September 18 - 20 in Prague, Czech Republic

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 17th¶

If you’re in town early, we’ll organize some sight-seeing activities to introduce you to this lovely city and to meet other documentarians who will be around.

13:45	Boarding at Prague Boats, pier no. 5 of Dvořákovo nábřeží
16:00	Return to the docs

Sunday, September 18th¶

During the day, we’ll hold our Writing Day documentation sprints at the same venue as the rest of the conference, 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.

09:00	Breakfast
10:00	Writing Day documentation sprints begin
10:30	Introduction to the Writing Day
13:00	Lunch
17:00	Writing Day ends. Reception begins. Stop working and start chatting! Snacks and drinks provided.
19:00	Reception ends

Monday, September 19th - Day 1¶

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

Parallel to the main presentations, we will also provide an unconference space each afternoon as well as lightning talks. Sign up for these on the morning of the event.

Main Stage¶

9:00

Doors Open, Breakfast Served

10:00

Intro

10:20

Switch Speakers

10:30

Paul Adams - Postulating The Backlog Laxative

11:00

Switch Speakers

11:10

István Zoltán Szabó - Writing as a non-native speaker

11:40

Snack break

12:00

Erik Romijn - Healthy Minds in a Healthy Community

12:45

Lunch

13:45

Lightning Talks

14:15

Switch Speakers

14:25

Riona MacNamara - As Good As It Gets: Why Better Trumps Best

14:55

Switch Speakers

15:05

Sarah Karp - Watch that tone! Creating an information experience in the Atlassian voice

15:35

Snack break

15:55

Swapnil Ogale - When bad screenshots happen to good writers

16:10

Switch Speakers

16:15

Rory Tanner - Information micro-architecture: grammar, syntax, and cognitive rhetoric

16:30

Switch Speakers

16:35

Chris Ward - Beyond Software - Learning from Other Technical Writers

16:50

Switch Speakers

17:00

David Oliver - Documentoring: Growing a "Love The Docs" community

17:30

Group Photo

17:40

Day 1 wraps up

Unconference¶

Unconference from 13:00-17:00

Monday Night - Party¶

The party will be at Klub Lavka, Novotného lávka 201/1 from 19:00-23:00.

Wind down and talk about the day’s talks in a relaxed and friendly environment. Free drinks of all varieties, snacks, and sweets will be provided.

Tuesday, September 20th - Day 2¶

More interesting folks, more things documentation. Unconference space and lightning talks too!

Main Stage¶

9:00

Doors Open, Breakfast Served

10:00

joan wendt - Operations Technical Writing for Data Centers

10:30

Switch Speakers

10:40

Daniel Beck - Checklist the Docs

11:10

Snack break

11:30

Thursday Bram - What Writing Fiction Teaches You About Writing Documentation

12:00

Switch Speakers

12:10

Rachel Whitton - Delivering High-Velocity Docs that Keep Pace with Rapid Release Cycles

12:40

Lunch

13:40

Lightning Talks

14:10

Switch Speakers

14:20

Sarah Chambers - Documentarians and Support: Work Better Together

14:50

Switch Speakers

15:00

Michael Meng - API documentation: Exploring the information needs of software developers

15:30

Snack break

15:40

Jan Christian Krause - Using meaningful names to improve API-documentation

15:55

Switch Speakers

16:00

Kata Nagygyörgy - Poll the Docs

16:15

Switch Speakers

16:25

Margaret Eker, Jennifer Rondeau - Docs as Code: The Missing Manual

16:55

Switch Speakers

17:05

Chris Mills - Feedback handling, community wrangling, panhandling

17:35

Day 2 wraps up

Unconference¶

Unconference from 13:00-17:00