ISO Fall 2021 Meetings
In late October and early November 2021, the ISO committees for PDF and related standards will gather virtually for several days of meetings.

NOTE: There is no WG 6 at this time.
Working Group 5
ISO/NP Document management - 2D image formats
New project being proposed.
Discussion group reports
Working Group 7
ISO/DTS 24064 (3D data streams conforming to STEP AP242)
Review use cases and the DTS ballot results.
ISO/AWI 14739-1 (3D use of Product Representation Compact (PRC) format)
Review plans to restart.
Discussion group reports
- 14739-1 editing
- glTF into ISO 32000
Working Group 8
ISO/DTS 32001, Document management - Portable Document Format - Extensions to Encryption and Hash Algorithm support in ISO 32000-2 (PDF 2.0)
Review ballot results, comments.
ISO/DTS 32002, Document management - Portable Document Format - Extensions to digital signatures support in ISO 32000-2 (PDF 2.0)
Review ballot results, comments.
ISO/NP/PDTS 32003 - Document management - Portable Document Format - Adding support of AES-GCM in PDF 2.0
Review ballot results, comments.
ISO/NP/PDTS 32004 - Document management - Portable Document Format - Integrity Protection in encrypted document in PDF 2.0
Review ballot results, comments.
ISO/NP/PAS 6912, Document management - Portable Document Format - Clarification for initial graphics state in ISO 32000-2 (PDF 2.0)
Review ballot results, comments.
Discussion group reports
- Encryption and Digital Signature
- Variable Width Strokes in PDF 2.X
- Secure PDF
Working Group 9
ISO/NP/WD 14289-2 - Document management applications - Electronic document file format enhancement for accessibility - Part 2: Use of ISO 32000-2 (PDF/UA-2)
Review ballot results, comments.
ISO/PDTS 32005 - Document management - Portable Document Format - PDF 1.7 and 2.0 namespace inclusion in ISO 32000-2
Review ballot results, comments.
Discussion group reports
- Accessible Support for Navigation
- Reconciling 1.7 and 2.0 namespaces
- ARIA Beyond PDF/UA
- Attributes
- ISO 14289-2 editing
Working Group 10
ISO / NP PDTS 8621: Document management - Digital file format - Selection criteria
Review ballot results, comments.
Discussion group reports
Working Group 11
ISO/DTS 18759, Document management - Trusted storage sub-system (TSS) functional and technical requirements
Review ballot results, comments.
Working Group 12
ISO/CD 16684-4, Graphic technology - Extensible metadata platform (XMP) specification - Part 4: Use of XMP for semantic units
Review ballot results, comments.
Discussion group reports
- 3D product metadata for PDF files
- 16684-4 Editing
Attending the meetings
The meetings may be held virtually due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns. Attendance is available to members of the ISO WG or of the PDF Association at no charge, but registration is required. Teleconference access will also be provided to registered attendees.
PDF Association members who wish to attend should contact the PDF Association's Liaison Officer,
Dietrich von Seggern, directly for accreditation via the PDF Association's liaison with ISO TC 171 SC 2. PDF Association members are entitled to review Committee documents prior to the meetings.
For those who participate via their respective country's TC 171 member body organization, you must be accredited and entered into ISO's Global Database prior to attending. Contact Betsy Fanning at the PDF Association, Inc. (secretariat for ISO TC 171 SC 2) for more information.