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In here talk "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗮𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁: 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮" Janeera D A explains how to turn those signals into an evidence-based docs roadmap.

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November 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
In her talk "𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺𝘀, 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵", Yvonne Perkins reflects on the tech writing profession in this turbulent era, questions whether it’s still primarily a writing profession, and considers the qualities to help us navigate an uncertain path.
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November 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Eeshaan Sawant’s talk, “𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴” explores a writer’s strangest goal: making yourself unnecessary.

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November 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Our Write the Docs Australia conference wouldn’t be nearly as great as it is without our wonderful corporate sponsors. These sponsorships makes it possible for all sorts of folks to attend our events.
Thanks to these folks for supporting the community Down Under.

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November 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
This workflow produces LMS-ready HTML pages, PDF assessment briefs, and Common Cartridge packages from a plain-text repository of Markdown and other source files.

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November 1, 2026 at 10:15 PM
It gives the kind of conversations you usually have in the hallway a bit of structure, while leaving plenty of room for the unexpected. We think it’s a fun way to get candid, hear different viewpoints, and maybe even change a mind or two.

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Fishbowl: Change my mind
It’s time for your spiciest docs opinion, the one you’ve never said out loud. This year, Write the Docs Australia is trying something new: a fishbowl session where bold opinions get discussed live ...
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October 29, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Ben Fairless’s talk, “𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻,” explores writing contested content at scale.

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October 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Looks like I'm traveling during the time it's going to take place 😕 Man, I really need to go to more conferences, but I also need a little time off sometimes from the grind 🚀 Maybe WriteTheDocs or PyCon next year, we'll see how that goes.
October 28, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Writers can struggle to judge AI agents’ documentation edits.

Frances Liu’s talk, “𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘀,” explores which agents suit different tasks, what context helps them succeed, and how to catch subtle errors before readers see them.

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October 25, 2026 at 9:45 PM
In his talk "𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲", Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti proposes a model for technical writing built around those two responsibilities: feed the machines, then guide the humans.

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October 22, 2026 at 9:30 PM
He shares how his team moved from quarterly audits to a governance loop that runs alongside every docs update. That loop checks for staleness, conflicting information, wrong access, and leaked PII or secrets.

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October 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This is a story of two content designers thrown together to solve the "simple" task of getting folks write better release notes and ending up as system architects shipping a solution that delivered cost savings while still managing to preserve craft quality.

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October 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Very excited to welcome 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 as a sponsor for our Write the Docs Australia conference in Melbourne, Dec 3-4.

Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with customers worldwide, 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 has been the leading independent email service since 1999.

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October 12, 2026 at 10:16 AM
This talk "𝗔𝗜 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘀?" explores what remains when AI takes on more of the production work: judgement, context, quality, strategy, and knowing when something is wrong or unfinished.

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October 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
It covers the technical mistakes, the architecture decisions, the scope creep that somehow turned out to be useful, and what happens when a simple effort to modernise documentation gradually turns into a completely different way of thinking about content.

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October 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The better your skill-making chops, the more powerful your automation can be.

In his presentation, Tom Johnson covers best practices for skill design, including skill and sub-skill structure, self-improving workflows, workflows involving multiple subagents.

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October 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Publishing the full schedule for Write the Docs Australia coming up on Dec 3-4.

You’ve already seen our list of awesome speakers; now you can see when they will be presenting, and start planning your time across the main talks, lightning talks, and networking events.
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Schedule
Write the Docs is more than a conference. Each year we organize a wide range of events so that people can come together, collaborate, and learn from each other in different ways. All times are in A...
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October 6, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Super excited to announce speakers for our Write the Docs Australia conference, taking place in Melbourne, on Dec 3-4.
Tickets on sale now!

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Announcing Australia 2026 conference speakers
G’day! Our eighth Australia conference is just over two months away, and we’re excited to be back in Melbourne, maybe even with better weather! Now is the ideal time to buy your tickets and make yo...
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October 5, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Sketchnote from WTD Berlin talk, thanks to Dennis Dawson.

Jen Buley - Structure after the fact: Bringing content strategy to existing docs for a design system

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September 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Sketchnote from WTD Berlin talk, thanks to Dennis Dawson.

Uladzislava Lahun - Silence Is Not Approval: When Better Docs Create More Feedback

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September 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Sketchnote from WTD Berlin talk, thanks to Dennis Dawson.

Elena Baskakova - Good Enough at Scale: Documentation Infrastructure Under Capacity Constraints

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September 10, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Sketchnote from WTD Berlin talk, thanks to Dennis Dawson.

Alexandra Klepper - Write inclusive, people-first language about AI

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September 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Sketchnote from WTD Berlin talk, thanks to Dennis Dawson.

Javier Rubio - Documenting APIs: new era, same craft

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September 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Sketchnote from WTD Berlin talk, thanks to Dennis Dawson.

Whitney Burkes - Writing Less, Owning More: The Shift in Technical Writing

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September 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Sketchnote from WTD Berlin talk, thanks to @Dennis Dawson.

Tal Gluck - Proving and improving the value of your docs

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September 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM