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R Contributors @r-contributors.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 9d

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

📢 R Dev Day @ Australia
🏢 Monash University, Melbourne
🌐 Remote, Australia
📅 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 […]

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R Forwards @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · Aug 18

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

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!

www.biodatasage.com

R Forwards @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · Jul 31

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/

R Girls Open Event 2025 – Forwards

Report of the Data Science for Girls open event 2025.

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R Forwards @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · May 16

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

Posit (@[email protected])

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

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R Forwards @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · May 13

💻 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 […]

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R Forwards @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · Apr 10

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

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

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R Contributors @r-contributors.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · Mar 19

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

🏢 Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
📅 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 […]

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rOpenSci @ropensci.org · Mar 10

¡Llegó el día! 🎉 🎉
Se abre el llamado al programa de campeon(a|e)s en español edición 2025. En este blogspot tenes todos los detalles para participar:

📝 https://ropensci.org/es/blog/2025/03/10/campeones-america-latina/

Y agenda el miércoles 12/03 que […]

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R Forwards @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · Feb 25

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

Deadline March 7 2025 […]

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R Contributors @r-contributors.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · Jan 27

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

🏢 University of Mons, Belgium
📅 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 […]

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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.

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R Forwards @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · Dec 6

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

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.

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R Forwards @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · Nov 24

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

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@yabellini@fosstodon has moved @yabellini.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Nov 20

You can follow #latinr2024 live streaming here: https://www.youtube.com/live/MG08Gly8tck?si=o8sDJOJ-iA1IZmef

#rstats

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@yabellini@fosstodon has moved @yabellini.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Nov 18

Our @rOpenSci Traslaton started !!

@pedropark99 is explaining our review process

#rstats #rstatspt

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

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@yabellini@fosstodon has moved @yabellini.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Nov 18

Con @beamilz estamos enseñando como usar GitHub a investigador(e|a)s en @latinr_conf !

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