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NewFormat AB Industry Associations Memberships:

"The Meeting-Place of the Global PDF Industry"

The PDF Association, www.pdfa.org

The PDF Association is a global industry initiative for
developers of PDF solutions; companies that work
with PDF in document management systems (DMS) and
electronic content management (ECM), interested individuals,
and users who want to implement PDF technology in their organizations.

Founded in 2006 the PDF Association promotes understanding,
adoption and implementation of International Standards
for PDF-based technology.




Note:
The Portable Document Format (PDF) is ISO Standard since 2008:

• Portable Document Format (PDF) on Wikipedia

• PDF is since 2008 further developed by
  PDF Association in collaboration with ISO.

The PDF technology is thus not owned by Adobe Systems.
Adobe is still an important participator in the development of PDF,
but now as peer contributor and member of the PDF Association.




PDF Association Mission Statement

"Delivering a vendor-neutral platform for developing
open specifications and standards for PDF technology".

The activities of the PDF Association include
education and promotion of ISO 32000
(the international standard for PDF / Portable Document Format),
as well as PDF/A, PDF/E, PDF/UA, PDF/VT and PDF/X.

PDF Association works closely with ISO and AIIM
on the development of future PDF standards.

PDF Association facilitates networking and communication,
and the sharing of expertise and experience with interested
parties worldwide, and includes over 100 enterprises and
numerous individual subject-matter experts from
more than 20 countries.

• Developers
  use the PDF Association to improve and extend their
  PDF software, to share knowledge and experience
  with PDF technology.


• Decision-makers
  use the PDF Association to learn about the role and
  capabilities of PDF and PDF’s subset standards in ECM
  and other electronic document applications.


• End-users
  benefit from improved reliability, quality and functionality and
  interoperability in their experience of electronic documents.

• Membership and Benefits (.pdf)




PDF Association Management Board

The Board represents a diverse range of companies in
the PDF technology space, including those providing
desktop software, cloud services, business applications,
software toolkits, services and more.

The Board includes several direct competitors,
highlighting the importance of cooperation in an industry
where interoperability, attention to standards,
is the foundation of the value proposition of PDF technology.

The management board includes industry leaders from
Adobe Systems Inc., Boeing, callas software GmbH,
Datalogics, Dual Lab, Foxit Software, iText Software,
Nitro Software Inc, Orpalis, and
the ISO 32000 Project (the core PDF standard).




The association’s Chair is Raf Hens, VP Engineering, Apryse.

The association’s Vice Chair is Dietrich von Seggern,
Managing Director, callas software, and
ISO Liaison Officer at the PDF Association.

The association’s Chief Executive Officer is Duff Johnson.

The association’s Chief Technology Officer is Peter Wyatt.

The association’s Chief Financial Officer is Matthias Wagner.

Adobe Systems is represented by the board member
Leonard Rosenthal,
Senior Principal Architect, PDF & Document Cloud.

PDF Association Lifetime Member (2016):
Olaf Drümmer, a.k.a. "Professor of PDF", callas software GmbH.




Kent Åberg, Founder & Managing Director of NewFormat AB,
is Liaison of PDF Association Scandinavia Chapter.

• Facts on ISO Standards based on PDF technology

Småföretagarna Riksförbund

Creates better conditions for starting, running, developing,
and owning a business in Sweden.
Småföretagarna represents 30 000 small business owners.

GrafKom

Industry association in Sweden for all who are
interested in graphic communication and who want
to promote awareness, share knowledge and drive the industry forward.
Members range from the largest graphic companies to smaller printers,
copy shops, in-house printshops, graphic schools and suppliers and
other interested parties.

The Preservation and Archiving Special Interest Group (PASIG)

An open forum dedicated to advancing the practice of
digital preservation and archiving.

It brings together practitioners, industry experts and researchers
to share experience in a vendor-neutral forum on how to put
preservation and archiving into practice, including:

• Guidelines, best practice, assessment/audit criteria and standards


• Architectures, designs, workflows and deployments.


• Software tools, systems and services.


• Trends, directions and emerging products/solutions


• Case studies, reviews and practical findings.


• Comparisons and choices such as community or proprietary,
  onsite or hosted, customized or standardized solutions.



As a forum, PASIG provides its participants three main benefits:

• Connecting practitioners with each other to share
  information, designs, and best practices.


• Connecting practitioners and vendors, to both inform
  market & product development, and help practitioners make
  the most of the best systems, components and expertise
  that technology and service companies can offer.


• Advancing the state of understanding, knowledge and practice of
  digital preservation and archiving among stakeholders worldwide,
  regardless of size, industry, content or relative maturity.



The community is above all focused on the practical
aspects of digital preservation; while it discusses standards,
it is not a standards-setting organization.
Theory, research and policy discussions are also relevant,
to the degree that they have a direct and tangible impact on
current digital preservation practice.

PASIG is a place to share practical experiences, successes,
pain points, and, increasingly, a forum for fostering coordination and
collaboration to enable the most effective use of our resources.

To cross-pollinate global ideas and practice, PASIG events
typically alternate between eastern and western hemispheres
and are held roughly every 12 months at volunteer host institutions.

Swedish Packaging Guild (SFG)

SFG is the personal professional network for
individuals in the packaging industry.

SFG's purpose is to promote the development of
the members' knowledge and career.

This is mainly done by:

• Skills-enhancing activities;
  e.g. via lectures and study visits.


• Highlight members' skills,
  increase mutual communication and exchange;
  e.g. via network meetings and discussion forums.


• Increase the number of members and
  the number of active members.


• Work together to clarify and strengthen
  members´ professional roles.