Spanish Style Solution - just move the city a few miles east www.rte.ie/news/connach...

Re #rstats and Meetup We deleted Dublin R from meetup-dot-com after realising that - despite reasonably active during Covid - is that less than 200 people logged in over the previous year ( approximately 8%) and even less again within the previous six months. The nominal membership was 2600.

Experimenting with Luma for an R Community Calendar. If anyone is running an event, and wants to take part in this project, please get in touch #rstats luma.com/R_User_Commu...

Please donate and sponsor the Ghana #rstats user community conference, taking place in July 2026 kobriendublin.ghost.io/support-the-...

Why the R and PyData Communities Should Move Away from Meetup.com #rstats #pydata kobriendublin.ghost.io/why-the-r-an...

🚀 Join OSSConf 2026 in Žilina, Slovakia! 🔬 July 1–3: Deep dives into #OpenSource for Research & STEM. 📊 #RStats: Meet authors of RCzechia, ProfileLadder & PacketLLM. 🖋️ #LaTeX: OpTeX consultations with Petr Olšák. 🤖 Special Focus: AI in Education. FREE registration! 🇸🇰 #OSSConf2026 #useR2026

Snooty but Interesting article about #ElephantAndCastle Disingenuous though - Dispersion on Heygate Estate residents was way further than Zone 5 - Margate, Bexhill, Anglesea and Morecombe being 5 examples I encountered first hand thecritic.co.uk/gentrificati...

Visiting Locations from "Roman Holiday" in #Rome

Prague Fringe 2026: Volunteer Festival Assistant Application Form forms.gle/P611xPEv4QsY... Fun working holiday that I do each year. Prague Fringe takes place Fri 22nd May to Sat 30th May (although save Sun 31st May too) #Prague #Fringe #Theatre #festival #theater #czech

Show us your cape, Big Man #rstats

The deadline has been extended until March 14th! Don't miss your chance to join the global R community in Warsaw. 🇵🇱 Submit your abstract now🔥 Apply here: 🔗 user2026.r-project.org/call/ #rstats #useR2021 #RStatsES #RStatsFR #DataScience #Warsaw #OpenCall

We are going to schedule some R Community organisation calls in the near future. The RUGS slack will be used for asynchronous components. Contact me if you would like to participate. Minutes wll be published on regular basis

Contribute your knowledge and your voice! The R/Medicine 2026 Call for Proposals closes tomorrow, March 13. Submit your talk, lightning talk, demo, or workshop! rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we... #rstats #opensource #publichealth #healthdata

Growth of LinkedIn followership for @rainbowr.org Fairly impressive stuff for an account that was just set up last summer. They make excellent use of it for their recent online #rstats conference

📢 CFP Deadline Extended: useR! 2026 Warsaw! 📅 New Deadline: Saturday, 14th March 2026 🚀 Submit projects on #rstats, ML, or data viz for the global #Rstats community stage in Poland. Standard/Lightning Talks, Posters, Tutorials & Panels wanted! CFP Link: user2026.r-project.org/call/

Apropos of International Women’s Day, here is the LinkedIn followership for R‑Ladies Global. The data show a steady increase from 2021 through 2026, reflecting sustained engagement with the community’s mission and activities. #RLadies #IWD2026 #RStats #WomenInSTEM #DataVisualization #CommunityData

The R User Community LinkedIn page has grown steadily from 2021 to 2026, rising from a few thousand followers to nearly 20,000. The chart shows rapid expansion through 2022 and 2023 (by gaming the recommender engine), followed by continued steady growth in later years. #rstats

The useR! Conference LinkedIn page shows a steady rise in followers from 2021 to 2026, reaching several thousand over the period. The overall trend is encouraging. A few data points appear out of sequence, suggesting some dates in the source data may be incorrect. #rstats

Although in Hiatus since 2022 - The “Why R?” LinkedIn page has grown steadily from 2021 to 2026, increasing from roughly 2,500 followers to more than 5,000. The chart highlights periods of faster and slower growth, with a clear upward trend across the full time span. #rstats

The Ghana R Users Community has shown steady LinkedIn growth since 2023, rising from under 10 followers to more than 1,000 by early 2026. The trend highlights consistent community engagement and a sharp acceleration in the past year. #rstats

💡 The useR! 2026 Call for Proposals is open! 🎤 Talks 🧭 Tutorials 🖼️ Posters ⚡ Lightning Talks 🗣️ Panel Discussions 📅 Submit your ideas by Sunday 8th March and help shape the program with the global R community. 🔗 CFP: user2026.r-project.org/call/ #rstats #useR2026 #Tutorials #Warsaw

⏳ UseR! 2026 – Warsaw 🇵🇱✨ The CFP deadline is fast approaching! Submit your abstracts for talks, lightning talks, posters, tutorials, and panels before Sun 8 Mar 2026. 📅 Conference: 7–9 July 🎓 Tutorial Day: 6 July 🔗 user2026.r-project.org/call/ #rstats #poland #datascience

Does anyone in the #rstats world use luma.com for events? PyData is reportedly off-ramping off meetup - and several chapters are trying luma out

SGH Warsaw School of Economics is one of the key venues for UseR! 2026. I really liked Warsaw and am really looking forward to the Conference. #rstats #poland #warsaw

Save the dates for the Cork Fringe Festival - coming to various venues around the city between Friday 8th May to Sunday 10th May. kobriendublin.substack.com/p/preview-of... #Cork #Fringe #Festival #Ireland

💡 The useR! 2026 Call for Proposals is open — and we’re seeking both talks and tutorials! 💡 📅 Submit your ideas by Sunday 8th March and help shape the program with the global R community. 🔗 CFP: user2026.r-project.org/call/ #rstats #useR2026 #Tutorials #Warsaw

In case anyone has noticed or cared - I started using substack over last year. Don't follow my lead. I am off-ramping from it - but will finish things I have started there for the next while. I am going to try out ghost.io instead. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

This was 19 years ago. Feel so old now. Still a catchy tune. Still #CanseiDeSerSexy youtu.be/7agPOt1XZz8?...

What makes a good (well resourced) programming language community? Brand Recognition!! youtu.be/ePBxm3V2_0E?...

PyData Amsterdam migrating from meetup to luma. As an aside - PyData Amsterdam has already built up a very strong presence on LinkedIn (5.3K followers) #pydata #rstats

Why Meetup.com is slowly dying #meetup Meetup Pro accounts cost a lot of money for each and every group, but people are using it less and less. Time to talk about moving away for it for the #rstats and #pydata communities www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeIy...

The Prague Fringe Festival is the highlight of my summer. I have been heading over for several years now, as a working holiday. Please check it out and consider a trip yourselves. #Prague #Fringe #Theatre #Festival #Czechia

In Honour of Shropshire Day: "The Life And Times of Mad Jack Mytton", who is the only person from Shropshire that I know of kobriendublin.substack.com/p/the-life-a... #shropshire

LinkedIn Strategy for Company Pages - I am researching best practice for using LinkedIn company pages for open-source communities like #rstats and #pydata. Here is what I got so far.

🎲 August 1913, Monte Carlo: 26 blacks in a row. The elite lost millions chasing “overdue” red. The wheel had no memory—and the crowd had no chance. 📖 kobriendublin.substack.com/p/the-1913-m... #MonteCarloFallacy #HistoryOfChance

Remember? ⏰ Don't miss your chance to speak at 'useR!' 2026 in Warsaw! Our Call for Proposals is open until March 8th. Got a cool use case, new package, or data project? Share it! 👉 Submit here: user2026.r-project.org/call/ #conference #useR2026

The Cork Fringe Festival 2026 is taking place between Friday 8th May to Sunday 10th May in various venues around Cork city centre kobriendublin.substack.com/p/preview-of... Website: www.corkfringe.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/corkfringe

UseR! 2026 – Warsaw 🇵🇱✨ CFP is now open! Submit abstracts for talks, lightning talks, posters, tutorials, and panels. 🗓 Deadline: Sun 8 Mar 2026 📅 Conference: 7–9 July 🎓 Tutorial Day: 6 July 🔗 user2026.r-project.org/call/ #rstats #warsaw #datascience

📅 Save the Dates: UseR! 2026 The international #Rstats community will gather in Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱 from 6–9 July 2026 for the next edition of UseR!, the premier conference for users and developers of the R programming language. Website: user2026.r-project.org/index2.html

The Masterpiece That Survived Fate: Why You Can’t Miss Sorcerer at the Light House Cinema kobriendublin.substack.com/p/why-you-ca...

Remembering the Dromcollogher Cinema Fire kobriendublin.substack.com/p/rememberin...

🚀 Call for Sponsors – useR! 2026 useR! 2026 in Warsaw is the global R community gathering. Sponsorship puts your brand at the center of innovation and collaboration. Sponsorship Details - user2026.r-project.org/about/sponso... #useR2026 #RStats #OpenSource #DataScience #Sponsorship

Everyone is welcome to join us at our next virtual meetup for a talk on using #GenerativeAI in R with Sharon Machlis @smachlis.bsky.social — Tech Journalist and Data Professional. RSVP 🔗 www.meetup.com/rladies-pari.... #RStats #RStatsFr #Rprogramming #RLadies #GenAI @rladies.org @posit.co

Support Open-Source Data Science-Sponsor UseR! 2026 Join us in Warsaw 6–9 July 2026 at the premier event for R. As a sponsor, you help power an inclusive, high-impact event while reaching thousands of researchers, developers, and educators. user2026.r-project.org/about/sponso... #RStats #useR2026

When people talk about MCP this is where my mind goes

📅 Save the Dates: UseR! 2026 The international #Rstats community will gather in Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱 from 6–9 July 2026 for the next edition of UseR!, the premier conference for users and developers of the R programming language. Website: user2026.r-project.org/index2.html

Happy 75th Birthday to Bill Murray - who is back in in Ireland at the moment. This is the trailer for "The Bill Murray Stories - Life Lessons Learned From A Mythical Man" - interesting documentary that starts with Murray, but goes on its very interesting direction www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn2z...

Feeling oddly disappointed that I didnt get to meet any of Duke University's parapsychologists at UseR! 2025 youtu.be/tTf25FJdGYI?...

Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day to all those who celebrate

Time to bring back "International Talk Like A Pirate Day" as an #Rstats holiday. Ask the big shots at #user2025 to get on this