Energy & Sustainability

Write the Docs Portland 2026

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Write the Docs Portland 2026 ran May 3–5, 2026 in Portland, United States. It is an Energy & Sustainability conference. ConferenceGrid lists 13 speakers, 13 sponsors and 13 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Jun 9, 2026 · dates verified May 6, 2026

Write the Docs Portland is an annual conference bringing together technical writers, documentarians, and anyone interested in documentation. The event consists of talks, workshops, and networking opportunities that allow participants to share knowledge, best practices, and build community within the documentation industry. In 2026, the event will take place…

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13Speakers
13Sponsors
13Sessions
16Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Write, in alphabetical order.

Adam Michael Wood
Aileen Mary
Alex Garnett
Devrel · Bluesky
Alina Desiatnikova
Technical Writer
Annie Zempel
Busayo Ojo
Christian Miles
Darlene ChaniMaya Postma
Education Program Manager · Twitch
Ethan Palm
Mary Elise Dedicke
Kitware
Rakesh Pasupuleti
Sarah Deaton
Sarah Lin
Information Architect · MongoDB

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Expert Support
Fern
GitBook
GitHub
Google
HelpDocs
KnowledgeOwl
Mintlify
MongoDB
Promptless
ReadMe
Read the Docs
Stainless

Agenda

Selected from 13 sessions.

  • 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 - 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

  • Tuesday, May 5 - 11:15 AM

    Busayo Ojo - [Remote talk] You Don't Need More New Contributors - You Need Onboarding That Actually Works

Quick answers

When is Write the Docs Portland 2026?
Write the Docs Portland 2026 ran May 3–5, 2026 in Portland, United States.
Where is Write the Docs Portland 2026 held?
Write the Docs Portland 2026 was held in Portland, United States.
Who is speaking at Write the Docs Portland 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 13 speakers, including Adam Michael Wood, Aileen Mary and Alex Garnett (Devrel, Bluesky).
Who sponsors Write the Docs Portland 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 13 sponsors, including Expert Support, Fern, GitBook, GitHub and Google.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 16 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

Sixteen companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
12Sponsoringsponsor only
3Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

MongoDB

Speakers by seniority
  • Manager / Lead18%
  • Engineer · IC18%
  • Other roles1185%

Of 13 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1MongoDBSponsor1
2Expert SupportSponsor-
3FernSponsor-
4GitBookSponsor-
5GitHubSponsor-
6GoogleSponsor-
7HelpDocsSponsor-
8KnowledgeOwlSponsor-
9MintlifySponsor-
10PromptlessSponsor-
11ReadMeSponsor-
12Read the DocsSponsor-
13StainlessSponsor-
14Bluesky1
Sponsors by tier
unspecified13
100% of 13
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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