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Write the Docs Australia 2026

Write the Docs Australia 2026 is a conference about software documentation and community. It brings together programmers, tech writers, customer support, designers, project managers, developer advocates, and anyone who wants to improve the experience of using software. Attendees will hear from interesting speakers and have opportunities for networking and li…

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13Speakers
2Sponsors
15On the bill · sessions
2Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Write, in alphabetical order.
Adam Michael Wood
Aileen Mary
Alex Garnett
Alina Desiatnikova
Annie Zempel
Busayo Ojo
Christian Miles
Darlene ChaniMaya Postma
Ethan Palm
Mary Elise Dedicke
Rakesh Pasupuleti
Sarah Deaton
Sarah Lin
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Linux AustraliaCorporate sponsor
Read the DocsIn Kind Sponsor
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Agenda

Selected from 15 sessions on the bill.
  • Monday, May 4, 10:15 AM

    Aileen Mary - How We Deprecated 500+ Articles: Cleaning Up Documentation at Scale

  • Monday, May 4, 11:15 AM

    Sarah Deaton - The Git Commands I Avoided for 9 Years (and Why I Wish I Hadn't)

  • Monday, May 4, 1:15 PM

    Lightning Talks

  • Monday, May 4, 2:00 PM

    Christian Miles - The Most Human Documentation

  • Monday, May 4, 2:45 PM

    Annie Zempel - Pillars That Hold: Structuring Documentation Around User Progress

  • Monday, May 4, 3:35 PM

    Sarah Lin - How to Win Docs and Influence Robots: Improving Robot Accuracy Through Better Docs

  • Monday, May 4, 4:20 PM

    Darlene ChaniMaya Postma - "Chat, Are We Cooked?" Help in the Moment: Designing Policy Documentation for High-Stakes, Real-Time Decisions

  • Monday, May 4, 9:30 AM

    Mary Elise Dedicke - Documentation Thinking Beyond the Docs: Lessons from Decision-Facing Technical Writing

  • Tuesday, May 5, 10:15 AM

    Alina Desiatnikova - The Invisible Work: What It Takes to Be the First (and Only) Tech Writer on the Team

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 2 companies, parsed from the program.

Two companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
2Sponsoringsponsor only
0Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority
  • Other roles13100%

Of 13 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Linux AustraliaSp·C
  2. 02Read the DocsSp·I
Sponsors by tier
corporate sponsor1
50% of 2
in kind sponsor1
50% of 2