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, Aug 18

Talks

Talks on all things documentation. We’ll have a variety of speakers on the stage sharing their experience and knowledge.

8:00
Doors Open, Coffee and Pastries
9:00
Introduction to Write the Docs
9:15
Switch Speakers
9:25
Finding a Home for Docs – Jessica Parsons
9:55
Switch Speakers
10:05
Content Strategy for Open Source Projects – Shavindri Dissanayake
10:35
Snack Break
10:55
Analytics Can Change Your World! – David Payne
11:25
Switch Speakers
11:35
Structured Writing: How Rhetoric Supports Process – Mark Baker
12:05
Lunch
13:35
The Man Behind the Curtain: White Labeling, Automated Generation, and Customized Documentation – Heidi Waterhouse
14:05
Switch Speakers
14:15
How to ensure your documentation is accessible for new programmers – Jessica Garson
14:45
Switch Speakers
14:55
Just What the Doctor Ordered: Automating Away Drudgery Through Document Conformity – Devin Smith
15:25
Snack Break
15:45
Open Source DocOps – Adam Michael Wood
16:15
Switch Speakers
16:25
Big decisions with open source docs: a Kubernetes case study – Zach Corleissen & Jared Bhatti
16:55
Group Photo
17:05
Write the Docs Social

Sunday, Aug 19

Discussions

Unconference discussion and open space. Share ideas and discuss problems with others from the documentation community. Anyone can suggest and lead a session on any topic.

8:00
Doors Open, Coffee and Pastries
9:00
Opening
9:20
Unconference Sessions #1
9:50
Unconference Reports #1
10:10
Unconference Sessions #2
10:40
Unconference Reports #2
11:00
Snack Break
11:20
Unconference Sessions #3
11:50
Unconference Reports #3
12:10
Lunch
13:40
Lightning Talks
14:10
Unconference Sessions #4
14:40
Unconference Reports #4
15:00
Snack Break
15:20
Unconference Sessions #5
15:50
Unconference Reports #5
16:10
Unconference Sessions #6
16:40
Unconference Reports #6

Monday - Wednesday, Aug 20-22

Sprints

Documentation sprints and writing days. Get together with other documentarians to work on your docs and learn some new skills. Don't have a team to bring to the sprints? Join us anyway--get involved with an open source project and learn from the people who are pioneering documentation sprints.

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