tekom (Society for Technical Communication – tekom Germany e.V.) is the German professional association for technical communication and documentation. Based in Stuttgart and with over 9,000 individual members and around 725 corporate members, it claims to be the largest European association of its kind. Founded in 1978, tekom promotes the exchange of information and experience, drives forward training and further education, is involved in standardization, and strengthens the professionalization of technical editors – for example, through certificates and competency frameworks. Tekom organizes important industry events such as conferences, trade fairs, and webinars, publishes trade journals, and operates an online terminology database.
Europe's largest conference for technical communication – the tekom annual conference – will take place at the International Congress Center Stuttgart (ICS) at Messe Stuttgart from November 11-13, 2025.
The world's largest industry event, with the tcworld conference and tekom trade fair taking place in parallel, offers everything related to technical communication. The tekom Annual Conference brings together international companies and organizations from the field of technical documentation, including several language and translation service providers.
The exhibition grounds, with exhibitors from all over the world, offer a unique opportunity to engage with companies such as memoQ, DeepL, and Transline and to network with colleagues from the industry. Department 06 will also be represented with a booth at the exhibition grounds.
The conference can be used as a knowledge hub, competence mediator, source of inspiration, discussion forum, and contact pool, especially for students and graduates. The careerHUB offers many opportunities to orient yourself professionally, write a thesis in cooperation with a company, or even find a permanent position.
Entry to the trade fair is free for students who are members of tekom (free registration). Students can also purchase discounted tickets to the conference or work as conference assistants, which gives them free access to the conference.
More information about the conference and the ticket shop can be found here.