As of now, interested parties can register online for participation in the OctoberPDFest from the PDF Association. This is a month-long virtual event with almost daily expert presentations from all over the world on the diverse possibilities and solutions of PDF technology. The main target groups are user companies and developers of PDF applications.
At the opening, Dietrich von Seggern, Managing Director of callas software and Deputy Chairman of the PDF Association, will speak about PDF/A-4, PDF/X-6 and the other new PDF standards such as PDF/VT-3 and PDF/R on Monday, October 5 at 4:00 p.m. A highlight will be the presentation by Prof. Chris Prom, Associate Dean for Digital Strategies at the University of Illinois and head of the Task Force "E-mail in PDF", on Wednesday, October 21, at 4:00 p.m. Under the title "A Specification for the Use of PDF for Packaging and Presentation of Email" he will present the results of a joint US government, education and industry task force against the degradation of email.
Comprehensive thematic review
In addition, there are various focal points that extend over the whole month. One example that demonstrates diversity is the issue of accessibility. The following lectures will be held on this topic:
Tuesday, 6 October, 16.00
Damiano Viscardi, owner of TrimBox: "Creating tables for universal accessibility
Tuesday, 6 October, 17.00
Adam Spencer, President of AbleDocs: "Why is it so difficult to make a PDF/UA document accessible?
Thursday, 8 October, 17.00
Tim Nelms, International Vice President at Crawford Technologies: "Optimising PDF for print, digital and accessible channels
Thursday, 15 October, 17.00
Boris Doubrov, CEO of Dual Lab: "Open source implementation of PDF/UA validation
Wednesday, 21 October, 17.00
Markus Erle, AbleDocs: "What about updating WCAG techniques for PDF?
More than 30 lectures
Duff Johnson, CEO of the PDF Association, concludes: "Our OctoberPDFest online is an excellent opportunity to hear more than 30 presentations on the latest PDF standards, best practices, innovations and ideas for using powerful PDF technology to address business needs. In addition, live discussions ensure interdisciplinary knowledge transfer.
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