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Organizer tips for inviting speakers

As a conference or meetup organizer you probably routinely invite speakers to your events. Kindness and good organization skills on your part will go a long way towards making it easier for speakers to do their job: prepare and deliver their talk! In this post we provide a list of tips, drawing on both our good and bad experiences as invited speakers.

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New R-Ladies–Bioconductor collaboration!

We are excited to share a new collaboration between R-Ladies and Bioconductor, two global communities committed to building diverse developer communities around the world.

R-Ladies is a worldwide organization whose mission is to promote gender diversity in the R community. R-Ladies Global started in 2016 and has expanded to more than 200 chapters across 60+ countries worldwide, with 100K+ members. R-Ladies chapters work alongside other like-minded communities at local, regional, and global levels.

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Tips for Submitting a Video Abstract to Posit Conf

Thinking about submitting a talk for Posit Conf 2025 but feeling nervous about recording a video abstract? You are not alone! It can feel intimidating at first, but the good news is it is just one minute and all about showcasing your idea effectively.

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R-Ladies+ Feat. useR! 2021

Promotional image for an RLadies+ feat. user! meetup on April 28th at 8 pm UTC. The meetup is associated with the user! 2021 The R Conference, which will take place from July 5-9, 2021. The event is hosted by RLadies+ chapters in Vitória, Bangalore, East Lansing, Tunis, Guayaquil, Cuenavarca, Santa Rosa & Den Bosch and aims to bring diverse voices to the user! conference, inviting attendees to learn from other RLadies+ about their user! experiences. The image features the RLadies logo (a stylized pink hexagon containing a white “R” and the word “Ladies” in pink) on the left and an illustration of a smiling marmot wearing a colorful scarf with the “R” logo on its chest on the right. The background is a solid blue.
Promotional image for an RLadies+ feat. user! meetup on April 28th at 8 pm UTC. The meetup is associated with the user! 2021 The R Conference, which will take place from July 5-9, 2021. The event is hosted by RLadies+ chapters in Vitória, Bangalore, East Lansing, Tunis, Guayaquil, Cuenavarca, Santa Rosa & Den Bosch and aims to bring diverse voices to the user! conference, inviting attendees to learn from other RLadies+ about their user! experiences. The image features the RLadies logo (a stylized pink hexagon containing a white “R” and the word “Ladies” in pink) on the left and an illustration of a smiling marmot wearing a colorful scarf with the “R” logo on its chest on the right. The background is a solid blue.

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R-Ladies Infrastructure for Online Meetups

Our chapters have cancelled in-person meetups due to the corona virus pandemic. However, we want our members to be able to stay connected and still share their latest R-related discoveries and journeys. To support our chapter organisers in moving their events online, we decided to provide them with video conferencing infrastructure.

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