PDF Days Europe 2017 - schedule of sessions

With over 35 informative sessions across a wide range of topics, including the next-generation PDF project, this year’s PDF Days event is especially relevant as we look forward into the future of PDF technology.

Monday, May 15, 2017
10:00	WELCOME: Matt Kuznicki, Thomas Zellmann, PDF Association
10:30	KEYNOTE: Introducing Next-Generation PDF, Matt Kuznicki, Datalogics and Leonard Rosenthol, Adobe
11:15	Coffee break and networking
Tracks	User Track Moderator: Thomas Zellmann	Special Topics Moderator: Dietrich von Seggern	Next-generation PDF Moderator: Matt Kuznicki
11:45	PDF as a Service Michael Karbe, actino GmbH	The Future of PDF/A and Validation Dietrich von Seggern, callas software GmbH	Core concepts and use cases Duff Johnson, PDF Association
12:30	Lunch
13:30	REST API for cloud-based PDF processing Marco Grossi, iLovePDF & Christoph Burkhalter, PDF Tools AG	PDF 2.0-based PDF/X Standards for Print Workflows Dov Isaacs, Adobe	Understanding the derivation algorithm Roman Toda, Normex
14:15	PDF/A Services als Cloudlösung Sascha Weber, inovoo	PDF/X-ready Online Tools Stephan Jaeggi, PrePress-Consulting	The Accessibility Gamechanger? Adam Spencer, Accessibil-IT
15:00	Coffee break and networking
15:30	PDF in a new era of collaboration Wim Temmerman, Foxit Europe	Print 4.0 Jochen Günther, Color Training	PDF in Web browsers Jozef Baranec, PDFix
16:15	Central platform for business-wide, standardized conversion of documents to PDF and PDF/A Carsten Heiermann, Foxit Europe	Translating PDF features to user benefits Vel Genov, Datalogics	How HTML responsiveness translates to PDF Samuel Huylebroeck - iText Software
17:00	Review and summary of what we learned today (for all attendees)
	Evening event

Tuesday, May 16, 2017
9:00	KEYNOTE: PDF 2.0 Duff Johnson and Peter Wyatt, ISO 32000 Project Leaders
9:45	5 Minutes with a PDF Solution PDF vendors show off their products in a race against the clock!
10:30	Coffee break and networking
Tracks	User Track Moderator: Thomas Zellmann	Special Topics Moderator: Klaas Posselt	Next-generation PDF Moderator: Matt Kuznicki
11:00	PDF/raster Jon Harju, TWAIN	PDF/UA in der Office-Welt Dirk Frölich, PC & EDV Support Köln	PWP, EPUB and next-generation PDF Leonard Rosenthol, Adobe
11:45	Die TR Resican in der Praxis am Beispiel des Luftfahrtbundesamtes und der Bezirksregierung Detmold H.-J. Hübner, SRZ Berlin	PDF/UA Real Life Check Markus Erle, axes4	Server-side applications Bruno Lowagie, iText
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Conversion PDF/A-2 Dr. Uwe Wächter, SEAL Systems AG	Organization-wide creation of accessible PDF/UA documents – The shortest route to 100% PDF/UA Klaas Posselt, einmanncombo Olaf Drümmer, axaio software GmbH	Best practices in creation Matt Kuznicki, Datalogics
14:15	PDF/A-3 - ein Überblick Dr. Bernd Wild, intarsys		Barrierefreie PDF aus Word erstellen - am Beispiel von Tabellen und Diagrammen Markus Erle, axes4
15:00	Coffee break and networking
15:30	Elektronische Verkündung von Gesetzen mit PDF Wernfried Lengert, EITCO GmbH	The Business Value of PDF: Enhancing Your Unstructured Content Scott Mackey, Adlib	Panel discussion Several PDF experts involved in next-generation PDF development take audience questions
16:15	What the PDF Association does and what the future holds Matt Kuznicki, Chair of the PDF Association
17:00	Member Meeting

The Post-Conference offers all-day sessions; all at the same location!

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 – Post-Conference Workshops

9:30 - 17:00
Next-generation PDF Hackathon

PDFix, Normex
This hackathon will allow attendees to actually put their hands on first prototypes of tools that support next-generation PDF: Play around with examples, or build your own!

9:00 - 17:00
PDF Accessibility Best Practices

axes4
Entscheiderwissen und Praxis-Tipps zum effizienten Prüfen, Erstellen und Korrigieren barrierefreier PDF-Dokumente gemäß DIN-/ISO-Standard PDF/UA.

9:30 - 17:00
Erstellung barrierefreier PDF-Dateien mit InDesign

axaio software
PDF/UA-konforme Dokumente und Formulare mit InDesign und axaio MadeToTag erstellen

9:00 - 12:30
Die perfekte digitale Mieterakte

SRZ, Foxit Europe
Überblick über das Thema Digitale Mieterakte, PDF/A und Kompression mit dem PDF Compressor, Wege zur Digitalen Mieterakte, Anwender-Vortrag: eingeladen

Lunch

Next-generation PDF Hackathon

– continued from morning –

PDF Accessibility Best Practices

– Fortsetzung vom Vormittag –

Erstellung barrierefreier PDF-Dateien mit InDesign

– Fortsetzung vom Vormittag –

13:30 - 17:00
Foxit User Group

Foxit Europe
Erstes Treffen von Foxit und LuraTech Kunden und Interessenten mit aktuellen Informationen rund um die Foxit-PDF-Lösungen

End of workshops

More details:
https://de5.pdfa.org/post-conference-of-the-pdf-days-europe-2017