[UACCESS-L] PDF/Access Working Group Announcement (fwd)

[Jennison Asuncion <asuncion@alcor.concordia.ca>]

Hello,

Thought some here might find this of interest.

Jennison

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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:05:35 -0800
From: Robert Martinengo <RMartinengo@ATPCNET.NET>

PDF-Access Working Group Meeting

The second meeting of the PDF-Access Working Group will be held January
11-12, 2005 at the National Federation of the Blind Headquarters in
Baltimore, MD. The working group will discuss Requirements from the
Business
Case in order to develop an outline for the specification document.

The Purpose of the meeting is to begin the work of developing a
specification under the auspices of AIIM tentatively titles PDF Access.
This
specification will formally establish the characteristics of an accessible
PDF file.

On January 12, presentations around PDF Accessibility will be given. Mark
Gavin of Appligent will present on Technical Requirements. Additional
presentations to be given on Technical and Refining Requirements.

National Federation of the Blind, Headquarters
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Directions to NFB at the following link: http://www.nfb.org/directions.htm

Hotels suggestions for out of town guests include: Each of these Inner
Harbor locations is a short cab ride to the NFB Headquarters on Johnson
Street.

Days Inn Inner Harbor
http://www.daysinnerharbor.com/

Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor
http://baltimore.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml

Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards
http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/BWIIH

Sheraton Inner Harbor
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/search/hotel_detail.html?propertyID=1

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PDF-AC 2005-001

PDF-Access Working Group Meeting
Draft Agenda

January 11, 2005
1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M., EST

January 12, 2005
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., EST

National Federation of the Blind, Headquarters
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Directions to NFB at the following link: http://www.nfb.org/directions.htm


Tuesday, January 11, 2005

1:00 - 1:15              Introduction and Welcome Pisocky/Hodges

1:15 - 2:00              Review of Standards Process             Fanning
                  - Participation  - Listserv use

2:00 - 3:00              Background Information          Pisocky/Hodges
                  - Accessibility  - Committee

3:00 - 4:30              Brainstorm Session
                  - Establishing Business case and requirements

4:30 -           Summary and Wrap-up for the day


January 12, 2005
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., EST

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

9:00 - 9:30              Recap from January 11, 2005 Pisocky/Hodges

9:30 - 12:00             Business Requirements Breakout Sessions
                 (Three presentations)
                  - Refine the requirements
                  - Identify the technical requirements

12:00 - 2:00             Lunch - on your own

2:00 - 3:00              Breakout group reports

3:00 - 4:00              Wrap-up and Next steps          Pisocky/Hodges
                 -  Next meeting - Assignments, if any

Remote conferencing is being established to accommodate those who cannot
be
present in Baltimore. AIIM is also in the process of establishing a list
server whereby all interested parties may participate.

Also interested parties can stay up to date by consulting the AIIM
Standards
Website at http://www.aiim.org/standards.asp?ID=24488 .

Feel free to circulate this email to other interested parties.

Replies to this email can be sent to gpisocky@adobe.com.

Greg Pisocky
Business Development Manager
Adobe Systems, Inc.
8201 Greensboro Dr., Ste. 1000
McLean, VA 22102

703-883-2810 FAX: 703-883-2850

Learn about accessibility at Adobe:
http://access.adobe.com