🌈 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 https://rainbowr.org/meetups
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▶️ 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 including @hadleywickham@fosstodon.org, @jasminedaly@mastodon.cloud, @hfrick@mastodon.social, @oberman@mastodon.social and @ursula@fosstodon.org.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaSZCD8_cwh0MOQf1m8DrLheH1Tu0g2o_
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:
https://rainbowr.org/future-of-rainbowr
- Formalising our governance by adopting a constitution
- Expanding and opening up the leadership committee by holding elections
- Securing our finances by becoming an entity that can have our own bank account
- Updating our Code of Conduct and procedures
#rainbowR crowd, come join us in an hour! It's not too late to register for the meet-up 👇
@rainbowR@tech.lgbt
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We have a fantastic programme of talks, workshops, and socials.
Speakers include @hadleywickham, @hfrick, @oberman, @jasminedaly, @ryantimpe, @ursula, and many more.
Full details at https://conference.rainbowr.org
🌈 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) 🎉
https://pretix.eu/rainbowr/conference-2026/
Come join us for inspiring, entertaining, interesting talks on #RStats and #LGBTQ data, including keynotes from @hadleywickham@fosstodon.org and @daphnaharel@mastodon.social
Chat with others at what promises to be a lively birds of a feather session 🐦
Full details at https://conference.rainbowr.org
🚀 ...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' https://conference.rainbowr.org/workshops.html
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.
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Hadley Wickham @hadleywickham@fosstodon.org 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 https://conference.rainbowr.org
We are committed to the well-being of rainbowR and its members. It is of upmost importance that rainbowR is a safe and healthy community, one which is open, welcoming, diverse, and inclusive. A community where members treat each other with respect and kindness. A Code of Conduct (CoC) is essential for ensuring this 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We have now established a dedicated Code of Conduct committee and updated our CoC and procedures.
This blogpost outlines what has changed and why.
🌈 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
🌈 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? ➡️ https://conference.rainbowr.org/after & keep an eye out for the recordings 👀 #rainbowRconf
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Please note that to be eligible to vote in the AGM, you need to be a member of rainbowR, i.e. have filled in our join form and received a welcome email and invitation to join our Slack.
This needs to be by Jan 20th, as we're sending out ballots, via opavote, on Jan 21st.
https://rainbowr.org/join
Today is the last day to submit proposals to speak at the rainbowR conference 🌈 Deadline is midnight, Anywhere on Earth time.
🌈 rainbowR meet-up: Wednesday January 24th, 5pm UTC 🌈
👋 Connect with other community members
💪 Very informal, friendly and supportive 'show and tell' - would be lovely if you're willing to share something R-related you've been working on or like (not obligatory)
🚀 Discuss the newly launched rainbowR buddy scheme and potential rainbowR presence at conferences
Register on Zoom (required): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpdO2trDkjGddvvzn6QJvriRooB4gurnGA
See you there!
🔁 Boosts appreciated
At the meetup today we’ll be pitching a fledgling idea for a rainbowR buddy program 🌈👯. Please do come along if you’d like to hear more. We’re keen to see if there’s interest in the scheme and for feedback on the idea for implementing it. @rainbowR@tech.lgbt
👇 rainbowR meet-up TODAY, it's not too late to sign up! 👇
🌈 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 https://rainbowr.org/meetups
We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Daphna Harel, @daphnaharel@mastodon.social, PI of the NYU Queer Data Lab,
as a keynote speaker for the rainbowR conference!
She'll be talking on "Studying Queer Data While Living It: Positionality, Power, and Practice.
To find out more about the conference, including how to submit a proposal, and to sign-up for updates, see https://conference.rainbowr.org.
🌈 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
🌈 rainbowR community, join us tomorrow! ⤵️
@rainbowR@tech.lgbt
🌈 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
🌈 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
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? the sign-up form closes tonight (June 1st; happy pride month!) & buddy intro emails go out tomorrow 💌
🌈 rainbowR meet-up starting in 55 mins!