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News about PDF Days Europe 2025!

May 2025 by PDF Association staff

PDF Days Europe 2025 is the main event in this year’s PDF triathlon in Berlin!

Learn about Monday’s keynote speaker and the new technical and solutions poster sessions driving our updated format. The Technical poster session is competitive! Learn more (requires member login to pdfa.org).

This year, Peter Wyatt’s PDF Workshop targets the next generation of PDF experts, providing a foundational understanding for doing PDF correctly via a two-day intensive workshop focusing on validity and correctness in PDF files.

Tickets will be available soon.

Google searches for “PDF” in 2024

December 2024 by Duff Johnson
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Most people searching for “pdf” are interested in a document, not the file format. Google Trends data offers a window into past and current perceptions of pdf, and offers some … Read more

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December 2024 by PDF Association staff
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A close-up look at how PDF does text | What would Patton think? | Word bug blocks PDF/UA validators, Happy … Read more

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December 2024 by Duff Johnson
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The PDF Association looks back at industry activities, events and accomplishments in 2024.

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November 2024 by PDF Association staff
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We’ve established a new public GitHub repository to allow anyone to log and discuss issues and requests against PDF Association … Read more

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November 2024 by Melina Tusch
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Use the PDF Association’s free XML invoice viewer and find our members’ e-invoicing solutions.

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November 2024 by Peter Wyatt
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In 2021, not a single tested implementation passed this test. 3 years later about three-quarters of viewers we checked now … Read more

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November 2024 by PDF Association staff
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The PDF Association announces a new membership type designed for organizations that produce or consume PDF files at-scale.

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November 2024 by PDF Association staff
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We’ve started a free XML e-invoice viewing service to help end users to visualise their XML invoices. By adding their … Read more

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November 2024 by PDF Association staff
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New guidance on PDF Portable Collections and on digitizing paper. | US Army website features PDF/UA | PDFism! | Scratch-and-sniff … Read more

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November 2024 by PDF Association staff
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The PDF industry’s technical conference, PDF Week provides an opportunity for cross-pollination, networking and shared experience across PDF’s ecosystem.

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November 2024 by PDF Association staff
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Using the member’s version of the PDF Association logo on your website, outbound communications and printed collateral is a great … Read more

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