TC Camp, the first unconference for content creators, strategists, publishers, and the people who support them.

Our first Camp had over 180 attendees!

Venue

Silicon Valley Innovation Center, 3200 Coronado Dr, Santa Clara, CA

General Schedule

We have morning classes that provide the traditional training or conference environment. The classes are followed by a panel of experts and an afternoon of open discussion sessions that are designed to bring people who have a shared interest or who want to work together to work on something, figure something out, solidify their understanding, or even plan their strategy. The afternoon agenda creation process is open so that all those gathered can put forward ideas for sessions. Because the agenda is made live in real time it is directly relevant to the attendees at the event.

8:00 AM Early Registration, Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM Workshops

10:30 AM Break, Late Registration

11:00 AM General session: overview to the day, sponsor presentations, keynote, session proposals and voting

2:00 PM Unconference Sessions

5:00 PM Summary of sessions, Raffle, Thank you, and Wrap up

Workshops

Maxwell Hoffmann, Adobe, “Author and Review Cycle with Adobe Tech Comm Suite 4 and HTML5 output”

Sharon Burton, SharonBurton.com, “What if we’re all doing the same thing?”

Rebekka Anderson, UC Davis, “Collaboration Strategies and Tools for Success”

Michael Hahn, Alphabetical by Author, “XML at 15, Where are we now?”

Scott Prentice, Leximation, “PDFs from DITA without Compromising Quality and Control”

Liz Fraley, S3I, “Thinking like a librarian – Applying categorization strategies to technical content”

Keynote: Expert Panel

Rebekka Andersen, UC Davis

Sharon Burton, SharonBurton.com

Michael Hahan, Alphabetical By Author

Catherine Lyman, NetApp

Scott Prentice, Leximation

Marta Rauch, Oracle

Moderator: Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler

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We at TC Camp work hard to produce educational public service projects. We hope you’ll consider supporting our efforts to continue to produce innovative programs for the TPC community.

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TC Camp is the first unconference for content creators, strategists, publishers, and the people who support them.

This is the first TC Camp Unconference to be held on the East Coast!

Venue

District Architecture Center, 421 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004

Cost

There is no cost to attend the Unconference

All pre-event Workshops from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM. The Adobe Ambassador Workshop is free to attend. All other workshops cost $35.00. If you decide you want to attend a different class than the one you signed up for on the day of the event, we will allow you to switch to the new class, as long as there are seats available. Lunch is included.

General Schedule

We have morning classes that provide the traditional training or conference environment.

The classes are followed by a general session and an afternoon of open discussion sessions that are designed to bring people who have a shared interest or who want to work together to work on something, figure something out, solidify their understanding, or even plan their strategy.

The afternoon agenda creation process is open so that all those gathered can put forward ideas for sessions. Because the agenda is made live in real time it is directly relevant to the attendees at the event.

8:00 am Early registration, continental breakfast

8:30 am Morning Workshops

10:30 am Break, Late Registration

11:00 am General session: expert panel, overview to the day, sponsor presentations, session proposals and voting

12:30 pm Unconference

5:00 pm Summary of sessions, Raffle, Thank you, and Wrap up

Keynote

Guiseppe Getto, Content Garden

Morning Workshops

Adobe Ambassador Workshop with Dustin Vaughn

Structured Authoring with Janice Summers

Collaboration with Andrew Lawless

TC Camp is the first unconference for content creators, strategists, publishers, and the people who support them.

This is the first TC Camp Unconference to be held on the East Coast!

Venue

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Cost

There is no cost to attend the Unconference

All pre-event Workshops from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM. The Adobe Ambassador Workshop is free to attend. All other workshops cost $35.00. If you decide you want to attend a different class than the one you signed up for on the day of the event, we will allow you to switch to the new class, as long as there are seats available. Lunch is included.

General Schedule

We have morning classes that provide the traditional training or conference environment.

The classes are followed by a general session and an afternoon of open discussion sessions that are designed to bring people who have a shared interest or who want to work together to work on something, figure something out, solidify their understanding, or even plan their strategy.

The afternoon agenda creation process is open so that all those gathered can put forward ideas for sessions. Because the agenda is made live in real time it is directly relevant to the attendees at the event.

8:00 am Early registration, continental breakfast

8:30 am Morning Workshops

10:30 am Break, Late Registration

11:00 am General session: expert panel, overview to the day, sponsor presentations, session proposals and voting

12:30 pm Unconference

5:00 pm Summary of sessions, Raffle, Thank you, and Wrap up

Morning Workshops

Adobe Ambassador Workship with Dustin Vaughn

Content Strategy with Greyl Kinsey

Git with Nicky Bleiel

Work Global/Live Local with Kate Bowerman, Joan Carter, Melissa Kulm, Karen Marginot

Promoting Yourself through Social Media and Podcasting with Ed Marsh

TC Camp is the first unconference for content creators, strategists, publishers, and the people who support them.

Friday, January 26, 2018 – API WORKSHOP

Doors open: 9:30 AM

Workshop starts promptly at 10:00 a.m and ends at 5:00 p.m.

API Documentation Workshop with Peter Gruenbaum – Optional limited-capacity event; Ticket required.

Cost $125.

Saturday, January 27, 2018 – UNCONFERENCE

Morning Workshops (8:30 – 10:30), followed by Unconference (11:00 – 6:00).

Arrival/Registration opens at 8:00, Continental breakfast and coffee/tea service is provided for vendors and workshop attendees.

The Morning Workshops at TC Camp run in the morning on the day of the unconference event. All Morning Workshops start at 8:30 am and end promptly at 10:30 am and run simultaneously. You can only attend ONE morning workshop. If you decide you want to attend a different class on the day of the event instead of the one you signed up for, you can switch to a different workshop, as long as space is available.

Cost

Cost: There is no cost to attend the Unconference

The Adobe Ambassador Workshop is free to attend. All other workshops cost $35.00. If you decide you want to attend a different workshope than the one you signed up for on the day of the event, we will allow you to switch to the new class, as long as there are seats available.

An optional lunch ticket can be purchased for an additional $5.

Schedule

8:00 Registration/arrival, coffee/tea service
8:30-10:30 Workshops
10:30 Break, coffee/tea service, Late Registration
11:00 Unconference begins
– Welcome, Camp introduction, Overview of the day,
– Panel of industry experts
– Nominate afternoon break-out session topics
– Vendor presentations
– Lunch break and voting
– Sessions Breakouts – (3 time slots x 6 rooms, with subject, leader and scribe per session)
– Raffle, Summary Session, Closing and Feedback
6:00 Conference ends

Workshops

Adobe Ambassador Workshop with Dustin Vaughn

Minimalism with Dawn Stevens

SEO for Tech Writers with Massimo Paolini and Alyson Harrold

Chatbots with Michael Lam

Keynote

Daniel Rosenberg, SJSU

ABOUT THE TICKET TYPES:

Unconference Tickets – Unconference tickets provide entrance to the Unconference portion of the day, starting at 11 AM. The Unconference ticket does not include lunch.

Workshop Tickets – TC Camp provides optional morning workshops, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. You can only attend one workshop because they all run simultaneously. Workshop tickets do not include lunch.

Lunch Tickets – Ticket for lunch only. Lunch tickets do not include unconference or workshop tickets. Nothing else is included in this ticket.

OPT-OUT TICKETS AND PRIVACY POLICY:

Sharing Registrant Information with Vendors – Vendors are critical to the success of TC Camp. Although other revenue models are possible, TC Camp has chosen a vendor-supported revenue model, in which attendees can attend TC Camp at no cost. TC Camp also offers professional-quality morning workshops at far below market rate. This would not be possible without the support of our vendors and sponsors.

Vendors and sponsors expect value in return for their support of TC Camp. Vendors seek leads, which they hope to turn into sales. By default (unless a registrant purchases an opt-out ticket), TC Camp shares registrant information with vendors. This is common for other professional conferences.

Opt-Out Policy – To accommodate the small number of registrants who, in past years, requested to opt-out from vendor sharing, TC Camp 2017 will have a formal opt-out option. To compensate for lost vendor/sponsor value, TC Camp will offer an “Opt-Out” ticket that represents a fee to opt-out from vendor sharing. Only those registrants who purchase an “Opt-Out” ticket will have their information withheld from the vendors/sponsors.

For more information: http://www.tccamp.org/privacy-policy/

TC Camp has a Code of Conduct.

TC Camp is the first unconference for content creators, strategists, publishers, and the people who support them.

Friday, April 26, 2019 – API WORKSHOP

Doors open: 9:30 AM

Workshop starts promptly at 10:00 a.m and ends at 5:00 p.m.

API Documentation Workshop with J.A. Bujes and Paul Wallace – Optional limited-capacity event; Ticket required.

Cost $125.

Where: San Jose Martin Luther King Library, San Jose, CA

Saturday, April 27, 2019 – UNCONFERENCE

Morning Workshops (8:30 – 10:30), followed by Unconference (11:00 – 6:00).

Arrival/Registration opens at 8:00, Continental breakfast and coffee/tea service is provided for vendors and workshop attendees.

The Morning Workshops at TC Camp run in the morning on the day of the unconference event. All Morning Workshops start at 8:30 am and end promptly at 10:30 am and run simultaneously. You can only attend ONE morning workshop. If you decide you want to attend a different class on the day of the event instead of the one you signed up for, you can switch to a different workshop, as long as space is available.

Where

Ballroom, Student Union at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Cost

Cost: There is no cost to attend the Unconference

The Adobe Ambassador Workshop is free to attend. All other workshops cost $35.00. If you decide you want to attend a different workshope than the one you signed up for on the day of the event, we will allow you to switch to the new class, as long as there are seats available.

An optional lunch ticket can be purchased for an additional $5.

Schedule

8:00 Registration/arrival, coffee/tea service
8:30-10:30 Workshops
10:30 Break, coffee/tea service, Late Registration
11:00 Unconference begins
– Welcome, Camp introduction, Overview of the day,
– Panel of industry experts
– Nominate afternoon break-out session topics
– Vendor presentations
– Lunch break and voting
– Sessions Breakouts – (3 time slots x 6 rooms, with subject, leader and scribe per session)
– Raffle, Summary Session, Closing and Feedback
6:00 Conference ends

Workshops

Adobe Ambassador Workshop with Matt Sullivan

Taxonomies with Dawn Stevens

Static Site Generators with Jessica Parsons

Field Guide to SMEs with Mark Thompson

Keynote

Gavin Austin

ABOUT THE TICKET TYPES:

Unconference Tickets – Unconference tickets provide entrance to the Unconference portion of the day, starting at 11 AM. The Unconference ticket does not include lunch.

Workshop Tickets – TC Camp provides optional morning workshops, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. You can only attend one workshop because they all run simultaneously. Workshop tickets do not include lunch.

Lunch Tickets – Ticket for lunch only. Lunch tickets do not include unconference or workshop tickets. Nothing else is included in this ticket.

OPT-OUT TICKETS AND PRIVACY POLICY:

Sharing Registrant Information with Vendors – Vendors are critical to the success of TC Camp. Although other revenue models are possible, TC Camp has chosen a vendor-supported revenue model, in which attendees can attend TC Camp at no cost. TC Camp also offers professional-quality morning workshops at far below market rate. This would not be possible without the support of our vendors and sponsors.

Vendors and sponsors expect value in return for their support of TC Camp. Vendors seek leads, which they hope to turn into sales. By default (unless a registrant purchases an opt-out ticket), TC Camp shares registrant information with vendors. This is common for other professional conferences.

Opt-Out Policy – To accommodate the small number of registrants who, in past years, requested to opt-out from vendor sharing, TC Camp 2017 will have a formal opt-out option. To compensate for lost vendor/sponsor value, TC Camp will offer an “Opt-Out” ticket that represents a fee to opt-out from vendor sharing. Only those registrants who purchase an “Opt-Out” ticket will have their information withheld from the vendors/sponsors.

For more information: http://www.tccamp.org/privacy-policy/

TC Camp has a Code of Conduct.

TC Camp, the first unconference for content creators, strategists, publishers, and the people who support them.

Venue

Hospitality Management building, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA

General Schedule

We have morning classes that provide the traditional training or conference environment. The classes are followed by a panel of experts and an afternoon of open discussion sessions that are designed to bring people who have a shared interest or who want to work together to work on something, figure something out, solidify their understanding, or even plan their strategy. The afternoon agenda creation process is open so that all those gathered can put forward ideas for sessions. Because the agenda is made live in real time it is directly relevant to the attendees at the event.

Cost

There is no cost to attend the Unconference

All pre-event Workshops from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM. The Adobe Ambassador Workshop is free to attend. All other workshops cost $35.00. If you decide you want to attend a different class than the one you signed up for on the day of the event, we will allow you to switch to the new class, as long as there are seats available.

Schedule

8:00 am Early registration, continental breakfast

8:30 Workshops

10:30 Break, Late Registration

11:00 AM General session: Camper’s Feud!, overview to the day, sponsor presentations, session proposals and voting

12:30 pm Unconference

5:00 PM Summary of sessions, Raffle, Thank you, and Wrap up

Workshops

• Adobe Workshop with Maxwell Hoffmann
• Creating a Documentation Portal with Steve Anderson
• API Documentation with Tom Johnson
• Writing for Mobile with Marta Rauch, Cindy Church, and Gail Chappell

Support TC Camp

We at TC Camp work hard to produce educational public service projects. We hope you’ll consider supporting our efforts to continue to produce innovative programs for the TPC community.

Donate Now ›

TC Camp, the first unconference for content creators, strategists, publishers, and the people who support them.

Venue

Hospitality Management building, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA

General Schedule

We have morning classes that provide the traditional training or conference environment. The classes are followed by a panel of experts and an afternoon of open discussion sessions that are designed to bring people who have a shared interest or who want to work together to work on something, figure something out, solidify their understanding, or even plan their strategy. The afternoon agenda creation process is open so that all those gathered can put forward ideas for sessions. Because the agenda is made live in real time it is directly relevant to the attendees at the event.

Cost

There is no cost to attend the Unconference

All pre-event Workshops from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM. The Adobe Ambassador Workshop is free to attend. All other workshops cost $35.00. If you decide you want to attend a different class than the one you signed up for on the day of the event, we will allow you to switch to the new class, as long as there are seats available.

Schedule

8:00 am Early registration, continental breakfast

8:30 Workshops

10:30 Break, Late Registration

11:00 AM General session: expert panel, overview to the day, sponsor presentations, session proposals and voting

12:30 pm Unconference

5:00 PM Summary of sessions, Raffle, Thank you, and Wrap up

Workshops

Adobe Workshop: Introducing TCS5 with Maxwell Hoffmann

Analytics Workshop with Alyson Harrold and Massimo Paolini

Lessons Learned on the Road to DITA with Amy Bowman, Wendy Shaffer, and Tracy Baker

Content Quality with Chip Gettinger and Pam Noreault

Responsive Design with Mike Hamilton

Keynote – Expert panel

Ben Colburn, Nutanix

Val Swisher, Content Rules

Yas Etessam, OPS Online

Linda Urban, Linda Urban Communications

Joan Lasselle, Lasselle-Ramsay

Eric Armstrong, Software AG

Moderator: Scott Abel

Support TC Camp

We at TC Camp work hard to produce educational public service projects. We hope you’ll consider supporting our efforts to continue to produce innovative programs for the TPC community.

Donate Now ›

TC Camp is the first unconference for content creators, strategists, publishers, and the people who support them.

This year, we have the main Unconference and a pre-event full-day API workshop.

Pre-Unconference full-day API Workshop

Date: Friday 23 January 2016

Venue: Google Campus

Cost: FREE

Instructors: Sarah Maddox and Andy Fuchs

Main Unconference

Date: Saturday 24 January 2016

Venue: Hospitality Management building, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA

Cost: There is no cost to attend the Unconference

All pre-event Workshops from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM. The Adobe Ambassador Workshop is free to attend. All other workshops cost $35.00. If you decide you want to attend a different class than the one you signed up for on the day of the event, we will allow you to switch to the new class, as long as there are seats available.

An optional lunch ticket can be purchased for an additional $5.

General Schedule

We have morning classes that provide the traditional training or conference environment.

The classes are followed by a general session and an afternoon of open discussion sessions that are designed to bring people who have a shared interest or who want to work together to work on something, figure something out, solidify their understanding, or even plan their strategy.

The afternoon agenda creation process is open so that all those gathered can put forward ideas for sessions. Because the agenda is made live in real time it is directly relevant to the attendees at the event.

8:00 am Early registration, continental breakfast

8:30 am Morning Workshops

10:30 am Break, Late Registration

11:00 am General session: expert panel, overview to the day, sponsor presentations, session proposals and voting

12:30 pm Unconference

5:00 pm Summary of sessions, Raffle, Thank you, and Wrap up

Morning Workshops

Content Strategy Workshop with Gavin Austin

Marketing Yourself Workshop with Andrew Davis

Git Workshop with Jenn Leaver and Cynthia Rich

User Experience with Beth Chargin, Jeffrey Maramba, and Gwen McLean

TC Camp is the first unconference for content creators, strategists, publishers, and the people who support them.

Friday, January 20, 2017 – API WORKSHOP

Doors open: 9:30 AM

Workshop starts promptly at 10:00 a.m and ends at 5:00 p.m.

API Documentation Workshop with Peter Gruenbaum – Optional limited-capacity event; Ticket required.

Cost $125.

Saturday, January 21, 2017 – UNCONFERENCE

Morning Workshops (8:30 – 10:30), followed by Unconference (11:00 – 6:00).

Arrival/Registration opens at 8:00, Continental breakfast and coffee/tea service is provided for vendors and workshop attendees.

The Morning Workshops at TC Camp run in the morning on the day of the unconference event. All Morning Workshops start at 8:30 am and end promptly at 10:30 am and run simultaneously. You can only attend ONE morning workshop. If you decide you want to attend a different class on the day of the event instead of the one you signed up for, you can switch to a different workshop, as long as space is available.

Cost

Cost: There is no cost to attend the Unconference

The Adobe Ambassador Workshop is free to attend. All other workshops cost $35.00. If you decide you want to attend a different workshope than the one you signed up for on the day of the event, we will allow you to switch to the new class, as long as there are seats available.

An optional lunch ticket can be purchased for an additional $5.

Schedule

8:00 Registration/arrival, coffee/tea service
8:30-10:30 Workshops
10:30 Break, coffee/tea service, Late Registration
11:00 Unconference begins
– Welcome, Camp introduction, Overview of the day,
– Panel of industry experts
– Nominate afternoon break-out session topics
– Vendor presentations
– Lunch break and voting
– Sessions Breakouts – (3 time slots x 6 rooms, with subject, leader and scribe per session)
– Raffle, Summary Session, Closing and Feedback
6:00 Conference ends

Workshops

Adobe Ambassador Workshop with Dustin Vaughn

Microlearning Workshop with Andrea Perry

Minimalism Workshop with Dawn Stevens

ABOUT THE TICKET TYPES:

Unconference Tickets – Unconference tickets provide entrance to the Unconference portion of the day, starting at 11 AM. The Unconference ticket does not include lunch.

Workshop Tickets – TC Camp provides optional morning workshops, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. You can only attend one workshop because they all run simultaneously. Workshop tickets do not include lunch.

Lunch Tickets – Ticket for lunch only. Lunch tickets do not include unconference or workshop tickets. Nothing else is included in this ticket.

OPT-OUT TICKETS AND PRIVACY POLICY:

Sharing Registrant Information with Vendors – Vendors are critical to the success of TC Camp. Although other revenue models are possible, TC Camp has chosen a vendor-supported revenue model, in which attendees can attend TC Camp at no cost. TC Camp also offers professional-quality morning workshops at far below market rate. This would not be possible without the support of our vendors and sponsors.

Vendors and sponsors expect value in return for their support of TC Camp. Vendors seek leads, which they hope to turn into sales. By default (unless a registrant purchases an opt-out ticket), TC Camp shares registrant information with vendors. This is common for other professional conferences.

Opt-Out Policy – To accommodate the small number of registrants who, in past years, requested to opt-out from vendor sharing, TC Camp 2017 will have a formal opt-out option. To compensate for lost vendor/sponsor value, TC Camp will offer an “Opt-Out” ticket that represents a fee to opt-out from vendor sharing. Only those registrants who purchase an “Opt-Out” ticket will have their information withheld from the vendors/sponsors.

For more information: http://www.tccamp.org/privacy-policy/

TC Camp has a Code of Conduct.

Support TC Camp

We at TC Camp work hard to produce educational public service projects. We hope you’ll consider supporting our efforts to continue to produce innovative programs for the TPC community.

Donate Now ›

We’ll be holding a Mini-Unconference at STC Summit 2014. In this 2-hour session, you can get a taste of the TC Camp Unconference.

Agenda

• Introduction, how it works, topic nomination and voting
• Session 1
• Session 2
• Wrap-up

How to Register

Register to attend STC Summit at https://www.stc.org

Support TC Camp

We at TC Camp work hard to produce educational public service projects. We hope you’ll consider supporting our efforts to continue to produce innovative programs for the TPC community.

Donate Now ›