Write the Docs Seattle and API and IPAs are delighted to present an evening of API presentations.

Arrival and Check In:
Take the elevator up to the 8th floor and check-in on the iPad in the Best Buy lobby when you arrive.

Speaker 1: Heidi Waterhouse

Abstract:
Welcome to Our Product: Hospitality, Experiences, and Documentation
The way we design API documentation has a lot to do with how we think people will use it and how we think of the product. Those conceptual modes don't always align. How can you make sure you are serving the needs of your users, instead of what you are pretending to think they might want? Join me for a step-by-step analysis of what needs to happen to make your APIs welcoming."

Bio:
Heidi Waterhouse (www.heidiwaterhouse.com)
With over 20 conferences and three continents of experience, Heidi is an excellent resource for technical talks on a variety of topics. She’s also flexible and adaptable enough that she always has a spare talk if you have a crisis on short notice. Her talks are thoughtful, witty, and broadly applicable. She’s spoken at language-specific conferences (RubyConf, PyDX), industry conferences (Write the Docs, SpringOne Platform, DevOps Days) and generalist technology conferences (OpenSource Bridge, Abstractions). You can find Heidi on twitter @wiredferret.

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Speaker 2:
Paul Zimmerman

Title: Collaborating Our Way to Content Nirvana

Abstract:
The effort to get content out its consumers has always had roadblocks, challenges, and bottlenecks. Collaborative content creation provides remedies to many of these issues. Join Paul in a presentation on developing communities and tools around a collaborative approach to help developers get the information they need.

Bio:
Paul Zimmerman is manager of Developer Success in Cisco Systems' DevNet team. He manages teams of API support engineers and content creators to help developers achieve their goals. Paul was born and bred in the Silicon Valley and has had a life-long interest in technology. He has been working with content most of his career, and has presented on various collaboration topics at CIDM conferences and STC meet-ups. He is also a musician and is currently planning a European tour.

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There will also be time set aside for networking so you can meet your fellow local documentarians in the area, or even get together to plan last minute travel logistics for WTD NA 2018 in Portland.

As always, if you have a topic idea or want to present at a future meetup, let us know in the comments.