R Forwards
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Taskforce of @R_Foundation
promoting diversity in the R (#RStats) community. #RForwards

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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
conference.rainbowr.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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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)
October 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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📢 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
R Dev Day @ New Zealand 2025
Dec. 16th – 17th, 2025
pretix.eu
October 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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**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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hachyderm.io
September 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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
August 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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.
forwards.github.io
July 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
💻 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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hachyderm.io
May 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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
forwards.github.io
April 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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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 […]
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hachyderm.io
March 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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¡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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March 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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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hachyderm.io
February 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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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]
January 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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.
forwards.github.io
December 6, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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
November 24, 2024 at 11:40 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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Our @rOpenSci Traslaton started !!

@pedropark99 is explaining our review process

#rstats #rstatspt
November 18, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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Con @beamilz estamos enseñando como usar GitHub a investigador(e|a)s en @latinr_conf !
November 18, 2024 at 5:36 PM