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Well-Tagged PDF (WTPDF), a common specification for both reuse and accessibility, is a massive leap forward for PDF technology.

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It’s time for AI integrators to help authors make semantically rich documents… and step up their game on PDF inputs.

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PDF Week Online 2024 week 2 is coming up! Did you know that PDF 2.0 adds ARIA to PDF? How about a PDF bigger than the universe? Are you going to let an AI write your proposal? PDFacademicBot for February 2024.

PDF Week Online 2024 starts Monday, February 5

All PDF Association Full and Liaison Members who have joined Technical and/or Liaison Working Groups are welcome for two weeks of extended-length TWG and LWG discussions to advance PDF!

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The PDF Association is launching a new benefit specifically designed for Individual members.

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LibreOffice now supports PDF/UA! AI LLMs’ support for PDF is substandard, and is retarding innovation. Yet more misinformation about malware. PDFacademicBot for January, 2024.

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A major focus of the PDF Association’s work is to increase awareness and adoption of standards and best practices for accessibility.

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The PDF, ICC, NITF and video datasets used in SafeDocs’ performer hackathons and evaluations are now available for download from digitalcorpora.org.

Adobe Standards Support Endowment

Adobe’s Standards Support Endowment, now in its sixth year, facilities administration of ISO TC 171 SC 2 and sustains the continuing development of specifications and standards for PDF technology.

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In 2023, the volunteers and staff of the PDF Association were busier than ever, with new working groups, resources, and projects to meet the requests of PDF stakeholders worldwide.

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