Full speaker line-up¶

Each year we bring a wide range of voices to the Write the Docs . Because the role of “documentarian” looks so different to each of us, we aim for a line-up that spans a good mix of practical, philosophical, and technical topics – with the odd whimsical one thrown in for good measure.

We’re really excited about the presentations we’ve got this year:

• Leisa Taylor: Museums to docs: managing the unmanageable documentation

• Shumin Chen: The evolving landscape of Simplified English for software documentation.

• Sarah Maddox: Understanding AI and helping it understand you

• Lana Brindley (she/her), Steve Kowalik (he/him): I will survive (weren’t you the one who tried to hurt me with “Goodbye”?)

• Claire Mahoney: What if you went back in time and all you found was pie?

• Paul Gustafson: Improving Documentation at Scale

• Rhiannon Hall: Advocating for digital accessibility with empathy

• Yvonne Perkins: Positive Learning Environment at Work: Equipping everyone to succeed at writing docs

• Janet Revell: #worthit: Refactoring product-centric docs into task-based content

• Renee Carignan: Find the frequency: metrics for better docs and happier readers

We hope there’s something there for everyone to enjoy, and also something that will broaden your horizons a bit.

Call for Volunteers¶

We are looking for volunteers to help out at the conference and provide support with a variety of tasks: A/V and tech, unconference, and anything else that may come up.

Each individual who volunteers for two or more shifts receives a free ticket to the conference. Shifts range from 3-4 hours in length with a break during the shift.

Feel free to email us at australia@writethedocs.org.

Opportunity Grants close on Oct 15¶

Applications for our Opportunity Grant program close on October 15th midnight AEDT. This program is open to anyone who would otherwise have difficulties attending the conference, and we’d love to have more folks applying.

• Apply for a grant before the deadline.

Buy your tickets soon¶

If you don’t have your ticket yet, now’s a great time to start the process to attend. Conference tickets have sold out in the past, and tickets sell faster after the speaker announcement, so don’t leave it to the last minute.

Please remember to book your travel only after you purchase a conference ticket. With the conference returning to in-person this year, we are working hard to make sure that our attendees have a safe and comfortable experience. This means we have capacity limits and can’t guarantee late-registration tickets if you book travel without a conference ticket.

• Read our Convince your manager page to help make the case for attending.
• Buy your tickets on our Tickets page.
• Plan your trip with our Visiting Melbourne page.

Thanks to our sponsors¶

We are so grateful to have our sponsors help in bringing these events to life every year. Thanks to the each of these companies for supporting the Write the Docs community:

• KnowledgeOwl

If your company is interested in sponsoring, you can find all the information in our sponsorship prospectus.

And that’s the latest on the Australia conference. We hope you’re all getting as excited as we are! Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks about the conference.

The Write the Docs Australia Team