May 22 - 24, 2016 in Portland, Oregon

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, May 21st

The only event scheduled on Saturday is the annual hike to Pittock Mansion. If you get into town early, join us on the hike and take the chance to explore Portland in all of its glory.

Sunday, May 22nd

Writing Day & Reception will be held at CENTRL Office, 1355 NW Everett St.

During the day, we’ll hold our Writing Day documentation sprints, followed by the conference reception in the evening.

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.

9 AM Writing Day documentation sprints begin
9:30 AM Introduction to the Writing Day
12:00 PM Break for lunch
6 PM Sprints end, Reception begins. Keep working, or start chatting!
9 PM Reception ends

Monday, May 23rd - Day 1

The main conference will take place at the Crystal Ballroom located at 1332 W Burnside St.

This is the main event! Hear from lots of interesting folks about all things documentation.

Main Stage

8:00 AM

Doors Open, Breakfast Served

9:00 AM

Introduction & State of the Docs

9:20 AM

Switch Speakers

9:30 AM

Technical writing as public service: working on open source in government - Britta Gustafson

10:00 AM

Switch Speakers

10:10 AM

Two Great Teams that Work Better Together: Bridging the Gap Between Documentation and Customer Support - Neal Kaplan

10:40 AM

Snack break

11:00 AM

So You Need to Document an API? - Allison Reinheimer Moore

11:30 AM

Switch Speakers

11:40 AM

Crossing the Streams: Enabling Collaboration Between Products and Upstreams - Shaun McCance

12:10 PM

Lunch

1:10 PM

Lightning Talks

1:40 PM

Switch Speakers

1:50 PM

Copy That: Helping your Users Succeed with Effective Product Copy - Sarah Day

2:20 PM

Switch Speakers

2:30 PM

Write the Readable README - Daniel Beck

3:00 PM

Snack break

3:20 PM

Continuous Annoyment: Bringing More Zen to a Hectic Writing Environment - Tana Franko

3:35 PM

Embed The Docs! - Kristof Van Tomme

3:50 PM

Switch Speakers

4:00 PM

Writing So Your Words Are Read - Tracy Osborn

4:30 PM

Switch Speakers

4:40 PM

Panel: Transforming your Documentation Process - Leon Barnard, Zach Corleissen, Ted Hudek, Jon Bulava, moderated by Riona MacNamara

5:40 PM

Day 1 wraps up

Lola’s Room

Unconference from 1pm-5pm

Monday Night - Party

The conference party will be at the Jack Knife, 614 SW 11th Ave. It will start at 7pm.

The party is for conference attendees only. Please bring your badge, as it is an official conference event.

There will be light dinner and drinks available on the conference while our tab lasts.

Tuesday, May 24th - Day 2

The talks will take place at the Crystal Ballroom located at 1332 W Burnside St.

Main Stage

8:00 AM

Doors Open, Breakfast Served

9:00 AM

What Writing Fiction Teaches You About Writing Documentation - Thursday Bram

9:30 AM

Switch Speakers

9:40 AM

7 Values of Effective Tech Writing Teams - Joao Fernandes

10:10 AM

Switch Speakers

10:20 AM

Move Fast And Document Things: Hard-Won Lessons in Building Documentation Culture in Startups - Ruthie BenDor

10:50 AM

Snack break

11:10 AM

We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: How to Find Courage while Following the Technical Doc Road - Christy Lutz

11:25 AM

CSAT - What's That? - Betsy Roseberg

11:40 AM

Switch Speakers

11:50 AM

Just-In-Time Documentation: Employing Agile Methodology To Create Living Documentation - Brianne Hillmer

12:20 PM

Lunch

1:10 PM

Lightning Talks

1:40 PM

Switch Speakers

1:50 PM

Code the Docs: Interactive Document Environments - Tim Nugent & Paris Buttfield-Addison

2:20 PM

Switch Speakers

2:30 PM

How to Publish Wild-Caught Articles - Sharon Campbell

3:00 PM

Snack break

3:20 PM

Accessible Math on the Web: A Server/Client Solution - Tim Arnold

3:35 PM

Oops, I Became an Engineer - Tara Scherner de la Fuente

3:50 PM

Switch Speakers

4:00 PM

Documentation with Human Connection - Hannah Gilberg

4:30 PM

Switch Speakers

4:40 PM

Atlassian: My Information Experience Adventure - Daniel Stevens

5:10 PM

Closing & Group Photo

5:20 PM

Day 2 wraps up

Lola’s Room

Unconference from 1pm-5pm

Say Goodbye

Say goodbye to all your new and amazing friends. We’ll see you in Prague in September, or again in North America next year :)