rainbowR

🌈 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

🌈 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

#rainbowRconf #RStats

📣 registration for the rainbowR conference is now live 🎉

Our inaugural virtual conference, Feb 25th-26th, will bring together LGBTQIA+ users of R, and their allies, to promote their work and foster connections amongst the community.

The conference is for anyone interested in R and/or analysing data to understand LGBTQ+ issues. The majority of speakers and workshop leaders are LGBTQ+, but you do not have to be LGBTQ+ to attend.

https://pretix.eu/rainbowr/conference-2026/

#RStats #LGBTQ

🌈 rainbowR meet-up & AGM*: Wednesday Jan 28th, 4:30pm UTC 🌈

- vote on constitution*
- elect leadership committee*
- connect with other LGBTQ+ people who code in #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

➡️ Registration via https://rainbowr.org/meetups

*rainbowR's Inaugural General Meeting: if you've never been to a meet-up before, this is a great opportunity to learn what we do!

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

RE: @rainbowR@tech.lgbt

👇 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 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.

https://rainbowr.org/coc-update

🌈 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

Today is the last day to submit proposals to speak at the rainbowR conference 🌈 Deadline is midnight, Anywhere on Earth time.

#RStats #QueerData @rainbowR@tech.lgbt

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.

#RStats #QueerData

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.

https://conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts

#RStats #QueerData

🌈 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

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

🌈 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

https://conference.rainbowr.org