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 UTC.

Sunday, September 10

Join us for the Writing Day and Welcome Reception. The first official day of the conference is full of chances to interact with other documentarians.
10:00 UTC
12:00 CEST
06:00 EDT
Platform opens
11:00 UTC
13:00 CEST
07:00 EDT
Morning introduction - Introduction to Sprints & Project Introductions
11:30 UTC
13:30 CEST
07:30 EDT
Team up and start working
14:00 UTC
16:00 CEST
10:00 EDT
Snack break
14:30 UTC
16:30 CEST
10:30 EDT
Continue working
17:00 UTC
19:00 CEST
13:00 EDT
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, September 11

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.
10:00 UTC
12:00 CEST
06:00 EDT
Platform opens
10:30 UTC
12:30 CEST
06:30 EDT
Hallway track - Chat with other attendees
11:00 UTC
13:00 CEST
07:00 EDT
Write the Docs Team - Conference introduction
11:25 UTC
13:25 CEST
07:25 EDT
⏲ 5 minute break
11:30 UTC
13:30 CEST
07:30 EDT
Unconference starts
11:30 UTC
13:30 CEST
07:30 EDT
Katie Riker - Working with User Experience to Maximize User Success
12:00 UTC
14:00 CEST
08:00 EDT
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
12:10 UTC
14:10 CEST
08:10 EDT
Ian Cowley - One glossary to rule them all: terminology management at scale
12:40 UTC
14:40 CEST
08:40 EDT
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
12:50 UTC
14:50 CEST
08:50 EDT
☕️ Coffee break
13:10 UTC
15:10 CEST
09:10 EDT
Kristine Sihto - Papercuts: Stop the Bleed. Reducing information leakage from client-bound documentation
13:40 UTC
15:40 CEST
09:40 EDT
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
13:50 UTC
15:50 CEST
09:50 EDT
Matt Dodson - Graphs, not trees: A ground-up approach to fixing a docs site.
14:20 UTC
16:20 CEST
10:20 EDT
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
14:30 UTC
16:30 CEST
10:30 EDT
🍲 Snack break
14:50 UTC
16:50 CEST
10:50 EDT
⚡️ Lightning Talks
15:20 UTC
17:20 CEST
11:20 EDT
⏲ 5 minute break
15:25 UTC
17:25 CEST
11:25 EDT
Chris Noonan and John Hannagan - Metric driven documentation
15:55 UTC
17:55 CEST
11:55 EDT
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
16:05 UTC
18:05 CEST
12:05 EDT
Alexander Schwartz and Fabrice Flore-Thebault - Creating a content pipeline for the Eclipse Che project
16:35 UTC
18:35 CEST
12:35 EDT
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
16:45 UTC
18:45 CEST
12:45 EDT
Hallway track - Chat with other attendees
17:15 UTC
19:15 CEST
13:15 EDT
Day 1 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: Hopin online conference platform, Sessions area
  • Details: Unconference

Tuesday, September 12

And the conference goes on! We are already starting to miss you. |:heart:|
10:00 UTC
12:00 CEST
06:00 EDT
Platform opens
10:30 UTC
12:30 CEST
06:30 EDT
Hallway track - Chat with other attendees
11:00 UTC
13:00 CEST
07:00 EDT
Unconference starts
11:00 UTC
13:00 CEST
07:00 EDT
Sponsor Expo starts
11:00 UTC
13:00 CEST
07:00 EDT
Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti - Once Upon a Time There Were... Docs
11:30 UTC
13:30 CEST
07:30 EDT
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
11:40 UTC
13:40 CEST
07:40 EDT
Stephan Delbos - Drop the Docs, Get Back to What’s Important! How to Create Product Documentation that Encourages User Disengagement
12:10 UTC
14:10 CEST
08:10 EDT
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
12:20 UTC
14:20 CEST
08:20 EDT
☕️ Coffee break
12:40 UTC
14:40 CEST
08:40 EDT
Josh Peacock and Dennis Mortensen - The power of product screenshots in your help documentation. And how keeping them updated can be automated!
13:10 UTC
15:10 CEST
09:10 EDT
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
13:20 UTC
15:20 CEST
09:20 EDT
Chris Meyns - AI ethics for tech writers
13:50 UTC
15:50 CEST
09:50 EDT
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
14:00 UTC
16:00 CEST
10:00 EDT
Sponsor Expo closes
14:00 UTC
16:00 CEST
10:00 EDT
🍲 Snack break
14:20 UTC
16:20 CEST
10:20 EDT
⚡️ Lightning Talks
14:50 UTC
16:50 CEST
10:50 EDT
⏲ 5 minute break
14:55 UTC
16:55 CEST
10:55 EDT
Lorna Mitchell - OpenAPI for Documentarians
15:25 UTC
17:25 CEST
11:25 EDT
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
15:35 UTC
17:35 CEST
11:35 EDT
Adam Trujillo and Jeffrey Boruszak - Bootstrap IA Development with In-house Usability Testing
16:05 UTC
18:05 CEST
12:05 EDT
✋ Q&A for the previous talk
16:15 UTC
18:15 CEST
12:15 EDT
Closing address
16:20 UTC
18:20 CEST
12:20 EDT
Hallway track - Chat with other attendees
16:50 UTC
18:50 CEST
12:50 EDT
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: Hopin online conference platform, Sessions area
  • Details: Unconference
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