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Taskforce of @R_Foundation promoting diversity in the R (#RStats) community. #RForwards [bridged from https://hachyderm.io/@R_Forwards on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]

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πŸ“’ R Dev Day @ RencontresR 2026

🏒 Nantes Université / Hybride

πŸ“… Vendredi 19 juin, 09h00 - 17h00 UTC+2

Date butoir pour l'inscription : vendredi 29 mai

https://pretix.eu/r-contributors/r-dev-day-rr2026/

Vous souhaitez apprendre Γ  collaborer sur des contributions Γ  #RStats ? Participez Γ  cet […]

20.01.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
R Dev Day @ Rencontres R 2026, Nantes / Virtuel 19 Juin 2026

πŸ“’ R Dev Day @ RencontresR 2026

🏒 Nantes University / Remote

πŸ“… Fri 19 June, 9am - 5pm UTC+2

Registration deadline: Friday 29 May
https://pretix.eu/r-contributors/r-dev-day-rr2026/

Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #RStats.

#RDevDay #RSEng

20.01.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on hachyderm.io

πŸš€ Convocatoria abierta para el programa de Campeon(a|e)s de rOpenSci 2026-2027.

🌎 Cohorte en español centrada en Latinoamérica.

Un viaje de 12 meses por la ciencia abierta, software de investigaciΓ³n y creaciΓ³n de comunidades.

πŸ“… Fechas clave.
La convocatoria abre: 12 de enero de 2026 […]

12.01.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Abstracts – rainbowR conference

Call for abstracts for the first ever @rainbowr.org conference is still open! We're looking for talks that either

πŸ¦„ Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats
πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Use LGBTQ+ data

Get in your abstracts before December 1st.

conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html
#queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay

20.11.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

☝️This event is do-able from UTC+1/CET/WAT (Stream 1: 9pm - midnight Mon 15 - Tue 16 Dec) through the Americas and Asia-Pacific to around UTC+5.5/IST (Stream 2: 7:30am - 10:30am Tue 16 - Wed 17 Dec)

13.10.2025 08:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
R Dev Day @ New Zealand 2025 Dec. 16th – 17th, 2025

πŸ“’ R Dev Day @ New Zealand 2025

🏒 Auckland University
🌐 Remote, Americas / Asia-Pacific
πŸ“… Tue 16 - Wed 17 Dec (NZST)

Registration deadline: Sunday 7 Dec
https://pretix.eu/r-contributors/r-dev-day-nz-25/

Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #RStats.

#RDevDay #RSEng

13.10.2025 08:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on hachyderm.io

**Just 2 in-person tickets left at this event, a wait list is available!**

πŸ“’ R Dev Day @ Australia
🏒 Monash University, Melbourne
🌐 Remote, Australia
πŸ“… Fri 21 Nov

Registration deadline: Sun 16 Nov

https://pretix.eu/r-contributors/r-dev-day-oz-25/

Attend this free event to collaborate on […]

29.09.2025 08:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
FAIR Forward 2025 | BioData Sage Two-day virtual hackathon for BIPOC students from HBCUs, HSIs, TCUs, MSIs, and community colleges. Register to attend the event!

Applications open for 5 workshops + 2-day hackathon, all virtual, prioritising BIPOC students in the USA. Workshops:
- open source + careers
- R coding x 2
- version control
- data vis
Cash prizes for hackathon winners! https://www.biodatasage.com/fair

18.08.2025 08:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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R Girls Open Event 2025 – Forwards Report of the Data Science for Girls open event 2025.

New on the blog: report back from a data science open event hosted by R Girls

https://forwards.github.io/blog/2025/r-girls-open-event-2025/

31.07.2025 07:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Posit (@Posit@fosstodon.org) Attached: 1 image Registration for the posit::conf(2025) virtual experience is now open! Join us virtually from September 16–18, and access live-streamed keynotes and 100+ talks, on-demand recordings, Q&A; sessions, and our virtual networking platform. Learn more in the blog post: https://posit.co/blog/posit-conf-2025-virtual-experience-registration/ #RStats #Python #positconf2025

Join posit::conf online:
USD 99 individual
USD 49 government/non-profit
FREE for students/academics/financially-constrained

From: @Posit
https://fosstodon.org/@Posit/114512444697344191

16.05.2025 05:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on hachyderm.io

πŸ’» Forwards Package Development Workshop

A free short course on how to create an R package. Choose your cohort:

1️⃣ Every other Monday from June 2, 09:00-10:30 UTC:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qBJ_VAEfQHCU-DZKogPuGg#/registration

OR

2️⃣ Every other Tuesday from June 3, 14:30-16 […]

13.05.2025 14:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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R Dev Days 2025 – Forwards Upcoming deadlines to join an R Dev Day and collaborate on contributions to the code, documentation and translations in base R

New post on the Forwards blog about R Dev Days - collaborative events to work on contributions to base R.

Deadlines for a few of these events are coming up in the next couple of weeks, see the post for more!

https://forwards.github.io/blog/2025/r-dev-days/

#RStats #RDevDay

10.04.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on hachyderm.io

✨ Join us at the R Dev Day @ useR! 2025 ✨

🏒 Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
πŸ“… Mon 11 August, 09:00 - 17:00 EDT

We'll collaborate on contributions to the code, documentation & translations of base R, or infrastructure that supports such contribution.

Apply for a free place, deadline […]

19.03.2025 14:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Β‘LlegΓ³ el dΓ­a! πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰
Se abre el llamado al programa de campeon(a|e)s en espaΓ±ol ediciΓ³n 2025. En este blogspot tenes todos los detalles para participar:

πŸ“ https://ropensci.org/es/blog/2025/03/10/campeones-america-latina/

Y agenda el miΓ©rcoles 12/03 que […]

[Original post on hachyderm.io]

10.03.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on hachyderm.io

data.org is accepting applications for its Epiverse Fellowship Program to support the adoption of Epiverse (#RStats packages for epidemiology) in CΓ΄te d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Togo.

Deadline March 7 2025 […]

25.02.2025 18:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Participants at an R Dev Day sat at desks in classroom layout. The closest group has turned to smile at the camera, while others further away are glued to their laptop. A mix of ages, genders and nationalities are represented.

Participants at an R Dev Day sat at desks in classroom layout. The closest group has turned to smile at the camera, while others further away are glued to their laptop. A mix of ages, genders and nationalities are represented.

Join us at the R Dev Day @ Rencontres R 2025!

🏒 University of Mons, Belgium
πŸ“… Thu 22 May, 09:00 - 17:00 CEST

We'll collaborate on contributions to the code, documentation & translations of base R, or infrastructure that supports such contribution.

Free and […]

[Original post on hachyderm.io]

27.01.2025 11:42 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Book Dash for the R Development Guide – Forwards A summary of the book dash for the R Development Guide that took place 2-6 December 2024.

This week there were a lot of updates to the R Development Guide. :sparkles:

Check our latest blog post by @saranjeet and @HeathrTurnr on highlights from the week.

https://forwards.github.io/blog/2024/rdevguide/ #RStats

06.12.2024 16:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are there any groups in NYC that would like to host a Forwards package development workshop?

We have local volunteers willing to prepare and deliver the training, so get in touch if this sounds interesting!

#RStats #DEI

cc @jtr13

22.11.2024 17:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can follow #LatinR2024 live streaming here: https://www.youtube.com/live/MG08Gly8tck?si=o8sDJOJ-iA1IZmef

#RStats

20.11.2024 13:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Zoom meeting with a GitHub review PR screen shared to the meeting.

Zoom meeting with a GitHub review PR screen shared to the meeting.

Our @rOpenSci Traslaton started !!

@pedropark99 is explaining our review process

#RStats #RStatsPT

18.11.2024 13:23 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Con @beamilz estamos enseΓ±ando como usar GitHub a investigador(e|a)s en @latinr_conf !

18.11.2024 17:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0