PDF Workshops

before PDF Days Europe 2025

September 11-12, 2025

The first event in 2025’s “PDF Triathlon”, this year’s PDF Workshop is a unique opportunity for library and application developers, computer scientists and technology researchers.

Audience

This workshop targets the next generation of PDF experts, providing a foundational understanding for doing PDF correctly.

The knowledge gained will lift attendees’ understanding of PDF to the next level and give them the confidence and skills to safely and securely implement today’s PDF specifications, confidently understand and propose new PDF features, and help to drive PDF forward. Today’s pragmatic implementation decisions must be balanced with forward-thinking, forward-looking, and secure approaches, which can only occur with advanced insights and expertise. 

Whether representing PDF consuming software, PDF creation software, interactive applications, server-side technologies, embedded platform developers, forensic document analysts, or any other technical PDF stakeholder, this workshop will lift your knowledge and understanding about PDF.

The intended audience for the PDF workshops are software developers, software team leaders, technical support personnel and other experts responsible for PDF software technologies. Membership in the PDF Association is NOT required to attend.

Basic knowledge of PDF’s specification and programming is assumed. Participants should bring their laptops to maximize outcomes.

The event will be conducted in English.

About Peter Wyatt

CTO of the PDF Association, Peter Wyatt is an independent PDF technology expert who, after decades of experience leading PDF-related software development at Canon, created the Arlington PDF Model, funded by DARPA’s SafeDocs program, now leveraged by veraPDF and many other applications. As such, Peter is uniquely qualified to lead a workshop that’s all about the finer points of getting PDF right.

About the Workshop

Both days include four distinct sessions with a 1 hour break for a light lunch (included with your registration). Coffee and snacks are provided.

Registration

Details will be announced in early June. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged.

Disclosures

Peter Wyatt represents the PDF Association. All information presented will be vendor and platform neutral, and programming language agnostic.

Peter’s use of and/or demonstration of various PDF tools during the workshop does not represent an endorsement.