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:

• Austin Lai: How We Improved Qualitative Feedback In Our Documentation

• Cameron Shorter: Mastering review comments — Fine-tuning feedback for better docs

• Justine Stewart: Where journalism and advertising writing skills overlap with technical writing – and where they don’t

• Lana Brindley (she/her): What if we just got AI to write the docs?

• Jay Stephens: Naming Guidelines- so many naming guidelines

• Ruth: Snack Videos for your Audience

• Eeshaan Sawant: Global Voices, Inclusive Docs: How Open-Source Sets the Standard for Inclusivity and How You Can Too

• Yvonne Perkins, Alexandra Perkins: Brick Docs Workshop

• Theresa Neate: Don’t make me think - the UX of Developer Experience

• Gerry Gaffney: A view from the sidelines

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

This year, we also have a couple of featured speakers, folks who we have invited to speak about their vast experiences with technical content, and also how they are seeing the whole user experience from the outside. We are super excited to have them present at our conference, and we think you will appreciate hearing from them too!

Full presentation schedule¶

The conference website is now updated with the schedule for the main stage presentations, so you can start planning your time (and getting excited!) for the conference.

We’re learning and adapting from our events from the past few years, so we’re introducing a moderated Q&A session with the speaker, after each talk. You’ll have a chance to ask most of our speakers questions after the talk via our wonderful set of moderators.

Join us for a group activity pre-conference¶

We are planning an activity for conference attendees if they are in town a day earlier (Wednesday, 27 Nov). While we don’t have any details right now, we will announce this in a couple of weeks. Either way, if you are in town a day or two earlier, keep yourselves free for a few hours to spend with other attendees.

Brick Docs Workshop¶

This year, similar to our last few conferences, we will have a workshop on Day 1 after the lightning talks. We will release more details about this workshop, including any pre-requisites or prior reading. The workshop is free for all conference attendees and is included in your ticket price, so you do not have pay anything on top of the conference registration.

All our events and activities¶

Write the Docs is more than a conference. Every year we make sure to have a variety of activities that our attendees can enjoy, whether you want to learn something, meet new people, or share knowledge.

The main events that you can participate in Thursday & Friday are:

• Lightning Talks. We’ll have lightning talks each conference day after lunch. These are 5 minute presentations and a lot of fun. They can be about anything you want! This is your chance to share something you are passionate about with the audience. Slides are not required.

• Unconference. We’ll be running the Unconference as our formal “second track” at the conference. This is a place to schedule discussions about a specific topic, so you can find other attendees who care about the same niche topics that you love. Want to chat with like-minded folks about oxford commas or a specific docs as code tool? This is the place.

• Social event. On Thursday night, we’ll be hosting a quiet social event. This is a great chance to get to know more folks in the community and have a drink or two on us. Non-alcoholic options will be very available, as well as some snacks.

The Schedule page has the latest and most complete information about all our events. This is where we will also update any changes/cancellations if they should occur.

Opportunity Grants close on Oct 1¶

Applications for our Opportunity Grant program close on October 1st 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 happening at a new venue this year, we are working hard to make sure that our attendees have a safe and comfortable experience.

• 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:

• Atlassian

• Google

• Linux Australia

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