IDPF Elects Board Members, Approves New Working Group
November 26, 2012 - The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) today announced the election of four new members of its board of directors, the re-election of its President and two incombent directors, and approval of a new working group charter. The new IDPF directors are:
- Mark Bide - EDItEUR
- Pierre Danet - Hachette-Livre
- Keith Fahlgren - Safari Books Online
- Adam Witwer - O'Reilly Media
Current directors Garth Conboy (Google) and Cristina Mussinelli (Italian Publishers Association) were reelected, and George Kerscher (DAISY) was re-elected as IDPF President.
Members also approved the charter for a new Advanced/Hybrid Layout working group ( http://idpf.org/charters/2012/layout/ahl.html ). Information about how members can participate in this new activity will be communicated shortly via the main EPUB Working Group mailing list.
Fourteen candidates submitted nominations, and a record 136 IDPF member organizations cast votes in this election.