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Announcing Full Schedule

2021-09-08T00:00:00Z

Hey everyone!

We’re less than a month away from the second online Prague conference, and we’re working hard to make sure it’ll be as welcoming and as fun as last year’s event.

Today we’re announcing the full presentation schedule and the platform we’ll be hosting the conference on. We are working on last-minute details for a few more activities during the conference, so look out for more information in our next mailing.

Conference platform

The conference will again be held on https://hopin.to/, which not only provides a stage for our amazing speakers, but also has integrated chat, unconference rooms with breakout calls, expo booths, and even a virtual hallway. We have an updated Welcome Wagon guide to help you get familiar with the platform before you’ve even arrived.

IMPORTANT: If you registered for a ticket on Ti.to, please monitor your inboxes during the next weeks for an email with a registration link to Hopin. We recommend that you register for the platform in advance, to avoid the “Monday morning rush”.

Full presentation schedule

The conference website is now updated with the talk schedule for the main stage presentations, so you can start planning your time (and getting excited!) for the conference. We’re excited to have live Q&A after most talks, which will come from your questions but be moderated by an MC.

Start thinking about Writing Day

Our pre-conference Writing Day will happen on Sunday, and it is much more fun when folks come with their own projects in mind!

If you have a project or are part of a community that you think would benefit from a writing sprint, start brainstorming now about what you might want to focus on. If you’d like us to include your project on the Writing Day page, drop us an email at prague@writethedocs.org. Or just show up on Sunday ready to introduce your project!

Shirts still on sale

The Write the Docs Prague 2021 Pop-Up Shop is open! We have loose and fitted options from different fabrics, and you can choose exactly the size and cut you want.

The campaign will run in 3-day batches until November 30th. Shipping is available from the USA or Europe. However, due to the global shipping situation, we recommend you order your shirt at least 2-3 weeks in advance if you want to wear your new shirt during the conference.

All conference events and activities

Write the Docs is more than a conference. Every year we make sure to have a variety of activities that our attendees can enjoy, whether you want to learn something, meet new people, or share knowledge. And even though this years conference is held online, we’re holding to that plan.

Lightning Talks. We’ll have lightning talks each day after lunch. These are 5 minute presentations and a lot of fun. They can be about anything you want, this is your chance to share something you are passionate about with the audience. Slides are not required.
Unconference. We’ll be running the Unconference all day Monday and on Tuesday afternoon. Want to chat with like-minded folks about a specific thing? This is the place.
Job Fair. As with the previous few years, on Tuesday morning we’ll have a job fair where you can find your next documentarian friendly job.
Social event. On Monday night, the main stage will be closed and the focus will be on attendee-created sessions. You’re welcome to create sessions for board games, trivia quizzes, karaoke, or any other social activity that you want to share with your fellow documentarians.
Conference Help Desk. If you have any questions about navigating the virtual event, we’ll be running the Write the Docs Helpdesk booth, where you can chat with one of the organizers and the Welcome Wagon team.

The Schedule page has the latest and most complete information about all our events. This is where we will also update any changes/cancellations if they should occur.

Thanks to our sponsors

We are so grateful to have our sponsors help in bringing these events to life every year. Thanks sincerely to the following companies for supporting the Write the Docs community:

Red Hat

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KnowledgeOwl

JetBrains

Open Web Docs

Aiven

MDN Web Docs

Head over to our sponsorship prospectus for details on how your company can get involved! We have several types of sponsorship available, including tables at the job fair that we’ll be hosting on Tuesday.

Thanks so much for all your support and enthusiasm so far – we’re so excited to see you all next month!

The Write the Docs team

Announcing Full Schedule

2021-03-18T00:00:00Z

Hey everyone!

We’re just over a month away from the online Portland conference, and we’re working hard to make sure it’ll be as welcoming and as fun as the in-person event you’re probably familiar with.

Conference platform

Following the success of last year’s virtual format, the conference will again be held on https://hopin.to/. Hopin not only provides a stage for our amazing speakers, but also has integrated chat, unconference rooms with breakout calls, and expo booths. We’re updating our Welcome Wagon guide, to be released soon, so it’ll all feel familiar before you’ve even arrived.

Full presentation schedule

The conference website is now updated with the talk schedule for the main stage presentations, so you can start planning your time (and getting excited!) for the conference. We’re excited to continue the new tradition of live Q&A after most talks, which will come from your questions but be moderated by our MC.

One of the big changes in the schedule based on the community feedback is scheduling more breaks during the day. We are all trying to balance our screen time, so we wanted to make sure that your eyes get their rest! We hope that this adjustment will help you stay alert and happy throughout the conferences.

Another change that we made is to move the social event to an earlier time. We want you to have fun socializing with your fellow documentarians, but we understand that your family and home time is also important these days, so hopefully this will help us stay engaged and enjoy the social activities even more.

All talk videos will be published on our YouTube channel no later than 1 week after the conference.

Start thinking about Writing Day

Our pre-conference Writing Day will happen on Sunday, and it is much more fun when folks come with their own projects in mind!

If you have a project or are part of a community that you think would benefit from a writing sprint, start brainstorming now about what you might want to focus on. If you’d like us to include your project on the Writing Day page, drop us an email at portland@writethedocs.org. Or just show up on Sunday ready to introduce your project!

Shirts on sale

The Write the Docs Portland 2021 Pop-Up Shop is still open! We have loose and fitted options from different fabrics, and you can choose exactly the size and cut you want.

The campaign will run in 3-day batches until May 31st. Shipping is available from the USA or Europe. However, due to the global shipping situation, we recommend you order your shirt at least 2-3 weeks in advance if you want to sport your new threads during the conference.

All our events and activities

Lightning Talks. We’ll have lightning talks each day after lunch. These are 5 minute presentations and a lot of fun. They can be about anything you want, this is your chance to share something you are passionate about with the audience. Slides are not required.
Unconference. We’ll be running the Unconference all day Monday and on Tuesday afternoon. Want to chat with like-minded folks about a specific thing? This is the place.
Job Fair. As with the previous few years, on Tuesday morning we’ll have a job fair where you can find your next documentarian friendly job.
Social event. On Monday night we’ll be moving to a spatial chat platform for our social event. This will be a more familiar social space where you can move around and join groups of people having conversations. We’ve used similar platforms at other events, and found that they really help people get to know each other in a more natural way.
Conference Help Desk. If you have any questions about navigating the virtual event, we’ll be running the Write the Docs Helpdesk booth, where you can chat with one of the organizers and the Welcome Wagon team.

The Schedule page has the latest and most complete information about all our events. This is where we will also update any changes/cancellations if they should occur.

Thanks to our sponsors

Thanks in particular to our sponsors for supporting the conference this year. We’ve excited to have them at our Job Fair and around the entire conference participating in a few different ways.

Google

Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Slack

Twilio

KnowledgeOwl

MongoDB

Juniper

Netlify

Starburst

Head over to our sponsorship prospectus for details on how your company can get involved! We have several types of sponsorship available, including tables at the job fair on Tuesday.

Thanks so much for all your support and enthusiasm so far – we’re so excited to see you all next month!

The Write the Docs team

Announcing the full conference schedule

2020-10-11T00:00:00Z

Hello folks!

We’re less than two months away from the first online Australia and India conference and we’re working hard to make sure it’ll be as welcoming and as fun as the in-person event you’re probably familiar with.

Today, we’re announcing the full presentation schedule and the platform we’ll be hosting the conference on. We are working on more details for a few more activities during the conference, so keep an eye out for more information in our next mailing.

Conference platform

The conference will be held on https://hopin.to/. This platform not only provides a stage for our amazing speakers, but also has integrated chat, unconference rooms with breakout calls, expo booths, and even a virtual hallway. We’re updating our Welcome Wagon guide, to be released soon, so it’ll all feel familiar before you’ve even “hopped in” (pun unintended).

IMPORTANT: Please watch your inboxes during the next weeks for an email with a registration link to Hopin. We recommend that you register for the platform in advance, to avoid any last minute snafus.

Full presentation schedule

All our events and activities

Lightning Talks. We’ll have lightning talks each day after lunch. These are 5 minute presentations and a lot of fun. They can be about anything you want, this is your chance to share something you are passionate about with the audience. Slides are not required.
Unconference. We’ll be running the Unconference all day Monday and on Tuesday afternoon. Want to chat with like-minded folks about a specific thing? This is the place.
Social event. On Thursday night the conference platform will become the social event space. The main stage will be closed and the focus will be on attendee-created sessions. You’re welcome to create sessions for board games, trivia quizzes, karaoke, or any other social activity that you want to share with your fellow documentarians.
Conference Help Desk. If you have any questions about navigating the virtual event, we’ll be running the Write the Docs Helpdesk booth, where you can chat with one of the organizers and the Welcome Wagon team.

The Schedule page has the latest and most complete information about all our events. This is where we will also update any changes/cancellations if they should occur.

Thanks so much for all your support and enthusiasm so far – we’re so excited to see you all in December!

The Write the Docs team

Announcing Full Schedule

2020-09-25T00:00:00Z

Hey everyone!

We’re less than a month away from the first online Prague conference and we’re working hard to make sure it’ll be as welcoming and as fun as the in-person event you’re probably familiar with.

Conference platform

The conference will be held on https://hopin.to/, which not only provides a stage for our amazing speakers, but also has integrated chat, unconference rooms with breakout calls, expo booths, and even a virtual hallway. We’re updating our Welcome Wagon guide, to be released soon, so it’ll all feel familiar before you’ve even arrived.

IMPORTANT: Please monitor your inboxes during the next weeks for an email with a registration link to Hopin. We recommend that you register for the platform in advance, to avoid the “Monday morning rush”.

Full presentation schedule

Start thinking about Writing Day

Our pre-conference Writing Day will happen on Sunday, and it is much more fun when folks come with their own projects in mind!

Shirts on sale

The Write the Docs Prague 2020 Pop-Up Shop is open! We have loose and fitted options from different fabrics, and you can choose exactly the size and cut you want.

All our events and activities

Lightning Talks. We’ll have lightning talks each day after lunch. These are 5 minute presentations and a lot of fun. They can be about anything you want, this is your chance to share something you are passionate about with the audience. Slides are not required.
Unconference. We’ll be running the Unconference all day Monday and on Tuesday afternoon. Want to chat with like-minded folks about a specific thing? This is the place.
Job Fair. As with the previous few years, on Tuesday morning we’ll have a job fair where you can find your next documentarian friendly job.
Social event. On Monday night the conference platform will become the social event space. The main stage will be closed and the focus will be on attendee-created sessions. You’re welcome to create sessions for board games, trivia quizzes, karaoke, or any other social activity that you want to share with your fellow documentarians.
Conference Help Desk. If you have any questions about navigating the virtual event, we’ll be running the Write the Docs Helpdesk booth, where you can chat with one of the organizers and the Welcome Wagon team.

The Schedule page has the latest and most complete information about all our events. This is where we will also update any changes/cancellations if they should occur.

Thanks so much for all your support and enthusiasm so far – we’re so excited to see you all next month!

The Write the Docs team

Announcing Full Schedule

2020-07-17T00:00:00Z

Hey everyone!

We’re less than a month away from the first ever online Portland conference and we’re working hard to make sure it’ll be as welcoming and as fun as the in-person event you’re probably familiar with.

Conference platform

The conference will be held on https://hopin.to/, which not only provides a stage for our amazing speakers, but also has integrated chat, unconference rooms with breakout calls, expo booths, and impromptu 1-on-1 meetings. We’re updating our Welcome Wagon guide, to be released soon, so it’ll all feel familiar before you’ve even arrived.

Full presentation schedule

Start thinking about Writing Day

Our pre-conference Writing Day will happen on Sunday, and it is much more fun when folks come with their own projects in mind!

If you have a project or are part of a community that you think would benefit from a writing sprint, start brainstorming now about what you might want to focus on. If you’d like us to include your project on the Writing Day page, drop us an email at portland@writethedocs.org. Or just show up on Sunday ready to introduce your project!

Shirts on sale

The Write the Docs Portland 2020 Pop-Up Shop is still open! We have loose and fitted options from different fabrics, and you can choose exactly the size and cut you want.

The campaign will run in 3-day batches until August 30th. Shipping is available from the USA or Europe. However, due to the global shipping situation, we recommend you order your shirt at least 2 weeks in advance if you want to sport your new threads during the conference.

All our events and activities

Lightning Talks. We’ll have lightning talks each day after lunch. These are 5 minute presentations and a lot of fun. They can be about anything you want, this is your chance to share something you are passionate about with the audience. Slides are not required.
Unconference. We’ll be running the Unconference all day Monday and on Tuesday afternoon. Want to chat with like-minded folks about a specific thing? This is the place.
Job Fair. As with the previous few years, on Tuesday morning we’ll have a job fair where you can find your next documentarian friendly job.
Badge Flair Contest. We’re working on adapting this to the new format. Details will be posted as soon as we have them.
Social event. On Monday night the conference platform will become the social event space. The main stage will be closed, the main focus will be attendee-created sessions. You’re welcome to create sessions for board games, trivia quizzes, karaoke, or any other social activity that you want to share with your fellow documentarians.
Conference Help Desk. If you have any questions about navigating the virtual event, we’ll be running the Write the Docs Helpdesk booth, where you can chat with one of the organizers and the Welcome Wagon team.

The Schedule page has the latest and most complete information about all our events. This is where we will also update any changes/cancellations if they should occur.

Thanks so much for all your support and enthusiasm so far – we’re so excited to see you all next month!

The Write the Docs team

Announcing Full Schedule & Tickets Almost Sold Out

2019-08-01T00:00:00Z

Although it hasn’t been that long since our last update, we have some big news to share with you all.

Tickets are almost sold out!

Since our last blog post, we had a surge of registrations, and we are now more than 80% sold out. This means that we only have a few dozen tickets left, and we expect to reach our capacity within the next week or so.

If you’re still considering whether to attend, now is definitely the time to buy your ticket.

As a reminder, we cannot be held responsible for any loss of non-refundable travel expenses, and we cannot risk overselling the venue capacity. Please make sure you have a conference ticket before you book your travel!

After we reach capacity, we will operate a waiting list on the ticket website in case of any cancellations, but historically we haven’t had many cancellations to our events, so we cannot guarantee that anyone can be taken off the waiting list.

Full presentation schedule

The conference website is now updated with the talk schedule for the main stage presentations, so you can start planning your time (and getting excited!) for the conference.

Parallel to the conference talks, we will run the unconference all day on Monday and in the afternoon on Tuesday. On Tuesday morning the unconference room will be converted to the Job Fair, where you can meet companies who care about content and find out about documentarian-friendly jobs all around Europe and the world.

We’ll also have a round of lightning talks after lunch on each conference day. You’ll be able to sign up for unconference sessions and lightning talks during the conference.

Conference shirts are still on sale

Another friendly reminder that our T-Shirt Pop-Up Shop is still open! The campaign will run until September 30th in case anyone wants to order their shirts after the conference, but we recommend to order at least 2-3 weeks before the conference if you want to sport your new threads.

And don’t worry, you’ll still have a Write the Docs Prague 2019 souvenir from the conference even if you decide not to order a shirt.

Thanks to our newest sponsors

We are so grateful to have our sponsors help in bringing these events to life every year. Thanks to the following companies for supporting the Write the Docs community:

Mozilla

CONTACT Software

Want to support our community? Head over to our sponsorship prospectus for details on how your company can get involved! We have several types of sponsorship available, including tables at the job fair that we’ll be hosting on Tuesday.

Thanks so much for all your support and enthusiasm so far – we’re so excited to see you all next month!

The Write the Docs team

Announcing Full Schedule, Tickets, Events, and Activities

2019-05-23T00:00:00Z

Hello everyone!

Our first-year event in Vilnius is just over a week away, and we hope everyone is as excited as we are. We’re writing today to announce the full presentation schedule and to give you the latest updates to help you make the most out of your conference experience.

Full presentation schedule

The conference website is now updated with the talk schedule for the main stage presentations, so you can start planning your time (and getting excited!) for the conference.

We’ll also be running the Writing Day on Sunday and lightning talks after lunch on Monday.

You’ll be able to sign up for Writing Day projects and lightning talks during the conference.

Tickets are going!

We still have some tickets available, so head over to the Tickets page and grab one!

Keep in mind that due to printing schedules, if you register after Monday, 27th May we will not be able to print a badge for you.

Events and activities

Write the Docs is more than a conference. At each of our events, we try to have a variety of activities that our attendees can enjoy, whether you want to learn something, meet new people, or share knowledge.

Here is the overview of what you can expect during the conference:

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Writing Day. The Writing Day will be held on Sunday from 10:00-18:00, and you can drop in at any time during the day. If you have a project you want to propose to others, you can pitch your topic during the welcome announcement that will be held at 10:30. You can sign up for a project during the day, or email us in advance if you want to have your project listed on our website.
Welcome reception. The meet-and-greet event will be held on Sunday from 19:00-21:00 near the conference venue. This is a great chance to meet your fellow documentarians before the conference starts. Stay tuned for location details!
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Lightning Talks. We’ll have lightning talks on Monday after lunch. These are 5 minute presentations and a lot of fun. They can be about anything you want, this is your chance to share something you are passionate about with the audience. Slides are not required.
Informal networking. After the talks end on Monday, we’ll set aside space at the conference venue where you can relax and chat with other attendees about the day’s talks, the conference, or any topic that you find interesting!

Don’t forget to check out the Visit Vilnius page on the conference website, and the local team is happy to answer your questions in the #wtd-conferences channel on Slack.

Thanks so much for all your support and enthusiasm, we’re looking forward to see you in Vilnius soon!

The Write the Docs team

Announcing Full Schedule, Live Streaming, and Tickets Sold Out

2019-04-08T00:00:00Z

Hello everyone! We’re about a month out from the Portland conference and we hope you’re getting ready! We’re writing today to announce the full presentation schedule and to give you the latest registration update.

In the meantime, if it’s your first Write the Docs, now’s a great time to check out the Welcome Wagon page, which is packed with info to help you get oriented. And whether it’s your first or fifth conference, it’s never too early to check out the Explore Portland page for inspiration on how to make the most of your visit.

Tickets are sold out

Every year we see more enthusiasm from the community, and we are grateful for your support! Tickets are now sold out and we are at maximum capacity.

We have a waiting list on our ticket website where you can register in case of cancellations, but we usually don’t have a high rate of cancellations so please do not book travel unless you have a ticket.

There are still spaces available in the Saturday hike, so if you want to join us register for the hike now!

And if you are a member of an underrepresented group, the application for diversity scholarship tickets is still open until April 15th.

Live streaming

After last year’s successful pilot, we’re happy to announce the return of the live stream! If you can’t attend for any reason, we will be broadcasting all the main stage presentations.

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Bookmark the live streaming page, which will be updated on the morning of the conference with the embedded streaming viewer. In the meantime, you can join the #live-streaming channel on Slack to connect with other remote attendees, ask questions, and troubleshoot technical issues with the stream.

Full presentation schedule

The conference website is now updated with the talk schedule for the main stage presentations, so you can start planning your time (and getting excited!) for the conference.

As always, we’ll be running the unconference downstairs in Lola’s room, and lightning talks each day after lunch.

You’ll be able to sign up for unconference sessions and lightning talks during the conference.

Start thinking about Writing Day

Our pre-conference Writing Day will happen on Sunday at the Crystal Ballroom. We’ve got a couple of projects on the docket – including our annual ‘Write Write the Docs’ sprint on the community website. But the day is much more fun when folks come with their own projects in mind!

If you have a project or are part of a community that you think would benefit from a writing sprint, start brainstorming now about what you might want to focus on. If you’d like us to include your project on the Writing Day page, drop us an email at portland@writethedocs.org. Or just show up on Sunday ready to introduce your project!

Childcare reminder

If you are traveling with children to the conference, remember that you can register for free childcare provided by DivCare PDX. In order to plan capacity, the deadline to register is April 22nd, 2019. Please email us at portland@writethedocs.org to request one of the limited spots. We hope this effort will help more of our lovely documentarians to attend the conference!

Thanks so much for all your support and enthusiasm so far – we’re so excited to see you all next month!

The Write the Docs team

Announcing Full Schedule & Tickets Sold Out

2018-08-15T00:00:00Z

Greetings, documentarians!

We’re just under a month out from the Prague conference and we hope you’re all excited! We’re writing today to announce that we are officially sold out at capacity, and to share with you the full talk schedule and other interesting tidbits that you might need to know.

In the meantime, if it’s your first Write the Docs, now’s a great time to check out the Welcome Wagon page, which has lots of great info to help you get oriented. And whether it’s your first or fifth conference, it’s never too early to check out the Explore Prague page for inspiration on how to make the most of your visit.

Full presentation schedule

The conference website is now updated with the talk schedule for the main stage presentations, so you can start planning your time (and getting excited!) for the conference.

Parallel to the conference talks, we will run the unconference all day on Monday and in the afternoon on Tuesday. On Tuesday morning the unconference room will be converted to the job fair, where you can meet companies who care about content and find out about documentarian-friendly jobs all around Europe and the world.

We’ll also have a round of lightning talks after lunch on each conference day. You’ll be able to sign up for unconference sessions and lightning talks during the conference.

Tickets are sold out!

Each year we are excited to see a growing interest from our European community, which leads to tickets selling out earlier. We have now reached capacity at the venue, so we had to close ticket sales. If you didn’t get a chance to get your ticket, please do consider joining us at one of our other events! You can see the full list of our conferences on our website.

Start Thinking About Writing Day

Our pre-conference Writing Day will happen on Sunday again this year. We’re looking forward to receiving your project ideas, and you can also check out our annual ‘Write Write the Docs’ sprint on the Write the Docs website.

Thanks so much for all your support and enthusiasm so far – we’re so excited to see you all next month!

The Write the Docs team

Get Ready for Writing Day

2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Write the Docs is almost here. As usual, we’ll kick things off with the writing day on Sunday, May 6. Join hundreds of other documentarians at the Crystal Ballroom from 9am to 5pm to write your own docs, join another project, or just hang out. After spending the day writing, stay for the welcome reception starting at 5pm.

Are you working on an open source or community-based project? Submit a pull request to the writing day page to let everybody know they’re welcome to join. Here are some helpful tips for getting others involved:

Prepare tasks ahead of time. You can use a label on your issue tracker, add tasks to a wiki, or do whatever works for you. Just make sure people can find things to do.
Remember that this is a one-day writing day. Don’t expect new contributors to rewrite your getting started guide in an afternoon. Look for bite-sized tasks.
Be upfront about what people have to do ahead of time. Do they need to install your software? Do you use documentation tools they need?
Think about things people can do without a lot of domain knowledge, and without additional tools. Reviewing language can be a great bite-sized task.
Similarly, think about ways people can contribute besides writing. The Write the Docs community has more than writers. There are designers, developers, and lots of other people that care about documentation.
Check out the list of projects to see who needs help.

We look forward to writing with you.