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Wednesday, July 10 • 11:50 - 12:10
The R Contribution Working Group - Heather Turner, University of Warwick

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The R Contribution Working Group (RCWG) was established in July 2020, in response to concerns raised at useR! 2020 about the sustainability of the community of contributors to base R, as well as the demographic diversity of this community. The working group is a collaboration between R core developers, groups focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as R enthusiasts from the wider community. This talk will delve into the key initiatives led by the RCWG, explore their impact, and outline future plans. Initially the RCWG focused on communication: engaging in social media, working on novice-friendly documentation and organizing events focused on people completely new to contribution, making particular effort to reach out to people from underrepresented groups. More recently, the focus has shifted to upskilling potential contributors and initiatives to directly support people in making contributions. Examples include R Contributor Office Hours and the R Dev Day being held as a satellite to useR! 2024.
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Heather Turner

Dr, University of Warwick
Heather Turner is a Research Software Engineering Fellow and Associate Professor at the University of Warwick. She is an active member of the R community, in particular, she is on the board of the R Foundation and chairs both the R Contribution Working Group and the Forwards taskforce... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2024 11:50 - 12:10 CEST
Salzburg II
  Community and outreach
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