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.
City tour in the morning, conference reception in the evening, and a fun welcome to Prague all around!
| 12 NOON | Walking tour of historical Prague, Meeting point in front of Club Lavka (Novotného lávka 1, Praha 1) |
| 6 PM | Conference reception at Apiary office (Pernerova 49, Praha 8) |
This is the main event! Hear from lots of interesting folks about all things documentation. Check out the full talk descriptions for more information.
The talks will take place at the Klub Lavka, Novotného lávka 201/1, Praha 1.
| 9:00 AM | Doors Open, Breakfast Served | |||
| 9:45 AM | Introduction | |||
| 10:00 AM | IMPOSTER NO MORE: How Tech Writers Can Shed Self-Doubt, Embrace Uncertainty, and Surf the Upcoming Swerve in Technical Documentation - Riona MacNamara | |||
| 10:30 AM | Switch Speakers | |||
| 10:40 AM | Whatchamacallit: Controlled Vocabularies for Technical Writers - Emilie Boillat | Slides | ||
| 11:10 AM | Coffee break | |||
| 11:30 AM | Visual Documentation Language - Sonja Heinen | |||
| 12:00 AM | Switch Speakers | |||
| 12:10 AM | Tested and Correct, How to Make Sure Your Documentation Keeps Working - Adam Dangoor | Slides | ||
| 12:40 PM | Lunch | |||
| 1:40 PM | Lightning Talks | |||
| 2:10 PM | Switch Speakers | |||
| 2:20 PM | Generating docs from APIs - Jamie Hannaford | |||
| 2:50 PM | Switch Speakers | |||
| 3:00 PM | Inclusive Tech Docs - TechComm Meets Accessibility - Radina Matic | |||
| 3:30 PM | Coffee break | |||
| 3:50 PM | Documenting your Story - Crafting a good presentation - Chris Ward | |||
| 4:05 PM | Free Your Mind and Your Docs Will Follow - Patrick Keegan | |||
| 4:20 PM | Switch Speakers | |||
| 4:30 PM | Gardening Open Docs - Florian Scholz & Jean-Yves Perrier | |||
| 5:00 PM | Wrap-up announcements |
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.
| 7 PM | Conference Party at The PUB Praha 1 (Veleslavínova 3, Praha 1) |
The talks will take place at the Klub Lavka, Novotného lávka 201/1, Praha 1.
| 9:00 AM | Doors Open, Breakfast Served | |||
| 9:45 AM | Announcements | |||
| 10:00 AM | Judas Priest Ate My Scrum Master - Paul Adams | |||
| 10:30 AM | Switch Speakers | |||
| 10:40 AM | Before the docs: writing for user interfaces - Beth Aitman | Slides | ||
| 11:10 AM | Coffee break | |||
| 11:30 AM | How to Write an Email - Elijah Caine | |||
| 12:00 AM | Switch Speakers | |||
| 12:10 AM | Back to the Future: What Can Documentarians Learn From The Past? - Jennifer Rondeau | |||
| 12:40 PM | Lunch | |||
| 1:40 PM | Lightning Talks | |||
| 2:10 PM | Switch Speakers | |||
| 2:20 PM | MacGyvering your docs - Paul Roeland | Slides | ||
| 2:50 PM | Switch Speakers | |||
| 3:00 PM | The quest for scientific credit for software documentation - Anna Jaruga | |||
| 3:30 PM | Coffee break | |||
| 3:50 PM | Group photo | |||
| 4:00 PM | Writing for what matters. Writing for thinking. (Apiary sponsored talk) - Zdeněk Němec | Slides | ||
| 4:15 PM | Screencasting 101 - Diana Potter | |||
| 4:30 PM | Switch Speakers | |||
| 4:40 PM | All roads might not lead to docs - Christina Elmore | Slides | ||
| 5:10 PM | Wrap-up announcements |
If you’re still in town after the conference, join us for a closing meetup to unwind and wrap up the conference. The meetup is hosted by our friends from Elastic, and will include drinks, snacks, and an informal introduction to Elastic by Karel Minařík.
| 7 PM | Closing meetup by Elastic at JazzDock (Janáčkovo nábřeží 2, Praha 5) |
