About UsInternational Digital Publishing ForumIDPFThe International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) is the global trade and standards organization ... Creators of ContentThe work of the IDPF promotes the development of electronic publishing applications and products that will benefit creators of content, makers of reading systems, and consumers. Makers of Reading Systems ConsumersPublishersThe IDPF welcomes book, newspaper, journal and magazine publishers, booksellers, software and reading system developers, authors, and other groups interested in digital reading to join our organization.Book PublishersNewspaper PublishersJournal Publishers Magazine PublishersBooksellersSoftware DevelopersReading System Developers AuthorsBill McCoyThe Executive Director of the IDPF is Bill McCoy.IDPF Board of DirectorsThe IDPF Board of Directors consists of fourteen Directors who are elected by the membership to two-year terms. Directors are all Primary Representatives of Principal IDPF Member companies or organizations. The current Board of Directors members are as follows:Mark Bide EDItEURAngela BoleBook Industry Study Group (BISG) -- TreasurerGarth ConboyGoogle -- ChairmanPierre DanetHachette LivreKeith Fahlgren Safari Books OnlineMasaaki Hagino Voyager Japan & Association of Media in Digital (AMD)Leslie HulseHarperCollins PublishersGeorge Kerscher DAISY Consortium -- PresidentTatsuo KobayashiJapan Electronic Publishing Association (JEPA)Liisa McCloy-KelleyRandom HouseCristina MussinelliAssociazione Italiana EditoriRoger WebsterBarnes & NobleAdam WitwerO'Reilly MediaTo develop and promote electronic publishing and content consumption.PromotionPromote industry-wide adoption of electronic publishing through standards development, conferences, best practices, and demonstrations of proven technology.1Standards DevelopmentDevelop, publish, and maintain common standards (e.g. EPUB) relating to electronic publications and promote the successful adoption of these specifications.2The IDPF develops and maintains the EPUB content publication standard that enables the creation and transport of reflowable digital books and other types of content as digital publications that are interoperable between disparate EPUB-compliant reading devices and applications.InteroperabilityEncourage interoperable implementations of EPUB publications and reading systems and provide a forum for resolution of interoperability issues.3Other StandardsIdentify, evaluate, and recommend standards created by other bodies related to electronic publishing.4Discussion ForumProvide a forum for the discussion of issues and technologies related to electronic publishing.5AccommodationAccommodate differences in language, culture, reading and learning styles, and individual abilities.62013-07-26http://idpf.org/about-usOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net