Schedule

Schedule

Write the Docs is more than a conference. Each year we organize a wide range of events so that people can come together, collaborate, and learn from each other in different ways.

Thursday, December 3

This is the main event! Hear from lots of interesting folks about all things documentation. We will have talks all day, and an unconference session running in parallel.

Conference Talks

10:30
Platform opens
11:30
Write the Docs Australia and India Team - Introduction to Write the Docs
12:00
Scott DeLoach - Microcontent: Designing & Developing Reusable Content
12:45
Sayraphim Lothian - How (and why) to make awesome video tutorials
13:30
Kenzie Woodbridge - Everyone's a player (in a mid-90s MUD)
14:15
Break (45 mins)
15:00
Lightning Talks (30 mins)
15:30
Unconference Starts
15:30
Lana Brindley - When Agile Fails: Working on Large Documentation Projects
16:15
Michael Belton - Onboard yourself: How to get set-up for success in a new role
17:00
Break (15 mins)
17:15
Yael Ben-David - Little words, big ideas: How to write microcopy that works
18:00
Unconference Ends
18:00
Akshay Iyer - Storytelling for Technical Products - What We Can Learn from Lego and Pixar
18:45
Day 1 wraps up
19:00
Social Event
21:00
Social Event Ends

Unconference

The unconference sessions run in the second half of the day.

Thursday Night Social

The official Write the Docs social! Further details will be announced later, but expect some music and games, and bring your favourite beverage along to the computer :)

Friday, December 4

And the conference goes on!

Conference Talks

10:30
Platform opens
11:30
Matt Reiner - The Pains of Composition: How to write your best documentation in a collaborative world
12:15
Sam Irons - Content strategy in practice: a case study
13:00
Vikram Mulay - Influence your customer outreach with best practices for internationalization
13:45
Marika Vertzonis - A treasure map for the doc – Exploring the discoverability of documentation
14:30
Break (45 mins)
15:15
Lightning Talks (30 mins)
15:45
Unconference Starts
15:45
Ankita Tripathi - Overcoming the Plight of Lone Writers
16:30
Chris Ward - An introduction to developer experience, and the role of a documentarian
17:15
Break (15 mins)
17:30
Marcelina Haftka - Legacy content from various perspectives
18:00
Unconference Ends
18:15
Andrea Szöllössi - 5 things I learned from my first open source contribution
19:00
Closing address
19:15
Conference Ends :(

Unconference

The unconference sessions run in the second half of the day.

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