition of your record of professional accomplishments, your commitment to society and your potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world through your inspiring leadership.</font> </p><p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We will announce the Young Global Leaders 2009 honourees to national, regional and international media in early March. Please note that the information is strictly embargoed until 25 February 2009.</font></p><p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As an honouree, you are invited to join The Forum of Young Global Leaders as an active community member. The YGL community forms a unique global network of peers from diverse backgrounds and fields, with a highly visible opportunity to significantly impact world affairs and shape the global agenda. If you are interested in engaging with this community, please contact us at the address below. We will be sending you more information about the benefits and commitments of active membership after the global media announcement. We have asked currently active Young Global Leaders in your region to get in touch with you to share their experience of the community.</font> </p><p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Please find enclosed the Community Charter, the full list of this year’s nominees and active members, which we trust you will keep in absolute confidence, the 2009 calendar of YGL events and an executive summary about The Forum of Young Global Leaders. For more information and a list of previous nominees, please visit our website (<a href="http://www.younggloballeaders.org">www.younggloballeaders.org</a>).</font></p><p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Congratulations again on your nomination. We look forward to formally welcoming you to the Young Global Leaders community. We are confident that your participation will contribute greatly to shaping a better future for the world.</font></p><p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Best regards,</font></p> <table width="590"> <tbody><tr> <td width="299"><img src="http://www.weforum.org/docs/img/s_KSC.jpg"></td> <td width="232"><img src="http://www.weforum.org/docs/img/s_DAI.jpg"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Klaus Schwab<br> Founder and Executive Chairman</font><font color="#000000"><br> </font></td> <td valign="top"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">David Aikman<br> Senior Director<br> Head of the Forum of Young Global Leaders</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table><p><br> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e0e6e6"><div align="left"><font color="#002244" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Supporting Information</strong></font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="51" align="left" valign="top"><ul> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.weforum.org/docs/ygl/YGL_Community_Charter.pdf">YGL Community Charter</a></font> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(PDF, 9 pages, 591 KB)</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.weforum.org/docs/ygl/YGL_Official_List_2009.pdf">YGL Official List for the Class of 2009</a></font> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(PDF, 12 pages, 111 KB)</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.weforum.org/docs/ygl/YGL_Active_Members_2009.pdf">YGL Active Member's List</a></font> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(PDF, 14 pages, 90.6 KB)</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.weforum.org/docs/ygl/YGL_Calendar_2009.pdf">YGL Calendar of Events</a></font> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(PDF, 1 page, 39.5 KB)</font></li> <li><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.weforum.org/docs/ygl/YGL_Flyer.pdf">YGL Flyer</a></font> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(PDF, 2 pages, 643 KB)</font></li> </ul></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td width="7"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="13"></td> <td width="620" valign="middle"> <hr><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">The Forum of the Young Global Leaders, World Economic Forum<br> 91-93 route de la Capite, CH-1223 Cologny/Geneva, Switzerland<br> Tel. +41 (0)22 869 1212, Fax +41 (0)22 786 2744, E-mail: <a href="mailto:ygl@weforum.org">ygl@weforum.org</a>, <a href="http://www.younggloballeaders.org">www.younggloballeaders.org</a></font></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <img src="http://email.weforum.org/S?AdX7CqzOiQrp8SAYcKIE42znN5_PKNc.gif" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1"></div> <br><br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>