Next meet-ups
We’re using the new Quarto extension localtime to render the meeting times in your local time in the browser! These appear just under the flier image. The UTC times are shown in the fliers, for comparison.
Please note that localtime is currently experimental. Please let us know if something doesn’t look right.
Note that March is a particularly tricky month, with clock-changes on different dates in different parts of the world.
Future meet-ups
We hold online meetups, over Zoom.
These will usually be on the last Wednesday of each month, at 4:30pm UK time (i.e. 3:30pm UTC in the summer, 4:30pm UTC in the winter).
These will usually be on the last Monday of each month, at 1pm Canberra time (i.e. 2am UTC in the summer, 3am UTC in the winter).
Note that although we’re calling this the APAC region meet-up, this timezone could also work well for folks on the Western side of the Americas.
We schedule the meet-ups as recurring Zoom meetings. You only need to register once (per meetup series) you’ll get a calendar invitation for all future scheduled meet-ups (though of course no requirement to come to all of them!).
Details will also be shared via Mastodon, Bluesky, LinkedIn and our newsletter1 in the run-up to each meet-up.
About our meet-ups
We usually promote meetups a couple of weeks before they take place. The best place to hear about them is on Mastodon, Bluesky, LinkedIn or via our mailing list, which you can opt in to when you join.
These are friendly, informal gatherings, to connect with fellow community members and chat (mostly about R).
Each meetup starts with a round of introductions, followed by any updates from the rainbowR team, e.g. discussing initiatives for the group, community organisation etc. The majority of the meetup is usually spent chatting about R. We invite participants to ‘show and tell’ – they can share something related to R or Quarto. It could be something they’re working on, or a resource/package they’ve found that they’re enjoying using. It’s also a chance to ask R-related questions – there’s probably someone on the call who can help! Of course, you don’t have to show something – there’s no pressure to do so!
We require registration in advance. This helps keep the meetup safe.
Footnotes
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