Publications by R Consortium
Creating Successful R User Groups in Abuja, Nigeria
Bilikisu Aderinto, Founder/Organizer of the Abuja R User Group and R-Ladies Abuja, talks about the lack of R User groups in her area, and her desire to start one, leading to a large increase in members in Abuja. She talks about the issues with income disparity and how it affected lockdown attendance for the group. She also talks about training ot...
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EARL ONLINE 2021: HIGHLIGHTS
Originally posted on Mango Solutions website The Enterprise Applications of the R Language Conference (EARL) is a cross-sector conference focusing on the commercial use of the R programming language. The conference is dedicated to the real-world usage of R with some of the world’s leading practitioners. This year, it was held September 6-10, 20...
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September 2021 ISC Call for Proposals – Now Open!
The deadline for submitting proposals is October 31, 2021. The September 2021 ISC Call for Proposals is now open. The R Consortium’s Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) solicits progressive, pioneering projects that will benefit and serve the R community and ecosystem at large. The ISC’s goal is to foster innovation and help bring your id...
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R Hispano talks about the growth of local groups
During the pandemic, we have seen a lot of growth within the R community. Recently, R Consortium talked to Emilio López Cano, president of R Hispano, about the growth of the R Communities in Spain. RC: What is the R community like in Spain? ELC: We are a national organization called R Hispano that hosts activities. We have a yearly conference c...
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R in Pharma works to allow an open inclusive environment
R Consortium talks to Harvey Lieberman on their growth both pre and post COVID. They have adapted in a way that promotes R in Pharma as well as allowing them to be more inclusive. R/Pharma is being held Nov 2-4, 2021. Register today! More information available here: rinpharma.com RC: What is the R community like in R Pharma? We have an amazing...
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Webinar: R Package Management at Roche
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 17, 3pm – 5pm GMT / 7am – 9am PST / 10am – 12 noon EST Register now! In this session we will be looking at various learnings obtained from creating a corporate R infrastructure and developing R packages to address the unique business problems presented by clinical trials. Architecting and maintaining an R inst...
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Largest Data Journalism Conference in Latin America Coda.Br Starts Nov 8
The largest data journalism conference in Latin America reaches its sixth edition in a row bringing discussions on the climate crisis, access to information, and data protection, in addition to dozens of workshops with experts. What is the role of data journalism in preventing and mitigating climate collapse? How can the right of access to public...
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DataFest Tbilisi talks about AI, the need for people, and setting up teaching programs
R consortium talks to Nino Macharashvili of DataFest Tbilisi (also on Facebook) on how they are dealing with life in the COVID age. As they were one of the early adopters of online conferences, having one shortly after the start of COVID, they have an interesting take on attendance. Nino also has an interesting take on a top-level project to help...
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R Accra Talks About Expanding R in Ghana
It can be difficult running an R user group in a country where R does not have a large following. R Consortium talked with Francis Mensah, who runs the R Users group in Accra, the capital of Ghana. Francis discussed how they went virtual during the pandemic, and how they are working on ways to help grow R users in Ghana. Francis is a Statistical ...
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Starting the South Coast MA UseR Group: A first year in review
By Amanda Hart, Co-organizer of South Coast MA UseR Group 2020 was a year of firsts: first global pandemic in my lifetime, first year working remotely, first year not traveling home for the holidays, and on a more positive note the first year for the South Coast MA UseR Group. Just before lockdown I had the opportunity to join an Openscapes work...
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