Program TechWriter Days
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27.03.2026 – First Day
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08:30
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Registration, morning tea/coffee | ||
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09:30
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Opening ceremony. Section A | ||
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10:00
10:40
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Talk language:
Who Should Review Your API — a Technical Writer or Artificial Intelligence?Regular Talk (40 min)
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Breaking Out of the Matrix Structure: How We Built a Professional Tech Writers’ CommunityRegular Talk (40 min)
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10:40
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Break | ||
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11:00
11:40
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A Bilingual Tandem: How Two IT Specialists Write One Text and Don’t Fall OutRegular Talk (40 min)
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Partner
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Through Thorns to the Stars: How We Migrated All Yandex Documentation to DiplodocRegular Talk (40 min)
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The UI Kit as a Single Source of Truth: From Design Mock-ups to ProductionRegular Talk (40 min)
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11:40
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12:00
12:40
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Documentation as a Product: From Content to Strategic Decision-Making and Experience ManagementRegular Talk (40 min)
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Partner
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Create Documents in One Click: a Case of Language Models and Template EnginesRegular Talk (40 min)
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A Guide to Registering Software in the Russian Software RegisterRound table (40 min)
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12:40
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Break | ||
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13:00
13:40
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Lunch. 1st shift
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Reporting and Metrics in Documentation: How to Measure Business ImpactRegular Talk (40 min)
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13:40
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14:00
14:40
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The Rules of the Game: FSTEC Certification for Technical WritersRegular Talk (40 min)
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Scale, Complexity, Automation: How Agents Transformed the Documentation Process at Yandex CloudRegular Talk (40 min)
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Lunch. 2nd shift
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14:40
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Break | ||
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15:00
15:40
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Talk language:
Nielsen’s Heuristics: How to Turn Theory into a Practical Multi-Tool for Interface TextsRegular Talk (40 min)
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Internal Promotion of the Knowledge Base: From a Reference Guide to an Information CultureLightning Talk (20 min)
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From Software Customisation to Documentation Customisation: Video Guides for Unique SolutionsLightning Talk (20 min)
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Changelog on the Fly: Automatic Generation with GitLabRegular Talk (40 min)
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15:40
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Break | ||
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16:00
16:40
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Maturity matrix for text-based processes in ITRegular Talk (40 min)
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How Users Read and Interact with Technical Documentation: UX Research with Real UsersRegular Talk (40 min)
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The Ultimate Doc Portal on MkDocs: Markdown, Docs as Code, and CD. What's Today and What's TomorrowLightning Talk (20 min)
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Peculiarities of National Migration from MkDocs to HugoLightning Talk (20 min)
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16:40
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Coffee break | ||
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17:10
17:50
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Your Personal Editor: Using AI for Proofreading and LocalizationRegular Talk (40 min)
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The Silent Epidemic in IT, or Why Technical Writers Burn OutRegular Talk (40 min)
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GOST-as-code: Experience in Automating Documentation PreparationLightning Talk (20 min)
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17:50
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Break | ||
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18:10
18:50
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Why Document Processes — Even in a Small TeamRegular Talk (40 min)
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Technical break
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19:00
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TechWriter Days Party. First floor | ||
28.03.2026 – Second Day
| Section A (250 people) | Section B (250 people) | Section C (100 people) | |
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09:00
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Morning tea/coffee | ||
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10:00
10:40
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Talk language:
Onboarding a New Team: What a Leader Should Know?Regular Talk (40 min)
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Preparing for Documentation: Reading the Specification and Gathering InformationLightning Talk (20 min)
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Documentation as a Mirror of the Product: The Role of Technical Writers in Improving User ExperienceLightning Talk (20 min)
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How to Create a Glossary for a Technology Platform / a Complex Software ProductRegular Talk (40 min)
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10:40
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Break | ||
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11:00
11:40
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Knowledge Transfer from Departing EmployeesRegular Talk (40 min)
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Is There Life After GOST? Docs-as-Code Is Closer Than It SeemsRegular Talk (40 min)
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How to Make Friends a Diplodoc and Sphinx: Documenting a Python SDKRegular Talk (40 min)
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11:40
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12:00
12:40
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Managing a Large Editorial Department: Business Challenges and Team MotivationRegular Talk (40 min)
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From Pain to Tool: How to Build Your Own VS Code ExtensionWorkshop (1h 30 min)
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12:40
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Break | ||
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13:00
13:40
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Lunch. 1st shift
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Talk language:
Migrating Large Projects: How to Change the Tech Stack with Minimal PainLightning Talk (20 min)
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Why We Replaced GitBook with Our Own DocOps InfrastructureLightning Talk (20 min)
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13:40
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Break | ||
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14:00
14:40
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Lunch. 2nd shift
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Lunch. 2nd shift
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14:40
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15:00
15:40
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Talk language:
Fear Decomposition: Practices for Mutual Understanding Between Managers and Technical Writing TeamsRegular Talk (40 min)
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Automating CLI Documentation: From Manual Effort to Pipeline ImplementationRegular Talk (40 min)
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Internships: Benefits, Pitfalls, and the Money QuestionRound Table
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15:40
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16:00
16:40
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Auto-Generating Documentation: An Attempt to Generalise the ApproachRegular Talk (40 min)
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Content on Autopilot: Strengths and Weaknesses of Template SolutionsLightning Talk (20 min)
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UX Without Manual Work: How to Make AI Write Documentation on Its OwnLightning Talk (20 min)
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16:40
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Coffee-break | ||
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17:10
17:50
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Talk language:
Can't beat them, lead them: transforming technical writers into context managers for AIRegular Talk (40 min)
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It's Almost Perfect, But... How B2G Requirements Drive Product TransformationLightning Talk (20 min)
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Technical Writer in GameDev: Needed or Not?Lightning Talk (20 min)
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Technical break
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18:00
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Closing ceremony, award speakers, raffle prizes (Section A) | ||