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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · 25d

Was wonderful to reconnect with @goandre.bsky.social again after meeting at #posit::conf(2024). Check out her incredible leadership in kick starting R en Buenos Aires community👏

r-consortium.org/posts/r-en-b...

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · 25d

It makes my heart so warm to see our shared love for R bring us together 🫶

R-Ladies @rladies.org · 25d

R Developer Day at University of Warwick brought together R-Ladies from around the world 🌎.

Spaces like this remind us how powerful our global community is when we learn, collaborate and build together.

Thanks to Heather Turner for making this possible 💜

#RDevDay
#rladies

“Smiling group of 14 R-Ladies at R Dev Day, posing together in a meeting room with a whiteboard and chairs in the background.

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · 26d

Very excited to be reunited with @ellakaye.co.uk + Heather Turner to help out in the #RDevDay! Lots of small wins with @emitanaka.org and others on making R manuals pretty, a continuing project I worked on at last years R Dev Day in Austria 🫶

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · 26d

😍 the best crossover!

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Ben Harrap @bharrap.bsky.social · Dec 9

Re-sharing my starter pack so I can update my pinned post

If you're a statistician, data scientist, or someone doing statsy or data sciencey things in Australia or Aotearoa (New Zealand) and want to be on the list, just let me know!

go.bsky.app/3wERdAo

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Aug 25

Join us folks, we are a lovely bunch 💜

Dean Marchiori @deanmarchiori.bsky.social · Aug 12

Register today for your spot in the 2025 OceaniaR Hackathon in Canberra

This event is a great opportunity to learn and participate in a range of projects around data analysis, statistics, data science and R programming.

Register here: statsocaus.github.io/oceaniar-hac...

#rstats #datascience

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Nick Tierney @njtierney.bsky.social · Aug 25

Come along to OceaniaR in Canberra! Why? Because we'll talk about fun things you can do with #rstats all day, and work on fun projects. It's an inclusive space, with a great mix of those newer to R, as well as experienced users, too!

Some examples from last year:

Dean Marchiori @deanmarchiori.bsky.social · Aug 12

Register today for your spot in the 2025 OceaniaR Hackathon in Canberra

This event is a great opportunity to learn and participate in a range of projects around data analysis, statistics, data science and R programming.

Register here: statsocaus.github.io/oceaniar-hac...

#rstats #datascience

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank. YOU. so much Yani!! I can really feel your emotion and passion throughout the talk. So grateful to hear all stories from members of the impact of being part of a CoP 🫶

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Aug 13

Openscapes is definitely one of inspos! I love that you all lead with community needs in the forefront! 💜

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Aug 13

Totes! I can second that!!!!

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International Biometrics Society Australasian Region @biometricsociety.org.au · Aug 6

📊 Go beyond linear!
Learn to model complex relationships with generalized nonlinear models in R using the gnm package with ‪@heathrturnr.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy‬

🗓️ Monday 24 Nov
🕙 9am – 5pm
🔗 Register now: biometricsociety.org.au/conference20...

#BIBC2025

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Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel @minecr.bsky.social · Jul 31

The virtual useR! 2025 event is happening tomorrow (August 1). There's still time to register. Claim your spot, for free, before time runs out!

The program: user2025.r-project.org/program/virt...
Registration: user2025.r-project.org/register

#useR2025 #rstats

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Jul 31

What are the attributes of a welcoming and sustainable online community? Asking for ideas 💡

a brown and white dog is laying on a person 's arm and looking at the camera

ALT: a brown and white dog is laying on a person 's arm and looking at the camera

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R-Ladies Melbourne @rladiesmelb.bsky.social · Jul 31

🎉 Join us for the first R-Ladies Social Night!
Whether you're new or a regular, come connect, unwind, and build community. #Rstats #Rladies

📍 Father’s Office
🕕 August 14, 6pm
🍻 Arrive on time for happy hour!

www.meetup.com/rladies-melb...

R-Ladies Social Night, Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Come unwind and connect with like-minded people at our first R-Ladies Social Night! Whether you’ve been to one of our events in the past or you’re just starting out, this e

www.meetup.com

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Jul 31

Prefer to enjoy nature with wine and cheese, then the Clonkilla wine tasting tour might be the one for you 🍇💜

See you there! #BIB2025

membership.biometricsociety.org.au/event-6157046

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Jul 31

There is one *spot* at Tidbinbilla where everyone says there is a good chance to spot these cuties. In my own experience, I've had a hit rate of 2/3 times 😉 🎯

See you there! (Bring binoculars if you have em!)

membership.biometricsociety.org.au/event-6157046

International Biometrics Society Australasian Region @biometricsociety.org.au · Jul 31

🌿 Coming to Biometrics in the Bush Capital? Keen to spot a platypus? Join us for an arvo at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve — koalas, wallabies, bush walks & nature vibes! 🐨 🦘

🗓️ Wed 26 Nov
📍Pickup from NFSA at 1pm
💰 $35
🕒 Back by 5:30pm

Register now! membership.biometricsociety.org.au/event-6157046

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Jul 16

Calling all stats nerds to the heart of Australia to discuss all things #Biometrics! 🐨 at the upcoming Biometrics in the Bush Capital meeting #BIB25

⚡ Abstract submission has been extended!

We'll see you there!

International Biometrics Society Australasian Region @biometricsociety.org.au · Jul 16

The abstract submission for Biometrics in the Bush Capital has been extended till 21st July 2025 5PM AEST 📢

We hope to see you there ☺️ #BIBC2025

For more information see: biometricsociety.org.au/conference20...

Thank you to @fontikar.bsky.social for making the banner!

BIBC abstract submission deadline extended!

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Jul 14

@emitanaka.org has been upskilling our team on all things plant breeding. Design, stats, math and cake

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Jul 14

The cake was grains themed!!!! 🌾 brains, belly and heart full. Thank you so much @emitanaka.org 🫶

Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · Jul 14

As the ANU Analytics for 🇦🇺 Grains Industry project gets underway, we sprinted with 4 training sessions discussing everything from analysis of field trials to project management, while enjoying some wheat cake 🌾

We are sharing our training materials on the web 👇

🔗 anu-aagi.github.io/news/posts/2...

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Jun 19

Do my residuals look okay? @weihaolipatrick.bsky.social showed off his R package / Shiny app {autovi} for making visual inferences on residual plots!

We also had rainbow cake to make us happy, it also made the slides rainbow. Thank you Elle!! 📈🌈 #BDSI #dataviz

🔗 tengmcing.github.io/autovi/

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Dax Kellie @daxkellie.bsky.social · Jun 12

And I'm excited to see that it uses the {galah} package to get data from GBIF and the ALA too! See what you can do with {galah} by visiting the package website, or checking on the tutorials on ALA Labs

galah.ala.org.au/R/
labs.ala.org.au/posts/

#rstats @rowdynerd.bsky.social

Biodiversity Data from the GBIF Node Network

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF, <https://www.gbif.org>) sources data from an international network of data providers, known as nodes. Several of these nodes - the "living atlases" ...

galah.ala.org.au

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Dax Kellie @daxkellie.bsky.social · Jun 12

This mobile-friendly & R-friendly app lets you create species checklists for a specified area 📋🐦🦘🌱 It uses global and national data (from GBIF & ALA) to make a list comprehensive & fast!

Cool new tool from an awesome group of people made with #Shiny & #rstats🧪🌏

unsw.shinyapps.io/infinitylists/

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Jun 11

@thebeachcomber.bsky.social @willcornwell.bsky.social @hsauquet.bsky.social

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Jun 11

🌱 Our app leverages biodiversity data from ALA + GBIF using {galah} 🦜
🌱 Customisable for any taxon and location you want
🌱 Upload a .KML file or use our buffer tool with your current location to discover taxa you may not have seen! ✨

🔗 unsw.shinyapps.io/infinitylists/
📍 Learn more bit.ly/3FYfB0Z

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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · Jun 11

🗺️ Ever wander to a new place and think, "Hmm I wonder what birds/plants/[insert favourite taxonomic group] I can find here?" 🔍

We built {infinitylists} 📋 to help nature lovers create personalised, location-based taxon lists! 🌏

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