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The central mission of the R Consortium is to support to the R Foundation and key organizations developing, maintaining, distributing R software through the identification, development and implementation of infrastructure projects.
"The software is free. The ecosystem is not." Benjamin Arancibia explains why organizations invest in the future of R. Learn why organizations join the R Consortium: r-consortium.org/about/join Views are Benjamin's own. #RStats #OpenSource
Organizations that invest in shared infrastructure help keep R strong for everyone. Mike K. Smith: "Using open source without contributing back is not a sustainable model." Views are Mike's own. Learn why orgs join the R Consortium: r-consortium.org/about/join.h... @mikeksmith.bsky.social
The R Consortium was proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of #useR2026. Mike K Smith reflects on why community investment matters and how organizations and individuals are shaping the future of R. r-consortium.org/posts/what-m... #RStats @user-conf.bsky.social
The R Consortium has announced the first round of 2026 ISC Technical Grants. 7 projects will receive funding to improve the technical infrastructure and long-term sustainability of the R ecosystem. Congratulations to this year's recipients! r-consortium.org/posts/r-cons... #RStats #OpenSource
How do you find an R package when you don't know its name? Kylie Ainslie's The Warehouse lets you search 23,000+ CRAN, Bioconductor & GitHub packages by task — with AI-assisted discovery. r-consortium.org/posts/the-wa... #RStats @kylieainslie.bsky.social #opensource
The nlmixr2 Working Group continues to expand what open-source R tooling can support in pharmacometrics: admixr2 fits PK/PD models to published aggregate data (literature mean±SD, published NLME models, joint study fits) via nlmixr2/rxode2. r-consortium.org/posts/fittin... #RStats #Pharmacometrics
How should researchers combine multiple expert judgments when consensus is hard? In a new R Consortium blog post, David P. Wilkinson and Elliot Gould introduce {aggreCAT}, an open-source R package for mathematically aggregating expert judgments. r-consortium.org/posts/introd... #RStats
New! Nicolas Nguyen discusses planr, the supply chain R package he developed, available on CRAN - planr moves planning work from spreadsheets into reproducible R workflows for projected inventories, constrained demand, more. r-consortium.org/posts/supply... #RStats #SupplyChain #OpenSource
Deadline to register for R Dev Day @ Cascadia R 2026 is June 12. Join new and experienced contributors working on base R code, documentation, and contribution infrastructure. Free! pretix.eu/r-contributo... #rstats #CascadiaR @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
📢 The call for submissions for LatinR 2026 has been extended! There’s still time to share your projects, experiences, and work with the R community in Latin America 💜 🗓️ New deadline: June 1 🔗 latinr.org 💬 Official languages: Spanish, Portuguese, English 📍Medellín, Colombia #rstats
R/Medicine 2026 starts with 2 days of in-depth demos and workshops TOMORROW! There's still time to register! Full program here: rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we... #rstats #clinicaltrials #healthdata #healthcare
This week! R/Consortium 2026! May 5-8, 100% virtual 2 days of in-depth, hands-on demos and workshops, then 2 days of Keynotes, Talks, Lightning Talks - Ask questions, connect directly with speakers and peers rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we... #rstats #clinicaltrials #opensource #healthcare
"Introduction to R for Clinical Data" Led by Richard Hanna, Data Science Supervisor with the Cell and Gene Therapy Informatics Team at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia At R/Medicine 2026, May 5-8! Register today! rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we... #rstats #clinicaltrials
R/Medicine 2026 is next week! Register now! Just one of the great lineup of workshops and demos: "You Should Probably Map That: Introduction to Geospatial Analysis in R" Anjile An, Weill Cornell Medical College rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we... #rstats #clinicaltrials #geospatial
The R ecosystem grows through community. In 2026, R Consortium is supporting major R-related events around the world to help expand participation and create more opportunities to learn, connect, and contribute to R. Read more: r-consortium.org/posts/invest... #rstats #opensource
Open source in R - don’t know where to start? Start TOMORROW! R Consortium webinar (Wed, April 8): “Make your first R open source project contribution with git, forks, and PRs” 👉 Register here: r-consortium.org/webinars/mak... Build real experience. Collaborate globally. Contribute to R.
🚀 The R Consortium Technical Grant Cycle is now open! Have an idea to improve R’s technical infrastructure? Apply for funding! 📅 Apply by May 1 📅 Decisions by June 1 r-consortium.org/all-projects... #rstats #opensource #datascience #rconsortium #rcommunity
Open source succeeds when there is sustained investment, coordination, and leadership. Terri Christiani, Executive Director, R Consortium, outlines why the momentum in the R ecosystem right now is so strong. r-consortium.org/posts/commun... #rstats #opensource @terrychristiani.bsky.social
Contribute your knowledge and your voice! The R/Medicine 2026 Call for Proposals closes tomorrow, March 13. Submit your talk, lightning talk, demo, or workshop! rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we... #rstats #opensource #publichealth #healthdata
Organizers of the R User Group of Nueva Vizcaya State University (RNVSU) recently spoke with the R Consortium about building a provincial, university-based R community in the Philippines. Find out all the details! r-consortium.org/posts/igniti... #rstats #opensource
The R/Medicine Call for Proposals has been extended by one week! New deadline: March 13 First-time speakers are encouraged! Need feedback on your abstract? rmedicine.conference@gmail.com rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we... #rstats #opensource #healthcare
Jeremy Horne, organizer of the Birmingham (UK) R User Group recently spoke with the R Consortium about rebuilding Birmingham’s R community as an inclusive space for learning and collaboration r-consortium.org/posts/jeremy... #rstats #opensource #community
R/Medicine CFP is open 🩺🧪 Deadline: March 6 - still time! Submit: Talks, Lightning Talks, Demos, Workshops - Using R + Shiny for health, lab, clinical data First-time speaker? Email for feedback: rmedicine.conference@gmail.com rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we... #rstats #datascience
Risk 2026 is this week, there's still plenty of time to register! Full program here: rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website...
The R Consortium Submissions Working Group is making “all-R” regulatory submissions more practical through real pilots and regulator feedback. If you work in clinical trials / submissions / validation, get involved! r-consortium.org/posts/submis... #clinicaltrials #regulatoryscience