January 2021
March 2021
April 2021
- April 12–23, 2021
30th International World Wide Web Conference – TheWebConf'21 Virtual Edition co-located with the 18th International Web for All Conference 2021 (W4A'21)
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia and Virtual
- April 14–16, 2021
Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) Annual Conference
Location: Virtual
- April 19–21, 2021
An Event Apart Spring Summit "Online Together" a three-day web design conference with an intense focus on digital design, UX, content, code, and more.
Location: Virtual
- April 19–20, 2021
18th International Web for All Conference 2021 (W4A'21) co-located with the 30th International World Wide Web Conference – TheWebConf'21 Virtual Edition
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
- April 25–27, 2021
Write the Docs Portland 2021
Location: Virtual
May 2021
June 2021
- June 5–9, 2021
68th Society for Technical Communication (STC) Summit
Location: Virtual
- June 7–10, 2021
The 15th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM-2021)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia or Virtual
- June 9–11, 2021
Evolution of TC 2021 — Innovations in Software Documentation
Location: Virtual
- June 14–17, 2021
2021 National Hurricane Conference (Improving Hurricane Preparedness) Disaster Communication and Planning: Topics of interest: Accessibility & Functional Needs, Amateur Radio, Evacuation Planning, Fire-Rescue/Law Enforcement, Health Care, Public Education/Media, etc.
Location: Hilton Riverside, New Orleans, Louisiana
July 2021
August 2021
October 2021
- October 3–6 2021
2021 MadWorld @ Home Virtual Conference Technical Communication and Content Strategy Conference.
Location: Austin, Texas or Virtual
- October 8–10, 2021
Communication Central Be a Better Freelancer® conference in a continuing partnership with the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE) and the An American Editor blog.
Location: Moonrise Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
- October 12–14, 2021
SIGDOC 2021 Conference: Advocacy, Accountability, and Coalitions Across Contexts
Location: Virtual with optional in-person Meetup hubs around the world.
- October 24–27, 2021
LavaCon 2021: A Virtual Content Strategy Conference
Location: Virtual
- October 27–30, 2021
American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) 2021 Medical Writing and Communication Conference Spotlight on Medical Communication: Disruption, Innovation, and Resilience.
Location: Virtual
- October 27–30, 2021
American Translators Association (ATA) Conference ATA62
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota or Virtual
- October 27–29, 2021
Clarity2021: A design systems community conference. Evaluate your skills .inclusion, empathy, technology, creativity, and collaboration.
Location: Virtual
- October 28–30, 2021
Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) 2021 Annual Conference
Location: Denton, Texas
November 2021
March 2022
April 2022
May 2022

January 2020
- January 21–22, 2020
European Meeting of International Society for Medical Publication Professionals theme is precision communication achieving clarity, reach, and value.
Location: 155 Bishopsgate, London, UK
March 2020
- March 13–21, 2020
2020 SXSW (South by Southwest) Conference & Festivals
Location: Austin, Texas
April 2020
- April 20–24, 2020 switched to Virtual
29th International World Wide Web Conference (IW3C)—The Web Conference
Location: Virtual
- April 22–23, 2020 CANCELLED
tekom Conference 2020 Frühjahrstagung in German
Location: Würzburg, Germany
- April 23–26, 2020 CANCELLED
Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) Annual Conference
Location: Warwick Denver Hotel, Denver, Colorado
May 2020
- May 17–20, 2020 switched to Virtual
67th Society for Technical Communication Summit
Location: Virtual
- May 17–20, 2020
American Society for Training and Development 2020 International Conference and Exposition (ATD 2020 #ATD2020)
Location: Denver, Colorado
- May 27–28, 2020 CANCELLED
Evolution of TC 2020 — Innovations in Software Documentation
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
June 2020
- June 8–11, 2020 switched to Virtual
The 14th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM-2020)
Location: Virtual
July 2020
- July 13–16, 2020 CANCELLED
NEHA Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition 2020
Location: Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, New York, New York
- July 20–22, 2020 switched to Virtual
IEEE International Professional Communication Conference 2020‐ProComm 2020
Location: Virtual
August 2020
- August 3–7, 2020 switched to Virtual
EduWeb Digital Summit
Location: Virtual
- August 9–11, 2020 switched to Virtual
Write the Docs Portland 2020
Location: Virtual
- August 17 for On-Demand material and presentations August 24–23, 2020 switched to Virtual
SIGGRAPH: Special Interest Group: Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques Conference—Think Beyond
Location: Virtual
September 2020
- September 2–4, 2020 switched to Virtual
Clarity2020: A design systems community conference. Evaluate your skills .inclusion, empathy, technology, creativity, and collaboration.
Location: Virtual
October 2020
- October 2–4, 2020 switched to Virtual
Communication Central 15th annual Be a Better Freelancer®; conference in a continuing partnership with the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE) and An American Editor as a lead sponsor.
Location:Virtual
- October 2, 2020 switched to Virtual
Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) 2020 Annual Conference
Location: Virtual
- October 3–4, 2020 switched to Virtual
SIGDOC 2020 "Broadening the Boundaries of Communication Design"
Location: Virtual
- October TBD, 2020 switched to Virtual
American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) 2020 Medical Writing and Communication Conference
Location: Virtual
- October 18–20, 2020 switched to Virtual
Write the Docs Prague 2020
Location: Virtual
- October 21–24, 2020 switched to Virtual
American Translators Association (ATA) Conference ATA61 with 1,600 attendees from more than 60 countries
Location: Virtual
- October 23, 2020
Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit 2020 of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) DC Chapter
Location: venue TBD
- October 25–31, 2020 switched to Virtual
LavaCon UX: A Virtual Content Strategy Conference with a New Orleans Flare
Location: Virtual conference
November 2020
- November 2–7, 2020 switched to Virtual
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Conference 2020
Location: Virtual
- November 3–5, 2020 switched to Virtual
Innovate Learning 2020 Summit of the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Location: Virtual
- November 3–5, 2020
tcworld Conference 2020
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
February 2021
- TBD, 2021
TC Camp 2021. The technical communication unconference.
Location: TBD
March 2021
- March 280–31 2021
Madworld 2021 Technical Communication and Content Strategy Conference.
Location: Fairmont Austin, Austin, Texas
April 2021
- April 19–23, 2021
30th International World Wide Web Conference (IW3C)—The Web Conference 2021
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
- April 13–18, 2021
Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) Annual Conference
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
May 2021
- May 23–26, 2021
American Society for Training and Development 2021 International Conference and Exposition (ATD 2021 #ATD2021)
Location: Los Angeles, California
- May TBA, 2021
Evolution of TC 2021 — Innovations in Software Documentation
Location: TBA
June 2021
- June 6–9, 2021
68th Society for Technical Communication (STC) Summit
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
July 2021
- July TBD, 2021
NEHA Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition 2021
Location: Spokane, Washington
October 2021
- October TBA, 2021
Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC) 2021 Annual Conference
Location: TBA
- October TBA, 2021
Communication Central 16th annual Be a Better Freelancer®; conference in a continuing partnership with the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE) and An American Editor as a lead sponsor.
Location:St. Louis, Missouri
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