Publications by R Consortium
A Survey of Changes around the Tidyverse Package in R
Date: Friday, 28th October, 2022 • Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm (WAT) Register Here: https://forms.gle/TGinG326AgHrfqej7 Join the Osun RUG, Nigeria at their event on A Survey of Changes around the Tidyverse Package in R with special guest, Chief Scientist at RStudio, Hadley Wickham. The core tidyverse includes the packages that you’re likely to u...
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Hosting Malaysia’s Largest Annual R Conference
Poo Kuan Hoong of the Malaysia R User Group (Also on Facebook) recently talked to the R-Consortium. He discussed the group’s rather smooth transition to regular online events. The group has also shifted its annual R Conference online, with speakers from around the globe. Kuan Hoong works as a lead Data Scientist at BAT. He has a Ph.D. in Distr...
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Bringing Back an R useR Group to Edmonton!
The R Consortium recently spoke with Dr. Péter Sólymos, organizer of Edmonton R User Group-Yegrug, Edmonton, Canada, about how his interest in learning R came up, how he currently uses it in his work, and the trends in the language over the next few years. But above all, Péter tells us about the challenges and progress involved in bringing the...
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Promoting the Use of R in Mali
The R Consortium recently caught up with Fousseynou Bah of the Bamako Data Science Group (also on Facebook) and talked about the budding R community in Mali. Online events allowed the group to broaden its horizons and invite international speakers to present at their events. They hope to host hybrid events in the future to make the most out of bo...
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2022 Government & Public Sector R Conference
We are proud sponsors of the 2022 Government & Public Sector R Conference hosted by Lander Analytics! This year’s conference will take place on December 1st & 2nd with workshops on November 30th! You can attend either in-person at Georgetown University or virtually online from anywhere in the world. You don’t want to miss out on the fun! You...
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Spreading a Passion for R with the Münster Community in Germany
Dr. Shirin Elsinghorst recently shared her great experience with the R language, motivating her to start the Münster R useR Germany. Shirin shared how R has become a very important part of her life, from her first contact with the language while receiving her Bachelor’s degree, in the workplace, and even as part of her spare time activities. S...
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A Community Gathering in Oxford for Learning about R and Networking Opportunities
The Oxford R useR Group organizers are leading the R meetup effort in Oxford, UK. The group has over 600 subscribers and brings together >20 R enthusiasts together monthly in an informal setting and over pizza to talk about R coding, learn from one another, and network across sectors. Meet the Organizers of the Oxford R useR Group Mariagrazia ...
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Learning the Fundamentals of R, Workshop with R-Ladies Gaborone and Botswana R User Group
By: Simisani Ndaba and Edson Kambeu Starting from the far left; Simisani Ndaba (Instructor), Reatile Setilo, Phenyo Sabone, Kelly Masoto, Epiphany Ntongana, Edson Kambeu (Instructor), Emma Ramajalwa, Boago Okgetheng Saturday morning on the 29th of October 2022, the Botswana R User Group, the Department of Computer Science at the University of ...
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Regaining Momentum with In-Person Meetups
The R Consortium caught up with Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck of the BernR User Group to talk about the challenges of organizing an R User Group during the pandemic. The group has focused many of its meetings on introductory level R topics. Michael discussed the challenges of maintaining the frequency of the meetings as they shifted events online. ...
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UPDATE: Successful R-Based Package Submission with Shiny Component to FDA
The R Consortium is happy to announce that on Nov 18th, 2022, the R Submissions Working Group successfully submitted a test submission package with a Shiny component through the FDA eCTD gateway! The submission package has been received by the FDA CDER staff. All submission materials can be found at: https://github.com/RConsortium/submissions-pil...
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