This is a preliminary programme for TCUK 2017. It is subject to change.
TCUK17 Conference Programme (PDF)
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
| Time | Royal Suite | Highgrove Room | Hampton & Windsor Room |
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| 09:30 – 12:30 | Topic-Based and Structured Authoring – Keeping It Simple
Neil Perlin |
The fun side of technical communication
Derek Cooper & Sammi Lauesen |
Live mentoring/what is technical communication?
Charlotte Claussen |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 – 16:30 | Topic-based writing in the molecular world
Rahel Anne Bailie |
How to stay on topic when on stage in a world where a 4 minute YouTube video is the standard in attention span
Marie-Laure Blanc |
TBA |
| 16:30 – 19:00 | Vendor Exhibition and time for TCUK Fringe Events | ||
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Informal Dinner | ||
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
| Time | Royal Suite | Highgrove Room | Hampton & Windsor Room |
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| 09:00 – 09:10 | Welcome from Derek Cooper, TCUK 2017 Conference Chair | ||
| 09:10 – 09:50 | Topic-based Authoring – is it for me? Mike Hamilton |
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| 9:50 – 10:10 | Break | ||
| 10:10 – 10:50 | Going Modular: Turning Legacy Docs into User-Story-Based Content Robert Kratky |
Plunging into the waters of UX Maja Engel |
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Reorganizing your team for the new world Wayne Brissette |
| 10:50 – 11:10 | Break | ||
| 11:10 – 11:50 | We’re Going Mobile! Great! Wait… What Does That Mean? Neil Perlin |
Topic-Based Authoring Tools: Adapting to Organizational Evolution Joanna Kusiak |
Dealing with jargon and technical terms Frances Gordon |
| 11:50 – 13:40 | Lunch 12:50 – 13:40 ISTC AGM (Royal Suite) – All are welcome to attend, though only eligible ISTC Members can vote |
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| 13:40 -14:20 | Re-use Strategies for Topic-based Authoring Matthew Elison |
Resistance is futile! How automation can improve your docs – and your life Graeme West |
Documentation as a self-service support Ellis Pratt |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Break | ||
| 14:40 – 15:20 | Give your content wings – How to improve your documentation skills Jörg Plöger |
The Glossary is Dead, Long Live the Glossary! Holli Hamilton |
To Video, Or Not To Be – That Is The Question Eran (Yuri) Kolber |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Break | ||
| 15:40 – 16:20 | Optimizing API documentation: What we can learn from developers Michael Meng & Stephanie Stienhardt |
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| 16:20 – 19:00 | Vendor Exhibition and time for TCUK Fringe Events | ||
| From 19:00 | Drinks Reception Gala Dinner Gala entertainment |
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Thursday, 28 September 2017
| Time | Royal Suite | Highgrove Room | Hampton & Windsor Room |
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| 08:45 – 09:25 | Why topic-based writing and plain language need each other Frances Gordon |
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| 09:25 – 09:45 | Break | ||
| 09:45 – 10:25 | Best Practices of Documentation Migration Projects ON TARGET COMMUNICATIONS – Eran (Yuri) Kolber |
What I wish I’d known before doing user research for the first time Jen Lambourne |
It’s in the Game – The art of Creating a Helpful Video Game Guide Andrew Mills |
| 10:25 – 10:45 | Break | ||
| 10:45 – 11:25 | ADOBE PRESENTATION Stefan Gentz |
Driving DITA off the map Jang F.M. Graat |
The Future of Mobile Learning Danielle M. Villegas |
| 11:25 – 11:45 | Break | ||
| 11:45 – 12:25 | Surviving the agile enterprise: case study from the trenches Karen Mardahl |
Effects of visual signaling in screenshots: an eye tracking study Michael Meng |
Mechanical engineering and Industry 4.0 documentation Thomas Schubert & Angela Peter |
| 12:25 – 13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30- 14:10 | Five Cascading Style Sheet Techniques That Every Technical Writer Should Know Mike Hamilton |
Automatic Documentation for Software Andrew McFarland Campbell |
How to win friends as a technical author, and influence development of software Mark Dennett |
| 14:10 – 14:30 | Break | ||
| 14:30 -15:10 | Topics for teenagers Alison Turner |
Creating content and output for mobile and embedded devices Phil Lane |
Creating Integrated API Documentation Experiences for Users Rob Woodgate |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Break | ||
| 15:30 – 16:10 | There must be a better way! Alison Peck |
TBA | Our way is not the only way – a reuse and single sourcing model John Lee |
| 16:10 – 16:20 | Short Break | ||
| 16:20 – 16:40 | Raffles, Thank yous, and Conference Close Derek Cooper TCUK 2017 Conference Chair |
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