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 👇
Applications open for the R Project Sprint 2026, Birmingham, UK, Tue 1 - Thu 3 September
contributor.r-project.org/r-project-sp...
Application deadline: Fri 8 May
We would love to see a diversity of experience and demographics across the events! We strongly encourage rainbowR folks to apply 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🌈 rainbowR meet-up starting in 55 mins!
⏰ 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.
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-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
rainbowR
contributor.r-project.org
🌈 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
🌈 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
rainbowR
rainbowR
🌈 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
rainbowR
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
💻 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 […]
This week on What's New in R:
✅ An introduction to Posit AI for RStudio
✅ 2nd edition of @kjhealy.co’s Data Visualization: A Practical Introduction book
✅ Quarto extension built by @ellakaye.co.uk for displaying times in readers’ local time zones.
Read the issue: buff.ly/3I1H2dz
#rstats
R for the Rest of Us
📢 R Project Sprint 2026
🏢 University of Birmingham / Remote
📅 Tue 1 - Thu 3 Sept
✨ Travel funding available ✨
Apply by Friday 8 May to join this free event to collaborate on contributions to #RStats.
https://contributor.r-project.org/r-project-sprint-2026
#RSprint2026
