tekom Annual Conference (tekom-Jahrestagung) 2026

The tekom-Jahrestagung is the annual conference of tekom, the professional association for technical communication, held together with the tekom-Messe trade fair at the ICS of Messe Stuttgart. Billed as the world's largest event in the field, it covers the full range of technical communication and product information, from AI and terminology to law, standards and UX. Over three days it offers more than 200 sessions in German and English alongside an international exhibition of tools, services and technologies.

Conference topics

The programme combines keynotes, talks, tutorials, workshops and meetups across the discipline, with a special focus on law and standards.

• Content creation and delivery
• Content strategy and information architecture
• Language and translation technologies
• Software documentation
• Terminology and translation
• User involvement and feedback
• UX and accessibility
• Visual communication
• Law, standards, ecodesign, instruction videos and product safety

tekom-Messe

The parallel trade fair features international exhibitors presenting solutions and services for technical communication and product information, with a Solution Stage, an Application Stage, the universityHUB, the OpenLab unconference, stand parties and the World Usability Day (WUD) Stuttgart.

Who attends

Technical writers, documentation and content managers, terminologists, translators and localization specialists, UX professionals and managers from industry and software companies. The organiser reports 7,800+ participants and visitors from 37 countries, 55% from industry and 23% from software, with 46% in leadership positions.

Tickets & passes

• Full conference – non-member — EUR 1,480: Early bird until 12 Oct (€1,680 after); 3 days, 200+ sessions, trade fair, workshops, meals; excl. VAT
• Full conference – tekom member / partner association — EUR 1,125: Early bird until 12 Oct (€1,250 after); excl. VAT
• Two-day ticket – non-member — EUR 1,300: Excl. VAT
• Recording ticket – non-member — EUR 799: Early bird (€899 later); 60 recorded talks and all slides; excl. VAT
• Trade fair – three days (non-member) — EUR 70: €55 for a single day; free for tekom members; excl. VAT
• Technology Day (online) — Free: Free online exhibitor talks and panels