rainbowR

Hello 👋 🌈 rainbowR is a community that connects, supports, and promotes LGBTQ+ people in the #RStats community and spreads awareness of LGBTQ+ issues. We run monthly online meet-ups, a Slack group, a buddy scheme, a book club and a repo of LGBTQ+ datasets. rainbowr.org

🌈 rainbowR meet-ups: tomorrow at this time, and on October 30th 🌈 - 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

👀 who's joining the rainbowR meet-up this time tomorrow? bsky.app/profile/rain...

🌈 rainbowR meet-ups: Sept 25th and 30th 🌈 - 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 Buddies 🌈👥 Sign up by Thursday Sept 3rd to be paired with a fellow LGBTQIA+ #RStats programmer via rainbowr.org/buddies Chat, code, learn, and build connection!

🌈 rainbowR meet-ups: today (in 2 hours!), and on August 28th 🌈 - 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

🌈 Heading to #JSM2026? Say hi to community member Rebecca Killick. They'll be at the Business & Economic Statistics Expo on Tuesday 9:00–10:30. Whether you're part of #rainbowR or just want to hang out, we'd love to meet you 👋🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ asanews.bsky.social #Statistics #DataScience #RStats #LGBTQSTEM

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🌈 rainbowR meet-up: tomorrow, July 29th 🌈 - 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

🌈 Big news! After the huge success of our conference we're doing it all again! 🎉 Want to help shape an amazing community event, gain experience, and meet brilliant people? We're recruiting volunteers for the 2027 conference organising committee. bit.ly/4vRGXKk #rstats #LGBTQinTech #OpenSource

🌈 rainbowR meet-ups: June 24th & 29th 🌈 - 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

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

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

🌈 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

🚀 ...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 🌈💻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

📢 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

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 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