15. June 2023 | tekom Romania

tekom Romania: Get to Know the Profession of a Technical Writer & Networking

Event information | Registration

We are looking forward to meeting you in Cluj, venue: The office

You can look forward to interesting presentations around the profession of technical writing. There will also be plenty of time for networking over food and drinks. The event is free of charge! We are looking forward to meeting you there!

There might be small changes in the program: 

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17:30

Welcoming

Voichita Ghenghea, tekom Romania, Politehnica University of Bucharest

Katharina Willer, tekom Europe

17:45

Presentation: Adapt and evolve in a technical career

Mirela Cecan

18:10

Presentation: The Technical Writer: Value, Skills and Tools

Sonia Pavlenko (Ascom)

Melania Duma ( RWS Group)

Proficient and professional Technical Writing requires training, discipline, strategy, and standardization. Technical Writers can help businesses communicate better with the end users of their products/services. To this end, attention should be paid to how content is used: in several formats, on several channels, and for several purposes. To achieve this, Technical Writers must master the craft and tools that generate not one-time deliverables, but content experiences which users can benefit from again and again. In this presentation, we will explore a Technical Writer’s starter-intermediate-advanced tool kits and their benefits.

18:40

Break

19:00

Presentation: Documentation versus Docufuntation

In the days of yore, only the court jester could tell the uncomfortable truth to the almighty monarch: the guise of humor guaranteed no reprisal. Why not make technical documentation fun in order to smuggle information into people’s minds?

Radu Bazavan

19:20

Presentation: Technical?! Writing?! The balance between science and art

Though it is seen as a technical job, technical writing is much about art. "How come? Where is the art in the technical field? It is not creative writing.", many would say. We shall unveil how opposites coexist under the fascinating roof of technical writing.

Maria Nedelcu (Bitdefender, Bukarest)

19:45

Discussion + Closing