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.

Saturday, September 8

Boat Ride

The only event scheduled on Saturday is the Prague Boat Ride. If you get into town early, join us and experience Prague from the water.

Sunday, September 9

The Writing Day and Welcome Reception will be held at the Auto Klub, Opletalova 29, Prague.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided, as well as snacks and drinks all day.

Writing Day

9:00
Doors Open, Breakfast Served
10:00
Introduction to Writing Day
10:30
Writing day
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Writing day
17:00
Writing day ends

Reception

We encourage everyone to drop by on Sunday evening for the conference reception. You’ll have a chance to get acquainted with each other over some drinks and snacks. We’ll also help groups organize dinner plans, so you can continue your conversations over more substantial food as well.

  • Where: Auto Klub, Opletalova 29, Prague, Main Ballroom

  • When: 17:00-20:00

Monday, September 10

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

Breakfast and lunch will be provided, as well as snacks and drinks all day.

Conference Talks

  • Where: Auto Klub, Opletalova 29, Prague, Main Ballroom

  • When: 10:00-18:00

  • Details: Conference Speakers

9:00
Doors Open, Breakfast Served
10:00
Introduction to Write the Docs
10:30
Switch Speakers
10:40
Don't Say Simply - Jim Fisher
11:10
Switch Speakers
11:20
How to tear down existing documentation and rewrite docs that actually work - Alexandra White
11:50
Snack break
12:10
A11y-Friendly Documentation - Carolyn Stransky
12:40
Switch Speakers
12:50
Teaching geeks to fish: tales of a contagious documentarian. - Abigail Sutherland
13:20
Lunch
14:20
Lightning Talks
14:50
Switch Speakers
15:00
Measuring the impact of your documentation - Liam Keegan
15:30
Switch Speakers
15:40
Run your documentation - Predrag Mandic
16:10
Snack break
16:30
So you want to make videos? - Sarah Ley-Hamilton
17:00
Switch Speakers
17:10
What about compliance? - Vlad Stirbu
17:40
Switch Speakers
17:50
"It's a Feature" - Documenting Known Issues and Product Shortcomings - Ivana Devcic
18:20
Group Photo
18:30
Day 1 wraps up

Unconference

The unconference sessions run in parallel to the main conference talks.

  • Where: Auto Klub, Opletalova 29, Prague, Unconference Room, across from the Main Ballroom

  • When: 10:40-18:00

  • Details: Unconference

Monday Night Social

The official Write the Docs social!

This event is for conference attendees only. Please bring your badge to be let into the venue. There will be light snacks and drinks available on the conference while our tab lasts.

  • Where: Hoffa Bar, Senovážné Náměstí 22, Prague 1

  • When: 20:00-23:00

  • Details: Drinks and snacks are included while our tab lasts. If you want a sit-down dinner we recommend to grab it before, as we will only have light snacks and finger food at the event. The bar is located on the ground floor and is accessible to wheelchairs.

Tuesday, September 11

And the conference goes on!

Breakfast and lunch will be provided, as well as snacks and drinks all day.

Conference Talks

  • Where: Auto Klub, Opletalova 29, Prague, Main Ballroom

  • When: 10:00-16:30

  • Details: Conference Speakers

9:00
Doors Open, Breakfast Served
10:00
A Year in the Life of The Better Docs Project - Rowan Cota
10:30
Switch Speakers
10:40
Learning to love release notes - Anne Edwards
11:10
Switch Speakers
11:20
Document What Matters: Lean Best Practice for Process Documentation - Gillian von Runte
11:50
Snack break
12:10
Tackling technical debt in the docs - Louise Fahey
12:40
Switch Speakers
12:50
A brief history of text markup languages - Tony Ibbs
13:20
Lunch
14:20
Lightning Talks
14:50
Switch Speakers
15:00
Choosing a tool... and choosing your moment - Val Grimm
15:30
Switch Speakers
15:40
Conference wraps

Job Fair

New in 2018! We’ll be holding a job fair on Tuesday morning!

  • Where: Auto Klub, Opletalova 29, Prague, Unconference Room, across from the Main Ballroom

  • When: 10:30-11:50

  • Details: Job Fair

Unconference

The unconference sessions run in parallel to the main conference talks.

  • Where: Auto Klub, Opletalova 29, Prague, Unconference Room, across from the Main Ballroom

  • When: 12:10-15:30

  • Details: Unconference

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