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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Skyler Elmstrom, one of our co-organizers and leader of the GitHub workshops, has 4 years worth of Cascadia R Conference hex stickers on his laptop 🤩💜. #rstats #CascadiaRConf #HexSticker #R

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The Cascadia R Conference this year was a success! The best part of the conference, and R programming in general, is the community 🌈 ®️💙. See you next year in Seattle, WA! #CascadiaRConf #rlang #rstats #DataScience #community #coding

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The Cascadia R Conference this year was a success! The best part of the conference, and R programming in general, is the community 🌈 ®️💙. See you next year in Seattle, WA!

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The Cascadia R Conference organizing committee! The conference wouldn't happen without our volunteers. Please consider joining our team for next year. #CascadiaR #rstats #volunteer @brittanysbarker.bsky.social @ellishughes.bsky.social @pezkin.bsky.social

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Just wrapped up our first session, "AI, LLMs, and Big Data in R" with Kristin Bott, Ed Borasky, and Kylie Bemis"! We learned about using LLMs for coding in R,ethods for code parallelization, Posit and R tools for memory efficiency, and more. #LLMs #CascadiaRConf #AI #Posit #rstats #R #coding

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Hannah Wright, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Oregon, is our first keynote speaker. She's talking about state media control can influence large language models. #LLM #rstats #media #CascadiaRConf #models

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Cascadia R Conference is kicking off! We have a packed day of presentations, networking, and enjoying some drinks and pizza at the reception. #rstats #R #CascadiaRConf

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EllIs Hughes @ellishughes.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Another @cascadiarconf.bsky.social coming up! Looking forward to seeing some great #rstats talks and seeing fellow nerds!

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Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Wrapped up a day of teaching Mapping and GIS in R today at the Cascadia R Conference! The repo with answer keys is at github.com/bbarker505/C.... We covered basics of sf and terra, making static and interactive maps, and raster analysis. #CascadiaRConf #GIS #rstats #Mapping #raster #sf #terra

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Cascadia R Conference workshops are underway at PSU, including the "Intro to GIS and Mapping in R" by @brittanysbarker.bsky.social ! #PSU #CascadiaRConf #rstats #GIS #DataScience

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Cascadia R Conference is getting going! We're starting to gather for the workshops. #CascadiaRConf #rlang #PSU #DataScience

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

R Ladies Portland is hosting an after-workshop gathering tomorrow, Friday, June 26 at 5:00 pm at Migration Brewing for the Cascadia R Conference! It's a short walk (~5 min). All are welcome. #CascadiaRConf #Beer #Meetup #Workshop #PSU Address: 1211 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97204

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🎉 The Cascadia R Conference starts TOMORROW with multiple workshops on topics including Shiny, GIS, GitHub, Quarto, and Rust! We're excited to welcome everyone for a couple of fun days of learning R and networking in beautiful Portland, OR. #rstats #DataScience #R #CascadiaRConf #Workshop #Coding

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Randi Bolt We're excited to welcome Randi Bolt to #CascadiaRConf 2026! A tight deadline. A need for actionable insights. Randi will share how R was used to turn messy qualitative data into meaningful themes. #rstats #DataScience #TextMining #NLP #SurveyResearch

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Simone Mendes We're excited to welcome Simone Mendes to #CascadiaRConf 2026! Simone will introduce Piece-wise Exponential Additive Mixed Models (PAMMs) to help transform complex data for advanced survival analysis. #Biostatistics #rstats #DataScience #SurvivalAnalysis

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Melissa Bather We're excited to welcome Melissa Bather to #CascadiaRConf 2026! #Bigfoot sightings have been reported for decades. Melissa will use R, spatial statistics, and curiosity to investigate where Sasquatch sightings occur #rstats #DataScience #SpatialAnalysis #Shiny

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Jon Downs We're excited to welcome Jon Downs to #CascadiaRConf 2026! Fuzzy matching is a critical tool for data integration—but it can be painfully slow. Jon will introduce fozziejoin, a new package for speeding up fuzzy joins. #DataScience #DataEngineering #OpenSource #Rstats

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Alexandria Reed We're excited to welcome Alexandria Reed to #CascadiaRConf 2026! Alexandria will share how reproducible R workflows help #GIS specialists, scientists, and designers collaborate effectively at an urban #forestry office. #rstats #DataScience #Reproducibility

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Tim Anderson We're excited to welcome Tim Anderson to #CascadiaRConf 2026! Tim will share how OR Dep of Education used R to transform a months-long financial validation process into a streamlined, automated workflow. #rstats #DataScience #GovernmentData #BusinessIntelligence

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Josh Roll We're excited to welcome Josh Roll to #CascadiaRConf 2026! How do you estimate pedestrian traffic at every intersection? Josh will share how ODOT used R and #Shiny to model pedestrian traffic volumes in Oregon. #rstats #DataScience #Transportation #MachineLearning #R

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Kylie Bemis We're excited to welcome Kylie Bemis to #CascadiaRConf 2026! "Out-of-memory computing strategies for R and Bioconductor" What do you do when your data is bigger than your computer's memory? Join us June 26-27 to find out! #rstats #DataScience #Bioconductor #

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: David Gerbing We're excited to welcome David Gerbing to #CascadiaRConf 2026! David will showcase a simpler approach to visualization with the lessR package to produce everything from histograms to interactive visualizations. #rstats #DataScience #DataVisualization #lessR

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

📣 Ticket sales close this FRIDAY We're looking forward to welcoming the R community back to Portland, OR, on June 26-27, 2026, for two days of workshops, learning, and networking at the Cascadia R Conference! Don't wait! #CascadiaRConf #rstats #R #Rlang #Conference #Portland #DataScience

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Aditya Gadkari We're excited to welcome Aditya Gadkari to #CascadiaRConf 2026! Waiting on large datasets to load? Aditya will demo how tools like Parquet can dramatically improve storage, read times, and workflows in R. #rstats #DataScience #ApacheParquet #DataEngineering

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Ed Borasky Ed's talk is titled "xen.assist, Assisted Xentonal Algorithmic Composition with R". Learn to compose xentonal electronic music and explore how agentic AI can become part of the creative process! #CascadiaRConf #rstats #DataScience #RProgramming #AI #MusicTechnology

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Kristin Bott We're excited to welcome Kristin Bott to Cascadia R Conf 2026! "ellmer for all? Building context around LLMs." Kristin will share lessons about building end-user comfort and practical knowledge around LLMs. #CascadiaRConf #rstats #DataScience #RProgramming #LLM #AI

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Cascadia R Ticket Sales Closing Soon, Jun 19!!! This is your last chance to join us in Portland on June 26–27. We are currently around 163 attendees and are expecting a great turnout! Make sure you don't miss out on what looks to be our best conference yet! #CascadiaR #R #Rlang cascadiarconf.com

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

📣 Only 3 weeks until the Cascadia R Conference! We're looking forward to welcoming the R community back to Portland, OR, on June 26-27, 2026, for two days of workshops, learning, and networking. But act now! We plan to close registration on June 19. #CascadiaR #R #Rlang #Conference #Portland

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Needs-based scholarships are available for the 2026 Cascadia R Conference in Portland, OR, on June 27 (available for both in-person and remote attendance)! Please apply if cost is a barrier to attending. Applications are due on June 7th. #Scholarship #R #CascadiaR docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Scholarships are available for in-person and remote attendance. Scholarships only cover the ticket price. Costs for travel and accommodation remain your responsibility. Applications close on June 7t...

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

We're still looking for TAs for our in-person Shiny workshops! ✨💫

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

📣 Announcing the keynote speakers for Cascadia R Conf! Dror Berel will talk about the "Stop building, start assembling" mindset for producing open source code, and Hannah Wright (UO) will present on the intersection of LLMs and geopolitics. Register today! #CascadiaRConf #RStats cascadiarconf.com

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

🌞 Want free admission to #CascadiaR conference? Volunteer as a TA for one of our awesome workshops (AM or PM) and also learn something new! Learn more at cascadiarconf.com/workshop/ and send a DM if interested.

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Planning your trip to Portland for #CascadiaR? The discounted hotel block at PSU’s University Place is only available until May 25. If you haven't booked your stay for June 26-27, now is the time! 🏨 🎟️ Get tickets and find lodging ino at cascadiarconf.com #rstats #DataScience #Portland #cascadiarconf

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

📣 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙍 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 📣 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 Build on your beginner shiny skills and learn more about the confusing parts of shiny, and the surrounding shiny ecosystem. Find out more: cascadiarconf.com/2026/worksho... Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/cascadia-r...

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Intermediate Shiny Workshop

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

📣 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙍 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙨 📣 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗜𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗥 Ready to take your geospatial skills to the next level? Build on your existing GIS knowledge in Brittany Barker's afternoon workshop.🌍 Find out more: cascadiarconf.com/2026/worksho... #CascadiaR #DataScience #rstats #GIS

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

📣𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙍 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙨📣 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗜𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗥 In Brittany Barker's workshop, you will learn about basics of working with geospatial data and producing maps in R! 🗺️ Find out more: cascadiarconf.com/2026/worksho... #CascadiaR #DataScience #rstats

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

📣𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙍 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙨📣 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯: 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼 In Skyler Elmstrom's afternoon workshop, participants will build a website using Quarto, and deploy the site with GitHub Pages! Details: cascadiarconf.com/2026/worksho... #CascadiaR #DataScience #rstats

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

📣𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙍𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨📣 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗛𝘂𝗯: 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 Skyler Elmstrom's workshop is a beginner-friendly introduction to GitHub through hands-on, low-pressure collaboration! 🐙🐈‍⬛ Learn more: cascadiarconf.com/2026/worksho... #CascadiaR #DataScience #rstats

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Introduction to GitHub: Collaboration Basics for R Users Workshop

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

2️⃣ days left to submit a talk proposal for the Cascadia R Conference 2026! Application close Sunday at 5 pm PT. We invite talks on new packages, cool applications of R, or even things you wish you knew when you first started R! Submit here: cascadiarconf.com/cfp/ #CascadiaR #DataScience #rstats

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

3️⃣ days left to submit a talk proposal for the Cascadia R Conference 2026!! Application close Sunday, March 1st, 2026 at 5 pm PT! Submit here: cascadiarconf.com/cfp/ #CascadiaR #DataScience #rstats

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Call for Presentations has been extended to March 1st, 2026 for the 2026 Cascadia R Conference (Portland, OR)! Submit here: cascadiarconf.com/cfp/ Curious about presentations from years past? Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@cascadiarconf #CascadiaR #DataScience #rstats

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Call for Presentations

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Early bird tickets are going fast! Secure your spot for the Cascadia R Conference 2026 today! www.eventbrite.com/e/cascadia-r... #RStats #DataScience

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Want to present at the CascadiaR conference this summer? The Call for Proposals is set to close in two weeks, at 5pm PT on February 19th! ⏱️ Applications are being solicited for both full 15-minute presentations 🎤 and 5-minute lightning talks ⚡ . cascadiarconf.com/cfp/

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Exciting news 🎉 The 2026 Cascadia R Conference is happening in Portland, Oregon on June 27, 2026! The Call for Presentations and Early Registration is now OPEN! Have a cool project in #rstats? Share with the Cascadia community! 🌲 Submit here: cascadiarconf.com/cfp/ #CascadiaR #DataScience #rstats

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🚀 Planning for the 2026 Cascadia R Conference is underway! If you’re passionate about the R community in the Pacific Northwest (and beyond), we’d love to have you involved. 👉 Fill out our Volunteer Interest & Availability Form to sign up: 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #rstats #DataScience

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Thanks for volunteering to help organize Cascadia R 2025! Please use this form to let us know your interests, availability, and how you’d like to be involved. We’ll use this to match folks to committe...

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CascadiaRConference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Think R is just for data analysis? Think again. David Keyes’ keynote, 25 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with R, from #CascadiaRConf2025 blasts that myth wide open. Want creativity, practicality, and real-world R hacks? This is your ticket. Watch it now: youtu.be/wrPrIRcOVr0 #rstats #datasci

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