EventsThe following events are currently being organized by the PDF/A Competence Center: September 15–16, 2010: FAN 2010 in ParisForum des Acteurs du Numerique takes place from September 15–16, 2010 in Paris. The PDF/A Competence Center will have its own booth this year again and a lot of members will exhibit on this booth. September 15–17, 2010: 19. Deutscher EDV-Gerichtstag in SaarbrückenThis is a conference of court and legal organizations, and the PDF/A Competence Center will have small booth there. Further information (in german) can be found here: September 23–24, 2010: Comparting 2010 in BöblingenComparting 2010 will have an information desk for PDF/A. September 29–October 1, 2010: 4th International PDF/A Conference in RomeThe PDF/A Competence Center is conducting its 4th International PDF/A Conference on September 29–October 1, 2010 in Rome, Italy. The conference offers lectures by international experts, tracks for different areas of focus and interest in PDF/A as well as workshops on the practical use of PDF/A. PDF/A Competence Center members will present their solutions in an accompanying exhibition. October 17–20, 2010: GITEX in DubaiThe PDF/A Competence Center will be represented by our member Information Fort (www.infofort.com) at this large IT show in the Middle East. October 26–28, 2010: DMS Expo in StuttgartThe DMS EXPO 2010, Europe’s largest conference and trade fair for electronic information management and document management, will be held from October 26 to 28 on the Stuttgart fair grounds. The PDF/A Competence Center will be represented again this year by several member companies at our large exhibition booth.
Events (archive)Events 2010Events 2009Events 2008Events 20079. Webinar – Introduzione al PDF/A (Italian)Il primo Webinar in italiano del PDF/A Competence Center si propone di illustrare le caratteristiche essenziali del formato PDF “A”, il pdf sviluppato appositamente per l’archiviazione documentale in formato digitale (”A” significa infatti “archiviazione”). Nel corso del Webinar verranno presentate le attività del PDF/A Competence Center e della sua nuova sezione italiana. Infine, verrà presentato il programma del quarto meeting internazionale del PDF/A Competence Center, che quest’anno si terrà a Roma.
8. Webinar – Introduzione al PDF/A (Italian)Il primo Webinar in italiano del PDF/A Competence Center si propone di illustrare le caratteristiche essenziali del formato PDF “A”, il pdf sviluppato appositamente per l’archiviazione documentale in formato digitale (”A” significa infatti “archiviazione”). Nel corso del Webinar verranno presentate le attività del PDF/A Competence Center e della sua nuova sezione italiana. Infine, verrà presentato il programma del quarto meeting internazionale del PDF/A Competence Center, che quest’anno si terrà a Roma.
June 1–4 2010: Archiving 2010 in Den HaagThe IS&T Archiving Conference this year will take place at the Koninklijke Biblotheek (Royal Library of the Netherlands). Thomas Zellmann and Mark McKinney present the paper “PDF/A-2: The New Part of PDF/A”. On Thursday, June 3rd, the PDF/A Competence Center will exhibit and Hans-Joachim Hübner (SRZ) and Thomas Zellmann will be there. May 17–20, 2010: PDF/A Competence Center at the Forum PA (Rome, Italy)The PDF/A Competence Center will be on-site with a partner booth at the Forum PA in Rome, Italy. Our members Adobe and C.M. Trading and the PDF/A Competence Center will present new informations about PDF/A. May 12–15, 2010: PDF/A Competence Center at InprintingThe PDF/A Competence Center will exhibit on the 12th Inprinting fair in Milan. Members like e.g. Bridge Technologies, callas software, Compart and further Italian members will inform together about PDF/A from May 12th until May 15th. April 28–30, 2010: 8th European Conference on Digital ArchivingThe 8th European Conference on Digital Archiving will be held in Geneva from April 28–30, 2010. The PDF/A Competence Center takes part with its Partner Member PDF Tools AG. Further information and programme on the website if the organizer: April 20–22, 2010: AIIM EXPO in PhiladelphiaThe AIIM International Exposition and Conference will take place April 20–22, 2010 at Pennsylvania Convention Center. Again, many PDF/A Competence Center members will exhibit at the AIIM show. Please use the opportunity to meet them in Philadelphia. There will be a PDF/A meeting at April 21st, 6 PM organized by the PDF/A Competence Center. March 26, 2010: PDF/A Seminar in Washington, D.C.PDF/A Competence Center and AIIM hold their second US based PDF/A Seminar on March 26, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C. The registration fee is $125 and includes a copy of PDF/A in a Nutshell. More information about program and registration at www.aiim.org. March 2–6, 2010: CeBIT 2010 in HanoverThe members Compart, LuraTech and Zöller & Partner will exhibit at CeBIT 2010 in the PDF/A corner at the german cooperation partner VOI in hall 3, booth D34. Furthermore, the PDF/A Competence Center will present new developments about PDF/A at a special booth. CeBIT 2010: On March 3, 2010 the panel discussion “Für und Wider PDF/A” (PDF/A, Pros and Cons) took place at DMS Area. Participants (left to right): Jürgen Biffar (DocuWare AG), Karl Heinz Mosbach (ELO Digital Office GmbH), Harald Grumser (Compart AG), Carsten Heiermann (LuraTech Europe GmbH) and Bernhard Zöller (Zöller & Partner GmbH). 6. Webinar – Introduccion al PDF/A (Spanish)
Webinar del PDF/A Competence Center en el que se hablará sobre el formato PDF/A (ISO 19005) y sus ventajas para el archivado de documentacion a largo plazo.
February 19, 2010: ARMA, Rio Grande Chapter Spring ConferenceThis year’s focus of the annual ARMA, Rio Grande Chapter Spring Conference will be “E-RECORDS: Meeting the Challenge!”. Mark McKinney will present on PDF/A for long-term archiving. January 21–22, 2010: SAP Document management and archiving in BerlinThe two-day event takes place at Hôtel Concorde Berlin with the PDF/A Competence Center as Sponsor and exhibitor. Among other speakers Dr. Uwe Wächter (PDF/A Competence Center) reports on “SAP and PDF/A”. October 8–9, 2009 CRM at NurembergAs part of our cooperation with the german VOI association, the PDF/A Competence Center will exhibit at this booth. September 29–30, 2009: FAN 2009 in ParisForum des Acteurs du Numerique takes place from September 29–30, 2009 at Paris. The PDF/A Competence Center will have its own booth this year again and a lot of members will exhibit on this booth. September 15–17, 2009: DMS Expo in CologneEurope’s leading event for Enterprose Content and Document Management will take place from September 15–17, 2009 in Cologne. The PDF/A Competence Center will have its own booth this year again and a lot of members will exhibit on this booth.
September 15, 2009: PDF/A Seminar in ChicagoHalf-day PDF/A Seminar in Chicago during PRINT 09. Find more information in this flyer. September 14, 2009: member meetingIn the run-up to DMS 2009 in Cologne the PDF/A Competence Center will hold a member’s meeting on September 14 in the morning . September 14, 2009: Pre-DMS PDF/A SeminarDuring afternoon of September 14th, the PDF/A Competence Center will conduct a Pre-DMS PDF/A seminar in Cologne. Presentations include an introduction to archiving formats, an overview of the PDF/A standard, PDF/A workflow and electronic signatures, PDF/A and metadata, PDF/A in scanning applications and PDF/A for e-mail and digital documents. The seminar will be conducted in German only. More details and a registration form can be found in the Seminar Flyer. 5. Webinar – XMP Metadata in PDF/A: Requirements and benefits (by callas software)
AIIM: PDF/Archive Training CourseThe PDF/Archive Training Course is designed to introduce the PDF/Archive (PDF/A) standard ISO 19005-1, Document management - Electronic document file format for long-term preservation - Part 1: Use of PDF 1.4 (PDF/A-1) and to help organizations to better preserve their electronic knowledge. The program covers the file format used for long-term preservation of electronic documents and guidance on how to make the best use of this file format.
June 18-19, 2009: Third International PDF/A Conference in Berlin
The PDF/A Competence Center is conducting its third International PDF/A Conference on June 18th and 19th, 2009 in Berlin. The conference offers lectures by international experts, tracks for different areas of focus and interest in PDF/A as well as workshops on the practical use of PDF/A. PDF/A Competence Center members will present their solutions in an accompanying exhibition. 4. Webinar – Archiving digital documents and e-mails in PDF/ADr. Hans Bärfuss, Dr. Hans-Rudolf Aschmann, PDF Tools AG
3. Webinar – The even better PDF: PDF/A
March 31 – April 2, 2009 AIIM EXPO in PhiladelphiaThe AIIM International Exposition and Conference will take place March 30 – April 2, 2009 at Pennsylvania Convention Center. Again, many PDF/A Competence Center members will exhibit at the AIIM show. Please use the opportunity to meet them in Philadelphia. There will be a PDF/A meeting at April 1st, 6 PM organized by the PDF/A Competence Center. 2. Webinar – Demands of Engineering and SAP on PDF/A
March 3–8, 2009: CeBIT in HanoverThe PDF/A Competence Center will present the newest trends and developments for long-term archiving at the CeBIT 2009 at a partner booth with the VOI (Verband Organisations- und Informationssysteme – Association Organisational and Information Systems). The CeBIT is being held from March 3 to 8 in Hanover. PDF/A Competence Center members present products and solutions in Hanover:
Press Conference, March 4th at 12 AM. February 11-12, 2009: 15th E-Government Users Forum 2009The 15th E-Government Users Forum will be held on February 11th and 12th in the Media and Visitor’s Center of the German federal government’s Media and Information Department in Berlin. The Expert Forum 1 deals “Efficient IT services through a shared service center”, Expert Forum 2 has the title: “Central administrative services - model for the future”. Three market forums of 90 minutes each round out the event. The PDF/A Competence Center will have a booth in the accompanying exhibition area. Attendance at the event is free for public employees. 1. Webinar – PDF/A for Scanned DocumentsOn January 20, 2009 the PDF/A Competence Center will commence with a series of webinars on the internet. LuraTech will present the first webinar dealing with “PDF/A for Scanned Documents”. Webinar: PDF/A for Scanned Documents
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Webinar: PDF/A for Scanned Documents
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Webinar: PDF/A for Scanned Documents
Thursday, January 22, 2009 December 10-12, 2008: DLM Forum Conference 2008, ToulouseThe 5th DLM Forum Conference (2008) will take place in Toulouse (France) December 10 - 12. It will be organised jointly by the Archives de France (part of the French Culture and Communication Ministry) and the Association des Archivistes Français. PDF/A Competence Center member SEAL will contribute a workshop in the session “File formats for long term preservation”. Topic: “PDF/A: standard for the long-time archiving”. More information about the conference and registration: www.dlm2008.com October 19–23, 2008: Gitex in DubaiPDF/A Competence Center member eDOCUman will present the PDF/A standard at Gitex Technology Week. The event takes place October 19 - 23 at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The international IT Trade Event for Enterprise for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia builds upon the exhibition’s position as the region’s largest IT procurement platform. October 7–8, 2008: Le Forum des Acteurs du Numérique (FAN) in ParisThe PDF/A Competence Center’s first appearance in France was at the Documation in March of this year. Due to the enormous resonance that was received at our joint booth, we have decided to also present ourselves with a booth at the Forum des Acteurs du Numérique (FAN) from October 7 to 8 in Paris. This participation will be supported by Aproged, the French association of DMS providers, who in the meantime have finalized a cooperation agreement with the PDF/A Competence Center As opposed to Documation, where only DMS providers are present, there will also be a large contingent of companies from the output management sector at FAN, meaning a much wider spectrum of document processing will be encountered there. 7 members of the PDF/A Competence Center will be participating as exhibitors at the joint booth, compared to 3 at the Documation, so we will much more noticeable. The following companies will be represented: ABBYY, Adobe, callas software, Compart, intarsys consulting, Seal Systems and Spigraph.
FAN website: www.forumacteursnumerique.com September 9–11, 2008: DMS Expo in CologneMeet the PDF/A Competence Center at the DMS 2008 in Cologne, Germany (hall 7; booth I058/G059). After a successful premiere last year, the PDF/A Competence Center will again be at the expo with its own booth. From September 9 to 11, fifteen members will present their products and services involving the PDF/A format and answer questions for visitors. These are: Adobe Systems; callas software; Cartago Software; Compart Systemhaus; DETEC Decision Technology; Global Graphics; icon Systemhaus, intarsys; Janich & Klass; LRS Levi, Ray & Shoup; LuraTech Europe; PDFlib; PDF Tools and SEAL Systems. June 24– 28, 2008: IS&T: "Archiving 2008" in BernThe Archiving Conference brings together an international gathering of experts from industry, academia, governmental institutions, non-profit organizations, archives, libraries, museums, and research labs who share a commitment to addressing the challenges of archiving modern and historic materials in an increasingly digital world. From the long term archive format point of view, the following topics are of special interest:
Wednesday, June 25th will have presentations on
The website is: www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2008/ AIIM: PDF/A Certificate Trainings ProgramsThe PDF/A Training Course is designed to introduce the PDF/A standard ISO 19005-1, Document management - Electronic document file format for long-term preservation - Part 1: Use of PDF/A-1 and to help organizations to better preserve their electronic knowledge. PDF/A Classroom dates and locations: Chicago, IL - May 22-23, 2008, Silver Spring, MD - June 3-4, 2008 and San Diego, CA - June 24-25, 2008. Mai 29 – June 11, 2008: drupa in DusseldorfThe “drupa” print media exhibition is held every four years in Dusseldorf. Some 1800 exhibitors from 50 countries are expected from May 29th to June 11th in the exhibition halls along the banks of the Rhine river. The PDF/A Competence Center will be on hand in hall 7 in the drupa innovation parc to inform visitors about the newest advancements in long-term archiving with PDF. April 10–11, 2008: International PDF/A Conference in AmsterdamThe PDF/A Competence Center is hosting the first international PDF/A Conference this spring in the Netherlands. The conference and exhibition will take place on April 10th and 11th in the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam. PDF/A experts and users from renowned international companies will speak at the conference. The sessions are split into different tracks, so attendees can select a programme that best suits their own needs and level of knowledge. The accompanying exhibition features PDF/A-conforming products and solutions presented by Competence Center members. March 31 – April 1, 2008: Abu Dhabi: Data & Document Management in Oil & GasThe PDF/A Competence Center will be represented by its member eDocuMAN during the show in Abu Dhabi, UAE. More information can be found at www.iqpcevents.com March 12–13, 2008: Documation in ParisThe exhibition “Documation” will take place 2008 in Paris, France on March 12th and 13th. PDF/A Competence Center members PartnerSoft, Samarcande and SEAL Systems will provide information about long-term archiving and PDF/A. More Information can be found on www.documation.fr and in a press release (French language). March 4–9, 2008: CeBIT in HanoverSeveral members of the PDF/A Competence Center will be represented at the annual IT, technical and business fair in Hanover. The following companies, amongst others, will be demonstrating their solutions: LuraTech, OPENLiMiT, SEAL Systems, Optimal Systems, Nuance, Satz-Rechen-Zentrum, EMC and secrypt. More information can be found at www.cebit.de. March 3–6, 2008: AIIM Conference & Expo in BostonAt AIIM Conference & Expo in Boston numerous PDF/A Competence Center members will be present and show their solutions and products for PDF/A. For more details visit www.aiimexpo.com. November 26, 2007: PDF/A Competence Center at the "Archiving" Tech Forum in MunichThe “Archiving” Tech Forum is taking place on November 26, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Munich City Center. The PDF/A Competence Center is a premium sponsor of the event and is on-hand with a booth and a presentation about long-term archiving. The event, organized by LANline and Computer Zeitung, showcases concepts for systematic data handling. More information and registration (German language). November 14, 2007: PDF/A Conference on in ViennaThe first PDF/A Conference in Austria will take place on November 14, 2007 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm in the MID TOWN Business Center. Experts from Adobe Systems, LuraTech, the PDF/A Competence Center, DICOM and PENTADOC will provide information about long-term archiving with PDF/A. Further details can be found on the Organizer's Website. This conference is being conducted in German. October 4–6, 2007: PDF/A Competence Center at the Inprinting Conference and Expo in Vicenza, ItalyThe 2007 Inprinting Conference and Exposition is taking place from October 4-6 at the Vicenza Fairgrounds in Vicenza, Italy. The PDF/A Competence Center, along with Bridge Technologies, Compart Systemhaus and Icon Systemhaus, will be demonstrating solutions and concepts for PDF/A at a joint booth. The PDF/A Competence Center will be conducting a series of presentations on October 5th from 14:00 to 17:00 as part of the conference. The title of the session is “Seminar on PDF/A: one uniform format over the long term” and will be presented by Marco Piccioni (Postel), Olaf Drümmer (Callas Software), Harald Grumser (Compart Systemhaus) and Davide Fabbri (Bridge Technologies).
More information about Inprinting 2007 can be found at the Conference Website (in English) and in the PDF/A Competence Center Flyer (in Italian). September 25–27, 2007: PDF/A Competence Center at the DMS in CologneThe PDF/A Competence Center is organizing a special Association booth at the DMS 2007 in Cologne, Germany. The DMS is Europe’s leading conference and exhibition for electronic information, content, and document management solutions.
Numerous association members will be present as partners at the joint booth. They will be happy to answer all of your questions about PDF/A and will be demonstrating the newest PDF/A compliant products. You can find us in Hall 7, in the area F051 - I050. You can find further information in our DMS flyer (in german) September 8–12, 2007: PDF/A Competence Center at the Gitex in Dubai
The PDF/A Competence Center will be represented by its member eDocuMAN during the Gitex show in Dubai which is the largest IT and Business Solutions trade fair in Middle East. (Dubai WTC, Hall CC2/Stand DIC-32). September 24, 2007: Pre-DMS PDF/A Seminar in CologneThe PDF/A Competence Center is offering an “Introduction to PDF/A” Seminar the day before the opening of DMS exhibition in Cologne, Germany. The seminar will be conducted in the Congress Center of the Cologne fairgrounds and will cover the following topics:
Several internationally acclaimed experts will be presenting the different topics. Please note that this seminar will be conducted in German. More information about the seminar and a copy of the registration form (German only) can be found here Registration form PDF/A Seminar. April 17–19, 2007: PDF/A Competence Center Members at the AIIM-Expo in BostonSeveral members of the PDF/A Competence Center exhibited at the AIIM-OnDemand Expo in Boston, April 17-19 2007. callas software and PDF Tools were together with Compart Systemhaus at booth (#1865) as “PDF/A Promotion Partners”. In addition, LuraTech (#2065), PDFlib (#3235) and PDF Tools (#3241) had their own stands in the expo hall. April 17–19, 2007: PDF/A Competence Center at the ITeG in BerlinThe PDF/A Competence Center was also at this year’s ITEG, the leading German trade show for healthcare. We had a stand together with Optimal Systems. March 15–21, 2007: PDF/A Competence Center at CeBIT tradeshow – HannoverThe PDF/A Competence Center organized a “PDF/A Pavillion” at the CeBIT 2007, the world’s largest fair for digital solutions in the informations and communications branches. In addition to a PDF/A Info Desk, ten members were present at partner stands, answering questions about PDF/A and presenting the newest PDF/A-compliant products. March 8–9, 2007: 1st PDF/A Conference – StuttgartMore than 240 people attended the 1st PDF/A Conference held from March 8-9, 2007 in Stuttgart, Germany, far exceeding all expectations. The conference, aimed at users and developers, offered a unique opportunity to learn all about PDF/A from the creation through to digital signatures and more. This first conference was held in German (click here for the conference program in German). If you are interested in an English language PDF/A conference or PDF/A seminar, please let us know: E-Mail: info@pdfa.org.
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