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
Article November 14, 2017
Adobe’s Acrobat DC update boosts accessibility tools, aligns with veraPDF validation, and adds support for PDF 2.0, reflecting ongoing standards … Read more
Member News November 10, 2017
Our API can easily verify a PDF against a number of profiles, including all the current variations of PDF/A and … Read more
PDF Association news November 1, 2017
Including recent and upcoming work.
Article October 24, 2017
In zahlreichen Archiven schlummern immer noch unendlich viele Dateien im TIFF-Format. Dieses war in den 90ern durchaus en vogue. Die … Read more
Article October 12, 2017
As digital transformation accelerates, 2022 marked a turning point where paper-based records management became increasingly obsolete, paving the way for … Read more
PDF Association news October 9, 2017
Die PDF Association kooperiert mit dem Nationalarchiv der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und der Library of Congress, die sich für … Read more
Article October 3, 2017
For NARA and (in principle) for all US Federal agencies, paper is officially going obsolete (for records-keeping) in 2022.
PDF Association news September 27, 2017
The National Archives and Library of Congress joined the PDF Association to advocate for cultural heritage, influence PDF standards, and … Read more