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DBW 2012 - $200 off for IDPF members

December 16, 2011
Digital Book World 2012 (NYC; Jan 23-25) is extending a substantial discount to IDPF members Register now using code IDPFDBW12 for $200 off the full conference rate. The DBW conference is uniquely focused on giving trade publishers hard data and actionable strategies.

TOC NYC 2012 - 15% discount for IDPF members (act by Tues, Dec. 20)

December 16, 2011
O’Reilly’s TOC Conference, happening February 13-15, 2012 in New York City, is where the publishing and tech industries converge, as practitioners and executives from both camps share what they've learned from their successes and failures, explore ideas, and join together to navigate publishing’s ongoing transformation. Multiple sessions will highlight the latest developments in EPUB, and speakers will include key IDPF leaders and board members. IDPF members can save an extra 15% on early-bird registration (which ends Tues, Dec 20) by using discount code IDPF. For more details and to register, visit http://toccon.com .

Comment Period Underway for Proposed Dictionaries and Indexes Working Groups

December 6, 2011
Following the virtual workshop on dictionaries and indexes that was held on 18 October, the ad-hoc groups that were formed have completed and published drafts of charter proposals for two working groups on these topics, and a member comment period has been called that will end December 18, 2011. The charter proposals, with comment submission fields, are http://code.google.com/p/epub-revision/wiki/DictionariesCharterProposal and http://code.google.com/p/epub-revision/wiki/IndexesCharterProposal .

IDPF Elects New Board Members

November 22, 2011
November 22, 2011 - The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) today announced election results for seven seats on its board of directors. Six new board members and re-relected Incumbent Ken Brooks (Cengage Learning) join seven other incumbents on the newly expanded IDPF board. Twenty-one candidates submitted nominations, and a record 127 IDPF member organizations cast votes in this election. The newly elected directors are: Angela Bole - Book Industry Study Group (BISG) Ken Brooks - Cengage Learning (INCUMBENT) Masaaki Hagino - Voyager Japan & Association of Media in Digital (AMD) Leslie Hulse - HarperCollins Publishers Tatsuo Kobayashi - Japan Electronic Publishing Association (JEPA) Liisa McCloy-Kelley - Random House Roger Webster - Barnes & Noble

Taipei Fixed Layout EPUB Workshop Notes Available

November 1, 2011

On October 25, the IDPF held a workshop on fixed-layout EPUB in Taipei. Over 50 people attended physically, with 20+ more participating remotely. Preliminary meetings notes are now available at http://code.google.com/p/epub-revision/wiki/TaipeiMeetingNotes . Several action items were taken including formation of two ad hoc groups to propose rendition metadata and a rendition mapping data structure; one or both of these efforts could lead to charter proposals for a new Working Group.

Over Twenty Candidates for IDPF Board of Directors Election

November 1, 2011

A record twenty-one candidates have submitted nominations for election to seven seats on the newly expanded IDPF Board of Directors. These candidates are affiliated with IDPF member organizations from Asia, Europe, and North America, representing publishers, reading system vendors, service providers, libraries, and other organizations. A list of candidates with links to nomination statements is available at http://idpf.org/board-elections-2011-11. The election is underway from November 1 through November 21, 2011.

IDPF Board Nomination Deadline: Friday, October 28

October 27, 2011

The nomination period for the upcoming election for seven positions on the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) Board of Directors will close on Friday, October 28, 2011.  

EPUB 3 Becomes Final IDPF Specification

October 10, 2011

Frankfurt, Germany, October 11, 2011. The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) today announced the completion of a major revision to EPUB, the global standard interchange and delivery format for eBooks and other digital publications. The IDPF membership unanimously voted to elevate EPUB 3.0 to a final IDPF Recommended Specification, publicly available at http://idpf.org/epub/30.

IDPF Board Nominations Open Through October 28, 2011

October 10, 2011

A self-nomination period is now open for an election to fill seven positions on the IDPF Board of Directors. Six of the seven positions will fill board seats that are new or vacant (pursuant to the recently approved expansion of the IDPF Board from 9 to 14 members). The nomination period is from October 11 through October 28, 2011.

IDPF Workshop on Fixed-Layout EPUB: Oct 25, 2011

October 8, 2011

The IDPF will hold a workshop on Fixed Layout EPUB (representing pre-paginated content) on October 25, 2011. The workshop will be hosted in Taipei, Taiwan thanks to the support of the Taiwanese Digital Publishing Forum. All IDPF members interested in this topic are welcome to participate physically or via Web conference. Non-members can request an invitation by emailing co-organizer Bill McCoy at bmccoy@idpf.org.

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