Today’s the *last* day to join the rainbowR buddy scheme! 🌈 - who? rainbowR members (LGBTQIA+ people who code in #RStats) - what? opt in to be paired with a new buddy to chat, code, game, or just hang out - when? sign-up form closes tonight (June 1st; happy pride month!) & emails go out tomorrow 💌

🌈 rainbowR meet-up starting in 55 mins!

🌈 rainbowR meet-ups: May 25th & 27th 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 - ask questions about R 🙋 ➡️ Registration & timezones via rainbowr.org/meetups

💻 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 […]

⏰ Applications close this Friday, May 8 (midnight Anywhere on Earth) ✨ Travel funding available ✨ Would be wonderful to have a strong rainbowR 🌈 presence at this! @ellakaye.co.uk is one of the hosts.

Nice to see a shout out by @rfortherestofus.com for ‘localtime’, which was built primarily for use on our meet-ups page. Check it out in action there! (The preview image only shows UTC, but the webpage will show the correct time in your local timezone). rainbowr.org/meetups

#rainbowR crowd, come join us in an hour! It's not too late to register for the meet-up 👇

🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Weds Apr 29th, 3:30pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 - ask questions about R 🙋 ➡️ Registration & different timezomes via rainbowr.org/meetups

Applications open for the #RStats dev day at at #useR2026 (limited remote participation): R Dev Day @ useR! 2026, Warsaw, Poland, Fri 10 July user2026.r-project.org/additional/r... Application deadline: Fri 24 April

Upcoming R Dev Days with open registration, these events are hybrid: R Dev Day @ Rencontres R, Nantes, France, Fri 19 June pretix.eu/r-contributo... Registration deadline: Fri 29 May R Dev Day @ CascadiaR, Portland USA, Fri 26 June pretix.eu/r-contributo... Registration deadline: Fri 12 June

🌈 rainbowR community, join us tomorrow! ⤵️

🌈 rainbowR APAC meet-up: Monday March 30th, 2am UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration & EMEA/AMER times via rainbowr.org/meetups

▶️ Videos from the rainbowR conference are now on YouTube 🎉 Catch-up with talks on wide-ranging subjects in R, Shiny, and working with LGBTQ+data, from our fabulous speakers (listed in next post) www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday March 25th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration & APAC times via rainbowr.org/meetups

LGBTQ+ folks in Oregon (USA), please take the survey! Pride in Numbers is a community-led statewide survey to capture the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ and Two Spirits people in Oregon. The goal is to help accurately represent the community and their experiences! prideinnumbers.org

Any rainbowR folks planning on submitting a proposal for useR!2026? It would be great to have a strong community presence there, and an in-person meet-up 🌈 #RStats #useR2026

🌈 rainbowR conference is over, but we're still glowing! Massive thank you to all the organisers, speakers, & attendees (incl. pets shown off via the Discord server!). Wanna keep it going? ➡️ conference.rainbowr.org/after & keep an eye out for the recordings 👀 #rainbowRconf

Last week two members of The Carpentries Core Team, Associate Director @erinstellabecker.bsky.social and Communications Manager @oscarsibabalwe.bsky.social, attended @rainbowr.org conference, and had so much fun being there! 🌈 To join in the activities this community: conference.rainbowr.org/after

Wow #rainbowR conference was a blast! Even in these dark times, we have our community. Hoping this would be annual event! #rstats

🌈 Due to popular demand, we have RE-OPENED registration for the rainbowR conference until 15:45 UTC today (Feb 26th) (15 minutes before the program starts - when Zoom links will be sent) 🎉 pretix.eu/rainbowr/con...

🚀 ...and we're off!! The rainbowR conference kicks off with the parallel workshops 'Introduction to R' & 'If You Can Write a Function, You Can Build an R Package' conference.rainbowr.org/workshops.html #rainbowRconf #RStats

Last few hours to register for the rainbowR conference! Join us for inspiring, informative, and entertaining talks, and to connect with the community of LGBTQ+ folks and allies whompive #RStats 🌈💻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🌈 rainbowR is next week! ⏳ Registration closes this Sunday at 23:59 UTC. If you’re planning to join us, now’s the time to sign up 💜 🔗 pretix.eu/rainbowr/con... #RStats #LGBTQ #QueerInTech #DataScience

📣 registration for the rainbowR conference is now live 🎉 The conference is for anyone interested in R and/or analysing data to understand LGBTQ+ issues. The majority of speakers and workshop leaders are LGBTQ+, but you do not have to be LGBTQ+ to attend. pretix.eu/rainbowr/con... #RStats #LGBTQ

📢 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

🌈 rainbowR meet-up & AGM*: Wednesday Jan 28th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈 - vote on constitution* - elect leadership committee* - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ ➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups

New! Ella Kaye on the R Contributors project—R Dev Days, office hours, and how GitHub helps lower barriers to contributing to base R - plus a “learn with joy” story and history of rainbowR for LGBTQ+ folk who code in R r-consortium.org/posts/contri... @ellakaye.co.uk #rstats #opensource

rainbowR is flourishing! The rainbowR team wants to ensure that the community continues to grow and is sustainable for the long term future. 🌈🌞 We've written a blog post about our proposals and next steps: rainbowr.org/future-of-ra...

👇 rainbowR meet-up TODAY, it's not too late to sign up! 👇

We are committed to the well-being of rainbowR and its members. It is essential that rainbowR is a safe and healthy community, which is open, welcoming, diverse, and inclusive 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We have established a dedicated Code of Conduct committee and updated our CoC and procedures. rainbowr.org/coc-update

🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday Dec 17th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups

We officially have 249 members of rainbowR. Who wants to be our 250th? rainbowr.org/join

Today is the last day to submit proposals to speak at the rainbowR conference 🌈 Deadline is midnight, Anywhere on Earth time. #RStats #QueerData

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Daphna Harel, @daphna.bsky.social, PI of the NYU Queer Data Lab, as a keynote speaker for the rainbowR conference! For more about the conference, including how to submit a proposal, and to sign-up for updates, see conference.rainbowr.org #RStats #QueerData

Would you like to present at the inaugural rainbowR conference? If you're LGBTQ+, we'd love you to tell us 🦄💻 How you use R 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ How you work with LGBTQ+ data Call for submissions extended to December 8th. conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts #RStats #QueerData

🎄 ANNOUNCEMENT: R Package Development Advent Calendar 2025! 🎄 Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵 #rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource

🌈 rainbowR meet-up TODAY: Wednesday Nov 26th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 ➡️ Registration via ‪https://rainbowr.org/meetups

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz as a keynote speaker for the rainbowR conference! To find out more about the conference, including how to submit a proposal, and to sign-up for updates, see conference.rainbowr.org

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

You can now watch "Trans Lived Experiences in Data", a seminar jointly organised with @rainbowr.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFd3...

rainbowR event: Trans Lived Experiences in Data 🏳️‍⚧️ We are partnering with the @rssdiversity.bsky.social Celebrating Diversity SIG to host an online event next week. More info below! 📅 19th Nov 17:30–18:30 (GMT) 👉 bit.ly/rsscdnov

🌈 The website for the inaugural rainbowR conference is now live! 🎉 🗓️ Save the date: Feb 25th-26th, 2026 📣 Call for submissions is open 👯 We're bringing together LGBTQ+ R users to promote our work and foster connections among community members conference.rainbowr.org

🌈 rainbowR meet-up today: Wed Oct 29th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve done 💻 Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups - NEW LINK AND TIME FOR WINTER SERIES

📢 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

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🌈 rainbowR meet-up tomorrow: Wednesday Sept 24th, 4pm UTC 🌈 - connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 - ask questions about R 🙋 - tell us about an R package you like 📦 - show us something R-related you’ve been working on 💻 Registration via rainbowr.org/meetups

📣We're hosting a rainbowR conference, to connect and promote LGBTQ+ people in the #RStats community and to showcase examples of working with LGBTQ+ data 🌈🎉 To help us plan, if you'd be interested in attending or speaking, please fill in this very short form (1-2 mins) docs.google.com/forms/d/1Tx0...

Sign-up for the next round of the rainbowR buddies scheme is open! Buddies will be paired/introduced on Sept 2nd 🌈👯‍♂️ If you're LGBTQ+ and code in #RStats, and want an opportunity to connect with someone else in the community (through a random pairing), then this is for you 😃 rainbowr.org/buddies

I’m looking forward to reconnecting with old friends 👋 and meeting new faces 😄 Come chat to me about 💬 - 🏥 @strategyunit.bsky.social healthcare demand model - 💻 open-source coding - 🩺 @nhsrcommunity.bsky.social - 🌈 @rainbowr.org #RSS2025 #Statistics #RStats #OpenSource #PublicHealth

👇 Gentle reminder to join the rainbowR meet-up later today 👇