🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS: #CRAN has too many R packages! 📦📦 Apparently, the R community is drowning in statistical knowledge, but who cares about quality when you can have QUANTITY? 🎉🤦‍♂️ Surely, sifting through this deluge of packages is everyone's idea of a fun Saturday night. 🙄
https://rworks.dev/posts/too-many-R-packages/ #Rpackages #Rcommunity #QualityVsQuantity #DataOverload #StatisticalKnowledge #HackerNews #ngated
New CRAN Packages: signal or noise? – R Works

CRAN continues to be the most accessible repository for statistical knowledge on the planet, and the number of new packages being accepted by CRAN is growing faster than ever. But, is the R community really benefiting from this new growth?

R Works

🗓️ Looking for R events in 2026? From useR! in Warsaw to AI in Production in Newcastle, posit::conf in Houston to LatinR in Medellín — the R community is meeting everywhere this year.

Find the full list of conferences, meetups & R-Ladies groups at jumpingrivers.github.io/meetingsR

Know an event that's missing? Submit a pull request and help keep it up to date! 🙌

#rstats #RCommunity #DataScience

Who goes to useR!? All types of R users:

📊 Data scientists & analysts
📐 Statisticians & researchers
🧑‍💻 R package developers
🎓 Students & educators
🏢 Industry practitioners

useR! 2026 is in Warsaw, July 6–9. Nonprofit. Community-run. Worth every euro for sure.

Early Bird ends April 20 → https://user2026.r-project.org

#useR2026 #RStats #RCommunity

🚀 The R Consortium Technical Grant Cycle is now open!

Have an idea to improve R’s technical infrastructure? Apply for funding!

We support projects with broad impact across the global R community—tools, infrastructure, and community initiatives.

📅 Apply by May 1
📅 Decisions by June 1

Get details + apply:
https://r-consortium.org/all-projects/callforproposals.html

#rstats #opensource #datascience #rconsortium #rcommunity

🔥 Igniting an R Movement in the Philippines 🇵🇭

See how the R User Group of Nueva Vizcaya State University (RNVSU) is building a provincial, university‑based R community—advancing open science, reproducible research, and local impact through R.

📖 Read the story:
https://r-consortium.org/posts/igniting-an-r-movement-in-the-philippines-rnvsus-open-science-vision/

#rstats #rconsortium #OpenScience #RCommunity #Philippines #RNVSU

R Consortium - Igniting an R Movement in the Philippines: RNVSU’s Open Science Vision

Dr. Orville D. Hombrebueno, Romnick Pascua, Mer Joseph Q. Carranza, Richard J. Taclay, and Mart Jasper G. Antonio, organizers of the R User Group of Nueva Vizcaya State University (RNVSU) recently spoke with the R Consortium about building a provincial, university-based R community in the Philippines.

💡 The useR! 2026 Call for Proposals is open!
We’re inviting contributions in a wide range of formats so you can share your work in the way that fits best:

🎤 Talks

🧭 Tutorials

🖼️ Posters

⚡ Lightning Talks

🗣️ Panel Discussions

Whether you’re building packages, teaching workflows, exploring data, or advancing the R ecosystem, we’d love to hear from you. Proposals are open until Sunday, 8 March.

#rstats #useR2026 #FOSS #rcommunity

⏳ Just 3 DAYS left to submit your abstract for useR! 2026 in Warsaw! 🇵🇱

This is a fantastic opportunity to network with the global R community,
exchange innovative ideas
and grow your professional circle.

Whether you're a seasoned developer or a newcomer, your voice matters!

Don't miss out on being part of the program. Submit your proposal today!

👉 https://user2026.r-project.org/call/

#rstats #useR2021 #RStatsES #RStatsFR #DataScience #Warsaw #OpenCall #Networking #RCommunity

⏰ Just a friendly reminder:
The useR! 2026 Call for Proposals is waiting for your ideas!

🔥 Whether you're a seasoned developer or presenting for the first time, the global R community wants to hear from you.

Join us this July at the University of Warsaw to share your work on:
Data Analytics,
AI,
R in Production,
or Community Building.

Submit your abstract here: user2026.r-project.org/call/

#rstats #useR2021 #RStatsES #RStatsFR #Conference #useR2026 #DataScience #RCommunity

🚀 We’re looking for volunteers!

@rladiesrome & @RomeRUsersGroup are growing — and we’d love new people to join the mission.

A few hours per month.
Real experience.
Real community.
Real impact.

Interested? 📩 [email protected]

#RStats #RCommunity #DataScience #WomenInTech

🚀 We’re looking for volunteers!

@rladiesrome & @RomeRUsersGroup are growing — and we’d love new people to join the mission.

A few hours per month.
Real experience.
Real community.
Real impact.

Interested? 📩 [email protected]

#RLadies #RStats #RCommunity #DataScience #WomenInTech