2 Jun 2020: 15th Formal (virtual)
Greetings to all technical writers, and to everyone interested in technical communication! It’s time to go more virtual, in a joint webinar with APCOMTEC and EuroSIGDOC, sponsored by Farfetch. Tuesday, … Continue reading 2 Jun 2020: 15th Formal (virtual)
26 Jun 2018, 14th Formal, Farfetch
Greetings to all technical writers, and to everyone interested in technical communication! It’s been a long time since our last formal meeting… but we’re back! Tuesday, June 26th, 19h00-21h00. Farfetch … Continue reading 26 Jun 2018, 14th Formal, Farfetch
25 May 2017, 13th Formal, Farfetch
The 13th formal meeting was spurred by opportunity. Rosário Durão was passing through Portugal, and the date suddenly emerged as the only option to hear her in Lisbon. Farfetch accepted … Continue reading 25 May 2017, 13th Formal, Farfetch
25 March 2017, 12th formal, Feedzai
After some weeks of preparation, we finally held the 12th edition of Technical Writers @ Lisbon, this time at Feedzai’s Lisbon office in Parque das Nações. Participants started arriving before … Continue reading 25 March 2017, 12th formal, Feedzai
Open Source / Código Aberto
Open Source – Código Aberto de Carlos J. Costa
15 November 2016, 11th formal, IPS
This 11th formal session introduced the roles and tasks of technical writers to MSc. students in Management of Information Systems. The class has ten working students, which attend the classes … Continue reading 15 November 2016, 11th formal, IPS
3rd ACM Europe Chapters Workshop
EuroSIGDOC was well represented in the 3rd ACM Europe Chapters Workshop (Prague, aug. 25-26) by our chair and treasurer. And it ended with one more member, a French ACM Member, … Continue reading 3rd ACM Europe Chapters Workshop
18 June 2016, 10th formal, Atelier Concorde
Come Saturday morning, it was surprisingly hard to park next to Atelier Concorde, quite unlike the time that I had visited the before. The meeting was in the project room … Continue reading 18 June 2016, 10th formal, Atelier Concorde
Ways of visualizing science and technology: Results of an ethnographic pilot study with Portuguese and US engineers
Eleven people attended the presentation by Rosário Durão at ISCTE. She presented her ongoing research on ways to visualize science and technology. The VISTAC research project aims to distinguish between what … Continue reading Ways of visualizing science and technology: Results of an ethnographic pilot study with Portuguese and US engineers
31 March 2016, Informal, Bar Foxtrot, 18h-
Five persons attended the informal meeting at the bar “Foxtrot” at Bairro Alto. The first person arrived at 18h30. The group broke up at 22h00. Nobody remembered to take pictures. … Continue reading 31 March 2016, Informal, Bar Foxtrot, 18h-
30 January 2016, 9th formal, Startup Campus
Fifteen people attended the meeting, including nine people that stayed for lunch. Mariana set up camp at the entrance, while I prepared the large open space on the first floor. … Continue reading 30 January 2016, 9th formal, Startup Campus
01 September 2015, informal
Eight people attended the informal meeting at the bar “Irish & Co.” at Parque das Nações. The first person arrived at 18h00, but two people arrived around 20h00. The group … Continue reading 01 September 2015, informal
23 May 2015, 8th formal, ISTAR-IUL + APCOMTEC + EuroSIGDOC + TWL
Nineteen different people attended the meeting, including sixteen in the morning, twelve at lunch, and fourteen in the afternoon. Some people only came in the morning or afternoon. At the … Continue reading 23 May 2015, 8th formal, ISTAR-IUL + APCOMTEC + EuroSIGDOC + TWL
20 May 2015, 7th formal, FCSH
After the class at FCSH on April 22nd, professor Rute Costa praised the event to her colleagues. Some students did not attend the first class because of scheduling conflicts, so … Continue reading 20 May 2015, 7th formal, FCSH
7 May 2015, 6th formal, ISCTE
Carlos Costa challenged me to give a class on the importance of technical writing to his students of Software Engineering. However, he warned me that these students preferred technical topics … Continue reading 7 May 2015, 6th formal, ISCTE
22 April 2015, 5th formal, FCSH
Looking back at what Technical Writers @ Lisbon has achieved in the last two years, we surprised ourselves with the interest and quality of the presentations at our formal events. … Continue reading 22 April 2015, 5th formal, FCSH
13 March 2015, informal
Cinemateca Portuguesa, 18H00–23H00 12 persons met for friendly conversations enjoying the best company inside and an optional dinner
11 December 2014, 4th formal, ISCTE
ISCTE, 19H30–21H00 Manuela Aparício ISCTE-IUL, teacher and researcher since 2006 also, open networking over coffee and free cookies together, we created a 18-page public … Continue reading 11 December 2014, 4th formal, ISCTE
19 June 2014, informal
Hotel Altis Avenida, 18H00–20H00 7 persons met for friendly conversations enjoying the best company outside and debriefing recent events samba … Continue reading 19 June 2014, informal
23 May 2014, Aveiro
APCOMTEC event, Aveiro, 8H30–20H30 4 persons shared a car to attend the friendly APCOMTEC event we talked and bonded for hours … Continue reading 23 May 2014, Aveiro
16+17 May 2014, 3rd formal, ISCTE
ISDOC’2014, ISCTE, 18H00–19H00 + 9H00–17H00 Rosário Durão New Mexico Tech, teacher and researcher since 1996 Carlos J. Costa ISCTE, teacher and researcher since 1993 Joaquim Baptista … Continue reading 16+17 May 2014, 3rd formal, ISCTE
11 March 2014, informal
Me & You, Parque das Nações, 18H30–22H15 4 persons met for friendly conversations enjoying the fair weather outside and planning for a brighter future
27 November 2013, informal
Irish & Co., Parque das Nações, 19H30–21H00 13 persons met for friendly conversations sheltered from the bitter cold but were kicked out by the … Continue reading 27 November 2013, informal
26 October 2013, 2nd formal, ISCTE
ISCTE, 9H00–14H00 Daniel Bofill SISCOG, technical writer since 2012 Frances Gordon Simplified, teacher and manager since 2005 Rui Serra AnubisNetworks, technical writer since 2007 also, open … Continue reading 26 October 2013, 2nd formal, ISCTE
25 September 2013, informal
Hotel Altis Avenida, 18H00–21H00 12 persons met for friendly conversations with a view and a five star service
22 June 2013, 1st formal, ISCTE
ISCTE, 9H00–14H00 Joaquim Baptista Altitude Software, technical writer since 1997 Jaime Vasconcelos OutSystems, technical writer since 2007 Aldina Rodrigues EuroScript, manager since 1997 also, … Continue reading 22 June 2013, 1st formal, ISCTE