💡 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

🚀 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

📣 Upcoming talk with R-NVSU

I’ll be giving a session on Git & GitHub in RStudio: Practical Version Control for Data Work for the R-NVSU community.

We’ll focus on:
• Git fundamentals as they appear in RStudio
• using the Git pane safely
• when to use the GUI vs the terminal
• practical workflows for R projects

🗓️ Event & registration:
👉 https://www.meetup.com/r-nvsu/events/313201432

#RStats #Git #GitHub #RStudio #VersionControl #ReproducibleResearch #RCommunity

How do you connect pharma professionals, master’s students, and R users in one local community?

Find out how Ronak Shah and the Pune R User Group are doing exactly that with campus-based and hybrid meetups supporting India’s fast-growing pharma + R ecosystem.

New R Consortium interview: https://r-consortium.org/posts/connecting-pharma-students-and-r-ronak-shah-on-strengthening-pune-r-ecosystem/

#rstats #opensource #pharma #datascience #rcommunity #Pune #India

This is cool!

R-Ladies Buenos Aires + R en Buenos Aires ran a community reading club on Hadley Wickham’s book Mastering Shiny (he’s on the R Consortium board).

Peer-led sessions turned solo intent into shared progress.

Details: https://r-consortium.org/posts/learning-shiny-together-a-collaborative-reading-club-around-mastering-shiny-in-buenos-aires/

#rstats #Shiny #RCommunity @RLadiesGlobal

From R Consortium member Esri!

R Consortium technical grants period still open, apply now!

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/developers/developers/r-consortium-grants-2025-p2

@josi #rstats #rcommunity

R Consortium 2025 Grants Applications Open

R Consortium ISC grants open Sept 1-Oct 1. Esri encourages R developers to apply for funding to advance open science projects.

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