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5 reasons to attend PDF Days in 2025

July 2025 by Duff Johnson

Insight. PDF Days is a great place to learn about new approaches, ask vendors hard questions, and benefit from centuries of collective wisdom.

Networking. PDF Days is a great way to make connections with peers, vendors, customers, regulators, and more.

Inspiration. I’ve been told that attendees value PDF Days for the information they did NOT come to learn, but that nonetheless offered real value.

Learning. PDF Days, together with the PDF Workshop immediately prior, is an ideal opportunity to help new developers, consultants, product managers and marketers deepen their knowledge of PDF’s capabilities and the competitive landscape.

Foresight. PDF Days is an opportunity to hear first-hand about coming advances in PDF technology and discover what’s next for PDF!

Insight. PDF Days is a great place to learn about new approaches, ask vendors hard questions, and benefit from centuries of collective wisdom.

Networking. PDF Days is a great way to make connections with peers, vendors, customers, regulators, and more.

Inspiration. I’ve been told that attendees value PDF Days for the information they did NOT come to learn, but that nonetheless offered real value.

Learning. PDF Days, together with the PDF Workshop immediately prior, is an ideal opportunity to help new developers, consultants, product managers and marketers deepen their knowledge of PDF’s capabilities and the competitive landscape.

Foresight. PDF Days is an opportunity to hear first-hand about coming advances in PDF technology and discover what’s next for PDF!

New Section 508 rules require PDF/UA for PDF 1.7 creators

January 2017 by Duff Johnson
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The US Access Board has issued new rules updating its “Section 508” accessibility requirements. PDF/UA-1 support is required for PDF creation software producing PDF 1.7 files.

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January 2017 by PDF Association staff
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The veraPDF consortium has released version 1.0 release of its veraPDF software for validating all parts and conformance levels of … Read more

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January 2017 by Duff Johnson
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Apple’s PDF problems get worse on Sierra, says Tidbits publisher.

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December 2016 by Duff Johnson
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The final beta-release of veraPDF is now available. Version 1.0 is expected on January 9th 2017. The 1.0 release is … Read more

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November 2016 by Duff Johnson
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It’s all about the strategic perspective on PDF.

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November 2016 by Duff Johnson
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The website Technology Decisions wrote: For the first time, PDF Day will be held in Australia during November. The event … Read more

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November 2016 by Duff Johnson
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veraPDF version 0.26 includes the first beta release of the new purpose-built PDF parser. This release can be used alongside … Read more

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November 2016 by Duff Johnson
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ISO 32000 Project co-Leader and PDF Association member Peter Wyatt talks PDF 2.0 and the upcoming PDF Day Australia conference … Read more

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November 2016 by Duff Johnson
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Have you used veraPDF? Let the project’s funder know your views!

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November 2016 by PDF Association staff
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This survey was designed for people with disabilities using adaptive technology. Every attempt has been made to ensure that the … Read more

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October 2016 by Duff Johnson
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The latest veraPDF now includes batch processing (beta), additional error-handling and extraction of the AFRelationship key.

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