💻 Forwards Package Development Workshop 2026 A free short course on how to create an R package. Choose your cohort: 1️⃣ Every other Monday from May 18, 10:00-12:00 UTC: https://forwards.github.io/package-dev/workshops/may-july-2026-cohort-1.html OR 2️⃣ Every other Wednesday from May 20, 14 […]

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@R_Contributors/116322260081951659 ⏰ Applications close this Friday, May 8 (midnight Anywhere on Earth) ✨ Travel funding available ✨

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📢 R Project Sprint 2026 🏢 University of Birmingham / Remote 📅 Tue 1 - Thu 3 Sept ✨ Travel funding available ✨ Apply by Friday 8 May to join this free event to collaborate on contributions to #RStats. https://contributor.r-project.org/r-project-sprint-2026 #RSprint2026

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📢 R Dev Day @ useR! 2026 🏢 Warsaw University of Technology / Remote 📅 Fri 10 July, 9am - 5pm UTC+2 Application deadline: Friday 24 April https://user2026.r-project.org/additional/r-dev-day.html Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #RStats. #RDevDay #useR2026

📢 R Dev Day @ CascadiaR 2026 🏢 Portland State University / Remote 📅 Fri 26 June, 9am - 5pm UTC-7 Registration deadline: Friday 12 June https://pretix.eu/r-contributors/r-dev-day-cascadiar-2026 Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #RStats. #RDevDay #CascadiaRConf

📢 R Dev Day @ RencontresR 2026 🏢 Nantes Université / Hybride 📅 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 à collaborer sur des contributions à #RStats ? Participez à cet […]

📢 R Dev Day @ RencontresR 2026 🏢 Nantes University / Remote 📅 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

🚀 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 investigación y creación de comunidades. 📅 Fechas clave. La convocatoria abre: 12 de enero de 2026 […]

Call for abstracts for the first ever @rainbowr.org conference is still open! We're looking for talks that either 🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data Get in your abstracts before December 1st. conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html #queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay

Abstracts – rainbowR conference

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☝️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)

📢 R Dev Day @ New Zealand 2025 🏢 Auckland University 🌐 Remote, Americas / Asia-Pacific 📅 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

**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 […]

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

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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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

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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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💻 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 […]

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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✨ 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 […]

¡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 […] [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 Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Togo. Deadline March 7 2025 […]

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 […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

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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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

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

Our @rOpenSci Traslaton started !! @pedropark99 is explaining our review process #RStats #RStatsPT

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