Mission
PDF ASSOCIATION, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") IS A MASSACHUSETTS NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION AND A TRADE ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERED IN MASSACHUSETTS AND ORGANIZED:A) TO ADVANCE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTEREST OF ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT ("PDF") TECHNOLOGY;B) TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR DISCUSSION, ADVANCEMENT, AND PROMOTION OF, EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT RELATED TO, AND RESEARCH INTO, COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS AND BEST PRACTICES OF PDF DEVELOPERS AND IMPLEMENTERS;C) TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT COMMUNICATION AMONG PDF DEVELOPERS AND IMPLEMENTERS WITH GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES AND AGENCIES AND STANDARD-SETTING BODIES AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SUCH ENTITIES;D) TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PDF DEVELOPERS AND IMPLEMENTERS; ANDE) TO ASSIST IN THE SETTING OF STANDARDS FOR PDF TECHNOLOGY