PDF Association staff
The PDF Association staff delivers a vendor-neutral platform for PDF's stakeholders, facilitating the development of open specifications and ISO standards for PDF technology. The staff are located in Germany, the United States and Australia. Staff members include:
- Alexandra Oettler (Editor),
- Betsy Fanning (Standards Director),
- Duff Johnson (Chief Executive Officer),
- Melina Tusch (Member Benefit Manager),
- Matthias Wagner (CFO & Operations Director),
- Peter Wyatt (Chief Technology Officer),
- Thomas Zellmann (PDF Evangelist).
PDF Association staff's Publications
Announcement January 14, 2025
A list of PDF Association members’ free and commercial software that exposes the relationship between a PDF’s page content and … Read more
Announcement January 7, 2025
These new Techniques for Accessible PDF are designed to help software developers, document authors, and remediators create accessible PDF files … Read more
PDF Association news December 23, 2024
We’re bringing back PDF Days by popular demand! Join the world’s PDF experts in Berlin this coming September for two … Read more
PDF Association news December 18, 2024
The PDF Association is now recognizing, on an annual basis, a single volunteer who has made major contributions to the … Read more
PDF in the Wild December 16, 2024
A close-up look at how PDF does text | What would Patton think? | Word bug blocks PDF/UA validators, Happy … Read more
Article November 26, 2024
We’ve established a new public GitHub repository to allow anyone to log and discuss issues and requests against PDF Association … Read more
PDF Association news November 20, 2024
The PDF Association announces a new membership type designed for organizations that produce or consume PDF files at-scale.
PDF in the Wild November 14, 2024
New guidance on PDF Portable Collections and on digitizing paper. | US Army website features PDF/UA | PDFism! | Scratch-and-sniff … Read more
PDF Association news November 14, 2024
The PDF industry’s technical conference, PDF Week provides an opportunity for cross-pollination, networking and shared experience across PDF’s ecosystem.