Conferences & Talks

Talks, presentations, and conference activity.

This section tracks proposed talks, public presentations, and research-adjacent speaking work. Entries are labeled by status so proposals and completed events are not confused.

Documentation, Operations, and Teaching Technical Systems

2026 Proposed talk
Seeking venue
Trevor Smale
A talk proposal on documentation as a practical bridge between operations, education, and institutional memory.
Abstract

Technical systems are often taught through tools and procedures, while the documentation that makes those systems recoverable is treated as secondary. This talk frames documentation as part of the system itself and outlines examples from infrastructure practice, technical writing, and self-hosted operations.

Readable Infrastructure Notes

2025 Public writing series
Online
Trevor Smale
Short-form research and technical notes on making infrastructure work easier to inspect, maintain, and explain.