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A new type of PDF Association event, PDF Week is the ideal way to get to know the experts developing and advancing PDF technology.

Adobe Standards Support Endowment

Along with membership dues, Adobe’s Standards Support Endowment facilities administration of ISO TC 171 SC 2 and sustains the continuing development of specifications and standards for PDF technology.

"PDF" under a magnifying glass.

CTO Peter Wyatt summarizes key takeaways from the first two years of the PDF specification’s public errata process.

"PDF" over an interconnected planet.

In 2023 the PDF Association will focus on technical community while the final phase of the SafeDocs program offers an opportunity to shape the future.

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Adobe releases the source code for an early version of PostScript, the forerunner of PDF.

Figurative representation of the future PDF specification.

DARPA will provide seed funding of $1.3M for research and prototyping centered on reinventing the PDF specification and delivering on the benefits of defining file formats using unambiguous machine-readable assets.

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Our all-new presentation archive now includes recordings from PDF Days Europe 2022!

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As of October 28 2022 worldwide searches for “pdf” had peaked in March, 2022. Even as internet searches continue to rise worldwide, “pdf” keeps up.

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In a new podcast episode, SE Radio’s Gavin Henry interviews PDF Association CTO Wyatt and CEO Johnson about a wide range of PDF topics.

Board of Directors

Following PDF Days Europe, the PDF Association’s annual All-Member Meeting met in Berlin on September 13, 2022 to hear the financial report for 2021 and to elect a new Board of Directors for 2022-2024. The new nine-member Board is chaired by iText CTO Raf Hens. Dietrich von Seggern of callas software will continue as Vice Chair. The … Read more

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