Technical Communication UK is the new annual conference that aims to meet the needs of technical communicators, their managers and clients, from every corner of the industry.

The 2009 Conference has recently finished and the team at the ISTC are beginning the planning for 2010. The pages on this site will change in the coming weeks and months as more details are confirmed. Soon, you will be also able to find presentation slides, videos, photos and post conference reports either directly on the site, or through links to the Nomadesk shared resources service.

For now, here are a few of the reviews that have been posted by delegates via Twitter:

"Home from #tcuk09. Feel like I've found the lost tribe of my ancestors. Roll on #tcuk10!"

"Thanks to everyone for a brilliant, engaging conference :)"

"I want to thank everyone who attended #tcuk09 and for their hospitality. What a great group!"

"Bravo to everyone at #tcuk09, delegates, speakers, organisers, sponsors and the hotel. All round greatness. Bravo, roll on Oxford in 2010"

"#tcuk09 highlights for me: @anghelides, Mickelover Court hotel staff, @rjacquez, how www.withouthotair.com was written, the great team effort."

And here are some of the comments from those using good-old traditional email:

"A late, but sincere thank you to everyone who contributed to organising the TCUK Conference. The high quality of presentations, the opportunities to meet other attendees and the professional but friendly organisation made this conference exceptional for me."

"...The TCUK09 Conference was fantastic - over 150 delegates and the quality of the presentations was very high... The new organising team have done a great job with the re-branding, marketing and just about everything they can to up the game and really put it on the map.

There were a number of very inspiring presentations - to sum it up in a few words; it's all about social networks, the community and joining the conversation. I'm looking forward to TCUK10."

And here are some links to blogs that have included some reviews (these will open in a new window):

David Farbey's blog

Gordan Mclean's blog

Excellent value for money

Technical Communication UK ran on 23rd and 24th September 2009, with pre-conference workshops on 22nd September. It delivered more than 30 sessions over the three days, with presentations, workshops, case studies, and hands-on product demonstrations from experts in their field. The conference was held at Mickelover Court, Derby.

Keynote Speaker - Peter Anghelides of IBM

Peter Anghelides has worked at IBM since 1988 in a variety of technical communication roles -- as a technical author, information planner, translation coordinator, line manager, and most recently as a member of IBM's worldwide leadership team for Information Development tools, technologies, and processes. He is the author of a dozen tie-in novels and audios published to accompany BBC TV's Doctor Who franchise, including the best-seller "Pest Control" performed by David Tennant and "Another Life" read by John Barrowman.

Technical Communication UK is built on the successful annual ISTC Conferences. These are some of the many positive comments we received after last year’s ISTC Conference:

"...not one bad presentation, very good conference".

"Fantastic ... service. Very well organised and executed".

"Thought the conference was very well organised".