Abbreviation PDFA Type Association | Formation 2006 Headquarters Berlin, Germany | |
Predecessor PDF/A Competence Center Purpose Portable Document Format Standardization | ||
The PDF Association promotes the adoption and use of International Standards related to PDF technology by assisting enterprise content management (ECM), document management system (DMS) and advanced PDF users with the implementation of PDF technology on an organizational level. In order to assist companies in making the most of PDF technology, the PDF Association provides organizations with information and resources on the variety of International Standards available for PDF.
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History
Established in 2006 as an initiative of the Association for Digital Document Standards (ADDS), and known then as the PDF/A Competence Center (PDFACC), the organization’s primary focus was to promote awareness and standards-compliant implementation of PDF/A technology. In 2011 the PDFACC was integrated into a larger organization known as PDF Association including members from over 20 countries around the world. PDF Association chapters can be found in BeNeLux, France, Germany, Italy, North America, Spain, Switzerland, and United Kingdom, among others.
In 2011 PDF Association identified the United States legal system as an obvious area for expansion in the use of PDF/A documents and in 2012, began specifically targeting the international healthcare industry for long-term conversion to PDF’s standardized archival resources.
The PDF Association is expecting the publication of the next major version of PDF 2.0 anticipated in early 2017. This is notable because it will be the first version not exclusively created and managed by Adobe Systems but rather by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Mission
The PDF Association's stated mission is to promote Open Standards-based electronic document implementations using PDF technology through education, expertise and shared experience for stakeholders worldwide.