Autumn is coming, so it’s high time to buy a ticket to a technical writing conference.

The LavaCon

Portland, Oregon
27–30 October

LavaCon started in Hawaii (hence our name) to help senior content professionals stay ahead of rapidly changing authoring and publishing technologies.

Our 17th annual conference focuses on how to unify content from silos across the enterprise, leverage new immersive technologies, and create stellar content experiences.

However, LavaCon is more than just a conference. It’s a gathering place where practicing industry professionals share their best practices and lessons learned, network with peers, and build professional relationships that will last for years to come.

API the Docs

Amsterdam
10–11 October

API The Docs is an event for tech writers, API developers, product owners and developer evangelists who embrace documentation as a crucial aspect of a great developer experience. The conference is a great opportunity to share and discuss the latest best practices, strategies and new trends relevant to API documentation and developer portals!

TCUK 2019

10–12 September
Northallerton, England

TCUK is the ISTC’s annual conference for everyone involved in writing, editing, illustrating, delivering and publishing technical information.

With over 30 different presentations and workshops both from world-renowned speakers and from the ISTC’s own members, it offers three days of intensive learning, with social activities for networking and an impressive vendor exhibition.

The theme for TCUK 2019

The theme for the 2019 conference is 10. Learn more about the theme and the effort that goes into planning the conference in “TCUK — The how, when, where and what”.

Location for TCUK 2019

TCUK in 2019 will be held the 10th to the 12th September 2019 at the Chesford Grange hotel near Kenilworth in Warwickshire.

Conference programme

The programme for all three days of the conference is now available to see here. Please check this page regularly as we add links to give details of the presenters, the workshops, and the presentations.

Madworld

Dublin
8–11 October

What to expect from MadWorld:

Learn From The Experts

All MadWorld sessions and workshops are taught by the best of the best — professional consultants, certified trainers, and industry veterans with decades upon decades of experience. This is a great opportunity for you to learn from their years of shared experience.

Network With Your Peers

MadWorld attendees come from organizations from all over the world — from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies and from universities to large government agencies. You’ll be able to exchange ideas and build relationships with people who have dealt with similar challenges.

Get One-on-One Technical Support

What better way to leverage a learning conference than to get answers to your specific questions? Open all conference long, the MadWorld Technical Support Lounge offers access to our technical support team for one-on-one support.

More reasons to take the part in the conference are here.

Write the Docs

Prague, Czech Republic
15–17 September

Write the Docs brings everyone who writes the docs together in the same room: Programmers, Tech Writers, Support, Designers, Developer Advocates, and more. We all have things to learn from each other, and there’s no better way than sitting together and talking.

We invite you to join 300 other folks in our event to explore the art and science of documentation.

The full schedule is here.

TC World

Stuttgart
12–14 November

The world’s largest event in the field of technical communication with the parallel tcworld conference and the tekom fair with 140 exhibitors from Germany and abroad will once again open its doors this year at the ICS Stuttgart.

Participants will get to know the most important future topics and tools in the field of technical communication in more than 240 lectures, workshops, tutorials and meetups. We offer the full range and depth of technical communication!