Coming in September: a PDF Triathlon in Berlin!
The PDF Association will host a trio of PDF technology events in Berlin from September 11-19. Save the date… and check out the “disciplines”! Answer the survey to help us create the best possible events for you!
Later this year the PDF Association will host three back-to-back PDF events at the SI Hotel in Berlin. As with any triathlon there are three “disciplines” within the overall event.
Let’s take the PDF triathlon disciplines in chronological order!
PDF Workshops – September 11-12
“The Education Discipline”
On Thursday and Friday, immediately before PDF Days, the PDF Association’s CTO will lead two days of day-long workshop sessions. Please complete our survey to provide input on options for workshop subjects, or suggest your own!
Workshop tickets will include coffee, snacks and lunch on Thursday and Friday, and dinner as a group on Thursday evening.
Audience: Developers, product architects, technical product managers. Remote attendance is possible.
Please help us design the program for the PDF Workshops by responding to our survey.
PDF Days Europe – September 15-16
“The Industry Discipline”
On Monday and Tuesday of the PDF triathlon, we’ll open PDF Days Europe 2025, the worldwide PDF technology event of the year!
Back by popular demand, September 2025 will be the first PDF Days Europe event since 2022. As usual, PDF Days Europe presentations are educational in nature (check out the presentation archive or our YouTube channel to get a sense of typical topics), with only one commercial slide permitted! They are presented by experts who participate in our technical communities and many who also participate in ISO standards development.
No matter your role; whether it be as a PDF or application developer, an integrator, product support, QA, product manager, policy maker, or end user, you’ll find new and relevant information for you at PDF Days Europe. Of course, there will also be lots of time for networking and opportunities to discuss specific solutions with sponsors.
PDF Days Europe tickets will include coffee, snacks and lunch on Monday and Tuesday, and dinner (including a raffle!) on Monday evening.
Audience: Application and solution developers, integrators, end users. Remote attendance is not offered.
Please help us design the program for PDF Days Europe by responding to our survey.
PDF Week – September 17-19
“The Technical Discipline”
After PDF Days Europe the triathlon concludes with PDF Week which consists of meetings of many of the PDF Association’s TWGs and LWGs. This twice-per-year event (which runs for a full week when held by itself) incorporates in-person meetings of ISO TC 171 SC 2, the home of ISO standards for PDF technology.
PDF Week provides PDF developers and other stakeholders the opportunity to advance their agenda for PDF specifications and standards, as well as observe and / or participate in related ISO meetings.
Audience: PDF technology architects, developers, and institutional stakeholders. This event is open to PDF Association members, delegates, and liaison representatives to ISO TC 171 SC 2. Remote attendance is possible.