Tech Writing Power Lunch: The AI-Native Technical Writer
Tech Writing Power Lunch: The AI-Native Technical Writer
📅 Thursday, September 24
⏰ 12:00–1:30 PM
📍 Zanotto’s Family Market — Rose Garden, San Jose
👥 Limited to 10 people
Good food. Small group. Big conversation.
Join 10 Bay Area technical writers for lunch and a candid conversation about what it means to become an AI-fluent technical writer.
Last time, we talked about how we're actually using AI at work. This time, we're taking the conversation a step further:
What does it mean to be AI fluent as a technical writer?
What should technical writers be learning now?
How much should we understand about LLMs, agents, RAG, APIs, and context engineering?
What courses, books, projects, and other resources are worth our time?
If you had six months to prepare for the next generation of technical writing roles, what would you learn?
Bring one AI learning resource to share—a course, book, article, tool, project, or anything else you've found valuable. I'll compile everyone's recommendations and share them with the group afterward.
🥪 Lunch
Everyone purchases their own lunch. Check out Zanotto's sandwich options before you arrive:
https://www.zanottos.com/sandwich-order-form
💡 Tip from Helena, one of our previous attendees: Order your sandwich ahead of time through DoorDash and pick it up when you arrive. Less time waiting, more time talking!
https://www.doordash.com/store/zanotto's-market-san-jose-828247/1171137/
What to Expect
12:00 — Grab lunch & meet the table
12:15 — Introductions
12:30 — The AI-Native Technical Writer discussion
1:10 — Connection round
1:20 — Group photo & wrap-up
No presentations. No awkward networking. Just 10 people, one table, and a conversation about where technical writing is headed.
Can't stay until 1:30? Come for whatever portion works for you.
Ten seats. One table. New connections. New ideas.