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rOpenSci @ropensci.org · 18/09/2026

🧵 1/5 It's the last day of Peer Review Week — time to talk about rOpenSci's software peer review: open, constructive, non-adversarial review for the scientific #RStats packages researchers rely on. 🧪📦 #PeerReviewWeek

Cover rOpenSci Packages. Development, Maintenance, and Peer Review. A production line of packages with people chcking different aspects of those packages.

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Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 16/09/2026

Gave my talk "Can I offer you a nice IDE in this trying time?" at #positconf earlier today and it went well slides here: luisdva.github.io/rstats/posit...

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Basti 🌸 @bastianolea.rbind.io · 08/09/2026

🗺️ Crea mapas interactivos, modernos y eficientes en R! El paquete MapGL usa MapLibre para visualizar y explorar datos georeferenciados, cartografías, polígonos, coordenadas o cualquier otro dato geoespacial! #Rstats Revisa el tutorial con datos censales: bastianolea.rbind.io/blog/mapas_mapgl/

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Mapas interactivos con {mapgl} para visualizar datos geoespaciales en R | Bastián Olea

`{mapgl}` es un paquete de R increíble para visualizar datos geográficos de manera interactiva, por medio de los visores de mapas Mapbox y MapLibre, sobre los cuales puedes visualizar tus cartografías...

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RLadies+ @rladies.org · 03/09/2026

Have you spotted the new RLadies+ stickers yet? 💜 Look out for them at R conferences around the world! 🌍✨ And if you get one, show us where it ended up! 😄 #RLadies+ #RStats

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RLadies+ @rladies.org · 03/09/2026

RLadies+ at the R Project Sprint 2026! 💜 Different countries, different roles across the R ecosystem, one amazing community. ✨ #RLadies+ #RStats

Group photo of RLadies+ community members at the R Project Sprint 2026 in Birmingham. Eleven people are standing together and smiling, with two additional participants joining remotely on a large screen behind them. Several people are making the RLadies+ hand sign.

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Institute for Research Software @softwaresaved.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🎉 Big news is coming. Next week we'll unveil a new name and brand identity for the Software Sustainability Institute that captures the work we do today, honours what we've achieved so far, and sets the stage for what's next. Watch this space 👀 www.software.ac.uk/blog/new-ide...

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Libby Heeren @libbyheeren.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Did you miss Quarto Slidecrafting workshop from @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social last week? I gotchu. Pinging @emilyriederer.bsky.social who had to miss out! And y'all lemme know if anything is missing in the description! All resources from the chat should be linked there! Video: youtu.be/xpFy0UGeb9Q

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Slidecrafting - Creating beautiful slides in Quarto | 2-hr workshop | Emil Hvitfeldt

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Maëlle Salmon @masalmon.eu · 11/08/2026

Próximo taller de Git con @yabellini.bsky.social: "¡Miércoles, Git! Manejo de errores en Git y no morir en el intento" 💩💪 Martes 25 de agosto 7:00 hs México (UTC-6) en #RSLA26 rs-latam.org/tutorial-git...

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¡Miércoles, Git! Manejo de errores en Git y no morir en el intento – RSLA26

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Andrea @goandre.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Nueva nota de blog sobre ARcenso 🇦🇷🌟, pasen y lean 💜

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rOpenSci @ropensci.org · 10/08/2026

✍️ [blog] From Census Data to Demographic Analysis with ARcenso: A Reproducible Workflow in #RStats by Andrea and Emanuel This post showcases how to access, harmonise, and analyse Argentina's census data with ARcenso, an R package developed through our Champions Program ropensci.org/blog/2026/08...

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From Census Data to Demographic Analysis with ARcenso: A Reproducible Workflow in R

How to Access and Process the 1970 and 1980 Argentine Censuses Using R

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Cosima @cosima.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Hi everyone, I love giving talks on community building - and want your voices in it. If you build or take part in tech communities (free time or work), I'd love to hear your experiences! It takes ~5-10 min and is anonymous 👉 forms.gle/Qmcez89xxMsA... Thank you! 💜

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What Makes a Community Work?

Hi there, I'm giving talks on community building and would love to include real voices from the people who make it happen. The best insights come from those who build and are part of tech communities ...

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rOpenSci @ropensci.org · 29/06/2026

🎉 We've just moved @ropensci.org on Bluesky to a fully independent account! We were previously bridged from our Mastodon account via Bridgy Fed. Same community, same content, fresh start. Give us a follow if you haven't already! 🦋 #RStats

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 10/06/2026

✍️ [blog] Eleven Latin American Voices for Open Science: The New Cohort of Champions rOpenSci 2026 Find out more about this Champions Program cohort in this new blog post by all the new cohort participants: ropensci.org/blog/2026/06/09/champi… #RStats #FOSS

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 25/05/2026

Today, meet Haydée Svab 🇧🇷! She is the Executive Director of Open Knowledge Brasil, R-Ladies São Paulo Co-organizer, and a Data Scientist at ASK-AR. Haydée also worked on urban mobility, and as a participant of the rOpenSci Champions Program, she developed the […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 27/05/2026

#MaintainerMonth Highlight: Bilikisu Wunmi Olatunji 🇳🇬! Bilikisu is a Data Scientist and an R Shiny developer. She is a RUG and a RLadies+ chapter organizer. As an rOpenSci Champions she developed and maintains chartkickR, an htmlwidget that seamlessly […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Bilikisu smiling, her bio, github user and website and the Nigeria flag.

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 29/05/2026

Meet Ezekiel Adebayo Ogundepo 🇳🇬 #MaintainerMonth Ezekiel is a data scientist with 10+ years of experience in interpreting and analyzing data in a fast-paced environment. As a rOpenSci Champion, Ezekiel worked on bulkreadr, an #RStats package to simplify and […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Ezekiel picture, Nigeria flag, social media accounts and personal website.

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 29/05/2026

¡Meet Guada Pascal 🇦🇷! #MaintainerMonth #RStats She is a Data Science Researcher based in Argentina. As an rOpenSci Champion, she developed matildaNLP, a package that includes a corpus of Spanish text from the Matilda initiative. Find her at: 🌐 […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Guada Pascal picture, social media list and ORCID.

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 29/05/2026

💻️ Thank you to the 37 maintainers from 15 countries who agreed to participate in this #MaintainerMonth spotlights 👏 👏 These people maintain more than 50 packages that collectively serve thousands of researchers and data practitioners worldwide. 📦 🔬 And thanks […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

All the pictures of the maintainers month participant

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LatinR Conf @latinrconf.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

💡 Tip para tu envío a #LatinR2026: PDF, sin autores ni filiación Máximo 2 páginas Fuente 11, espacio simple Hay plantilla en RMarkdown (paquete latinr 💜) y en Google Docs. Lo que prefieras. latinr.org/blog/es/2026... Lo tenes listo, mandalo por aqui: openreview.net/group?id=LAT... #RStats

Participantes de LatinR durante el corte y los posters.

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Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 29/04/2026

During a conference in Rio, and then 4 days of birding to/in/from Itatiaia Nacional Park in Brazil, I photographed 188 bird species, of which 67 were new for me. I'll post some of my favorites here in a thread, starting with Channel-billed Toucan (1/x) #Birds #BirdPhotography #Brazil

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Institute for Research Software @softwaresaved.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🟢 As part of our new series on Green Computing, we are pleased to announce the Introduction to Green Computing guide, written by Jyoti Bhogal and Caterina Doglioni. Find out more about the guide and how to access it at www.software.ac.uk/news/new-gui...

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Pablo Tiscornia | Estación R @pablote.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Lo prometido es deuda. Tras publicar la app hecha con R y Shiny, arranca la serie de artículos sobre datos de panel con R y EPH del INDEC: lo conceptual, lo metodológico y código libre para replicar. Primero de cuatro 📖 estacion-r.com/blog/b2b6462... Shiny: estacionr.shinyapps.io/shiny_eph_pa...

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 19/05/2026

👋 Meet Sehrish Kanwal! 🇦🇺 Bioinformatics scientist at the University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research. As part of the Champions program, she maintains {RNAsum} for rOpenSci: a package for summarising and visualising RNA-seq data analysis results […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Sehrish picture, social media handles and GitHub user. Australian flag.

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Luis D. Verde Arregoitia @liomys.mx · 19/05/2026

Extendimos el envío de resúmenes para #RSLA26 I Conferencia internacional de software de investigación en Latinoamérica (virtual, agosto 2026) 🗓️ Nueva fecha límite: 31 de mayo 💻 Para todas las personas que desarrollan, utilizan, y sostienen software de investigación. rs-latam.org

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Cosima @cosima.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I'm back to working on the @pyladies-bot.bsky.social and @rladies-bot.bsky.social bots 🥰 Do you have a blog or a YouTube channel and want it featured? Let me know or learn more about it here: cosimameyer.github.io/community-bo... #pyladies #rladies

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About the Project - Community Bots

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Andrea @goandre.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

El miércoles compartimos un taller práctico en R con ARcenso 🇦🇷. Mucha gente se acercó para aprender a usarlo, explorar qué se puede hacer con datos censales y compartir preguntas e ideas en comunidad. Gracias @ropensci.org por acompañar desde el inicio 💜

Póster del paquete {ARcenso} con imágenes y materiales de los censos de Argentina de 1970 y 1980, acompañado de notas adhesivas y recursos utilizados durante un taller presencial.

Emanuel Ciardullo y Andrea Gómez Vargas presentando el taller sobre análisis de datos censales y programación en R, sentados frente a micrófonos y computadoras.

Vista general de la sala durante un taller de R y análisis de datos censales, con proyección de código, personas expositoras al frente y una pizarra con materiales colaborativos.

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RLadies+ @rladies.org · 14/05/2026

RLadies is evolving 🌈 We’re excited to introduce RLadies+, a new identity that better reflects our community. The “+” doesn’t change our mission — it makes it visible. 🔗 Learn more about RLadies+: rladies.org/news/2026/re...

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 12/05/2026

#MaintainerMonth spotlight! Meet Andrea Gómez Vargas Andrea is a sociologist and data analyst focused on population statistics and official data, developing R tools for the public sector. She is part of rOpenSci's Champions Program and maintains {ARcenso}. This […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 13/05/2026

#MaintainerMonth highlight #RStats Meet Pao Corrales 🇦🇷 🇦🇺 Pao works as a Research Software Engineer to support research in climate and weather. She is an educator and maintains {agroclimatico}. This R package is a set of functions for calculating climate and […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Pao smiling. Argentina and Australia flags. Package, social media, github and personal website.

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 14/05/2026

#MaintainerMonth spotlight! Meet Francesca Palmeira She is a biologist working on conservation conflicts and ecological modeling. Francesca participated on rOpenSci Champions Program, developing {pcir}, a package to calculate, compare, and visualize the […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Francesca smiling, Brazil flag, her personal website, github user and linkedIn.

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 11/05/2026

👋 Meet Carolina Pradier 🇦🇷 🇨🇦 She researches gender inequalities in science through bibliometrics. Maintainer of {eph}, Argentina's Permanent Household Survey Data and Manipulation Utilities. Carolina is a participant in the rOpenSci's Champions Program. Find […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

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RLadies+ @rladies.org · 11/05/2026

We listened. We reflected. We evolved. Meet RLadies+. A more inclusive identity for our global community. Because belonging matters. 🔗 Read more about the rebrand: rladies.org/news/2026/re...

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 06/05/2026

👋 Meet Steffi Lazerte! 🇨🇦 Independent R Consultant and Teacher, Behavioural Ecologist, Citizen Science Enthusiast, and rOpenSci Community Assistant. She maintains {weathercan} that makes it easier to search for and download multiple months/years of historical […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Steffi is smiling as she walks along a path surrounded by vegetation, carrying a camping backpack with one of her cats sitting on it.

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 07/05/2026

Today we’re featuring Julia Silge! 🇺🇸 Data scientist and MLOps practitioner with #rstats, specializing in text mining. She maintains {qualtRics} that implements the retrieval of survey data using the Qualtrics API and aims to reduce the pre-processing steps […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Julia smiling. List of packages and social media.

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 08/05/2026

Today we’re featuring Maëlle Salmon! 🇫🇷 R(esearch) Software Engineer and Blogger. She maintains {saperlipopette}, {babelquarto}, and {babeldown} for rOpenSci. 🐘 @maelle 💻 github.com/maelle 🌐 masalmon.eu #MaintainerMonth #rOpenSci #RStats

Maëlle smiling with her bio, R package list, personal website and social media handle.

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 05/05/2026

May is #MaintainerMonth! Meet the humans behind your favorite #RStats packages All month, we will spotlight the maintainers behind rOpenSci's software ecosystem. Stay tuned to meet them!

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 06/05/2026

🗒️ [blog] New Mentoring Team with Experienced Mentors and New Voices Meet the new team of mentors who will accompany our Champions in their projects for a year, sharing experience, guidance, and enthusiasm. ropensci.org/blog/2026/05/06/mentor… #RStats #Mentoring #RSE #FOSS

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R Contributors @r-contributors.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

📢 Contributor Office Hour (AMER) 📅 May 12, 09:00 - 10:00 PDT Join us online to - discuss how to get started contributing to R - get help/feedback on contributions you are working on - look at open bugs/work on translations together www.meetup.com/r-contributors/event…

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R Contributor Office Hour (AMER), Tue, May 12, 2026, 4:00 PM | Meetup

Join the online Office Hour to \\- discuss how to get started contributing to R \\- get help/feedback on contributions you are working on \\- look at open bugs/work on transl

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The R Foundation @r-foundation.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

We are pleased to announce that Heather Turner @heathrturnr.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy has joined the R Core Team. She has been an active contributor notably via the R Dev Days, and has greatly improved cooperation between R Core and the R community in more ways #RStats.

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Yani Bellini Saibene @yabellini.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

💫 ¡Llamado Abierto! Hoy @goandre.bsky.social cuenta cómo su participación en el programa fortaleció su proyecto y la conectó con una comunidad internacional de software científico abierto. 📅 Postulaciones abiertas hasta febrero 20 Info: ropensci.org/es/blog/2026... vimeo.com/1160229509 #RStats

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Andrea Gomez Vargas - su experiencia

Hoy Andrea Gomez Vargas cuenta cómo su participación en el programa fortaleció su proyecto y la conectó con una comunidad internacional…

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useR! - The R User Conference @user-conf.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

We are thrilled to announce Dr. Kari L. Jordan (@drkariljordan.carpentries.org) as a Keynote Speaker for useR! 2026 in Warsaw! Dr. Jordan will from her knowledge and experience deliver her talk: "The Work Behind the Work: Sustaining R Through Community" user2026.r-project.org #rstats #useR2026

$Promotional poster for the useR! 2026 Conference in Warsaw, scheduled for July 6–9 at the Warsaw School of Economics and online. The right side features a portrait of keynote speaker Kari Jordan, a Black woman with bright teal curly hair and a warm smile, wearing a pink blazer. The left side displays the conference title and four colorful squares—blue, yellow, orange, and purple—each containing a black geometric pattern representing iterations of a Sierpinski carpet fractal.$

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rOpenSci @handle.invalid · 12/01/2026

🚀 Convocatoria abierta para el programa de Campeon(a|e)s de rOpenSci 2026-2027. 🌎 Cohorte en español centrada en Latinoamérica. Un viaje de 12 meses por la ciencia abierta, software de investigación y creación de comunidades. 📅 Fechas clave. La convocatoria abre: 12 de enero de 2026 […]

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Joey Cherdarchuk - Obumbratta @obumbratta.com · 07/01/2026

New Year, New Colour Tool for you data visualizers and maybe the odd designer obumbratta.com/colour

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rainbowR @rainbowr.org · 06/11/2025

🌈 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 conference.rainbowr.org

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Stephanie Zimmer (she/her) @statsteph.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I'm looking forward to this talk! Thanks for the invite for this great conference

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LatinR Conf @latinrconf.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Anunciamos nuestra segunda keynote para #LatinR2025: @statsteph.bsky.social, Senior Research Statistician en RTI International & R-Ladies RTP, será una de las ponentes principales de esta edicióna 🗓️ Agenda del 1 al 5 de diciembre de 2025 – online y gratuito 🚀 Pronto abriremos inscripciones

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LatinR Conf @latinrconf.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

¡Anunciamos nuestra primera Keynote para #LatinR2025! Nos emociona contar con Heather Turner, RSE Fellow y Associate Professor en la University of Warwick, como conferencista principal. 🗓️ Del 1 al 5 de diciembre de 2025 – online y gratuito 📢 Pronto abriremos inscripciones

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We Are RLadies+ @weare.rladies.org · 20/10/2025

If you haven't got a website and want to give #quarto a go, the first video in my "Quarto Websites" series with @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social could be a good place to start: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7r2... More resources in 🧵

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Quarto Websites 1: Build your homepage | Charlotte Wickham & Emil Hvitfeldt | Posit

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