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.
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
PDF in the Wild April 25, 2024
Hugging Face.AI examines PDF. New PDF support in Android. Google reinvents a 31 year-old PDF feature. FireFox wants you to … Read more
Announcement April 23, 2024
A new ISO extension to PDF 2.0 adds PDF support for the Khronos Group’s glTF 3D format.
PDF Association news March 26, 2024
Authoritative answers to common questions about Tagged PDF, WTPDF and PDF/UA.
Announcement March 15, 2024
Based on WTPDF, ISO 14289-2 serves to assure institutions that the PDF Association’s requirements for creating and validating accessible PDF … Read more
PDF Association news March 15, 2024
Join pdfa.org for exclusive member benefits tailored to PDF development. Our Member Benefit Manager, Melina, engages in insightful discussions with … Read more
PDF in the Wild March 14, 2024
The latest veraPDF release candidate adds PDF/UA-2 support. LibreOffice creates PDF/A and PDF/UA together. A “white paper” gets PDF wrong, … Read more
PDF Association news March 6, 2024
The PDF Association has established a new Liaison Working Group (LWG) to serve as a place for forensics experts and … Read more
PDF Association news February 29, 2024
Well-Tagged PDF (WTPDF), a common specification for both reuse and accessibility, is a massive leap forward for PDF technology.
PDF in the Wild February 12, 2024
PDF Week Online 2024 week 2 is coming up! Did you know that PDF 2.0 adds ARIA to PDF? How … Read more