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.

All times are in Pacific Time.

Sunday, May 22

Join us for the Writing Day and work with fellow documentarians on a project.
8:00 AM Pacific Time
Platform opens
9:00 AM
Morning introduction - Introduction to Sprints & Project Introductions
9:30 AM
Team up and start working
11:00 AM
Welcome Wagon conference introduction and platform tour
12:00 PM
Lunch Break - Determine length with table
2:00 PM
Welcome Wagon conference introduction and platform tour
5:00 PM
End of Writing Day

Writing Day

Get together with other documentarians and work on an open source project and learn some new skills.

Welcome Wagon Introduction

Is this your first time at Write the Docs? Join us for an informal Introduction to Write the Docs, to the Welcome Wagon, and to other first-time conference attendees. We’ll pass on some information about the conference specifically for first-timers and give everyone a chance to meet someone new.

Monday, May 23

This is the main event! Hear from lots of interesting folks about all things documentation. We will have talks all day, and unconference sessions running in parallel.
8:00 AM Pacific Time
Platform opens
8:15 AM
Welcome Wagon conference introduction and platform tour
9:00 AM
Write the Docs Team - Community update
9:25 AM
5 minute break
9:30 AM
Unconference Starts
9:30 AM
Marcia Riefer Johnston and Dave May - One AWS team’s move to docs as code: what worked, what didn’t, what’s next
10:00 AM
5 minute break
10:05 AM
Ben Perlmutter - Unit Test the Docs: Why You Should Test Your Code Examples
10:35 AM
5 minute break
10:40 AM
✋ Q&A for the two previous talks
10:55 AM
Coffee break
11:10 AM
Alastair Dallas and Shane Diven - Lessons Learned from Cloud Ops: Writing Docs for High-Stakes Situations
11:40 AM
5 minute break
11:45 AM
Kassandra Dhillon and Erin McKean - Measuring Documentation Success in Open Source: Findings from Google's Season of Docs Program
12:15 PM
✋ Q&A for the two previous talks
12:30 PM
Lunch Break
1:30 PM
Lightning Talks (30 mins)
2:00 PM
5 minute break
2:05 PM
Chris Ganta - Peer writing and beyond - An experimental approach to a sustainable open-source projects
2:35 PM
5 minute break
2:40 PM
Lana Brindley (she/her) - From Me to Us: Building a docs team from the ground up
3:10 PM
5 minute break
3:15 PM
✋ Q&A for the two previous talks
3:30 PM
Day 1 wraps up
5:00 PM
Social Event
7:00 PM
Social Event Ends

Conference Talks

Talks are around 30 minutes, with moderated 10 minute Q&A.

Unconference

The unconference sessions run in parallel to the main conference talks, with each session happening during a corresponding talk on the main stage.

  • Where: Online conference platform, Chat area
  • Details: Unconference

Social Event

The official Write the Docs social! Expect a relaxed atmosphere where you can chat and network with your fellow documentarians.

Snacks and drinks (non-alcoholic & alcoholic) will be provided.

  • Where: Spatial chat platform

Tuesday, May 24

And the conference goes on! We are already starting to miss you. |:heart:|
8:00 AM Pacific Time
Platform opens
9:00 AM
Job Fair Starts
9:00 AM
Kate Mueller - Beating the Virginia Blues: Thru-hiking strategies to help you survive your next big project
9:30 AM
5 minute break
9:35 AM
Anna Gasparyan - Don't shoot yourself in the foot with content reuse
10:05 AM
5 minute break
10:10 AM
✋ Q&A for the two previous talks
10:25 AM
Coffee break
10:40 AM
Kumar Dhanagopal - Don't trust the numbers!
11:10 AM
5 minute break
11:15 AM
Meetup information session - Get involved locally!
11:40 AM
5 minute break
11:45 AM
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
12:00 PM
Job Fair Ends
12:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:00 PM
Lightning Talks (30 mins)
1:30 PM
5 minute break
1:35 PM
Unconference Starts
1:35 PM
Liani Lye (she/her) and Gretchen Maciolek - All together now: Turning technologists into documentarians
2:05 PM
5 minute break
2:10 PM
Erin Dees - Code Cowpokes and Word Wranglers: from Mutual Admiration to Solidarity
2:40 PM
Closing address
2:55 PM
✋ Q&A for the two previous talks
3:10 PM
Main stage talks done
3:30 PM
Nicola Yap and Tina Ornduff - Sponsored workshop: Technical Writing for Accessibility
5:00 PM
Conference ends 😔

Conference Talks

Talks are around 30 minutes, with moderated 10 minute Q&A.

Unconference

The unconference sessions run in parallel to the main conference talks, with each session happening during a corresponding talk on the main stage.

  • Where: Online conference platform, Chat area
  • Details: Unconference

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