Exploring the layers of visualisation- an introduction to ggplot2

Are you one of the R-lovers that always wondered how to (effectively) visualise your data, then this workshop is for you. Together we explore layers of data visualisation: from the theory to the technical implementation in ggplot2. It will be cooked for you by Janine Khuc, Sarah Stolle and Olga Ivanova - three awesome R-Ladies co-organizers.

Big-big thanks to Ubiqum Code Academy for making this event possible!

PRELIMINARY PLAN
18.00-18.30 Doors open & Welcome
18.30- 18.50 Introduction to R-Ladies & Ubiqum
18.50- 19.30- Workshop part 1
19.30- 19.45 Break
19.45- 20.30 Workshop part 2
20.30- 21.00 Socialising

PROGRAMME
Everyone from the data science community wants to produce a beautiful plot that is also convincing, informative and clear enough. This can be a truly challenging task! We will start out with a short introduction on how it all started and think with you about how to do it more properly. But of course, through thinking data visualisations won't create themselves, we need tools to do so effectively!

As such, we will explain and deep dive into the basic concepts of ggplot2 as it is one of the most powerful libraries in R available today for visualization. We’ll cover the basics step by step, using code examples to explore the datasets. At the end we'll set you free - so you can play around with your newly gained knowledge of ggplot2 and go on to explore data (and the world).

REQUIREMENTS
A basic knowledge of R and an urge to study data vis/ggplot2. Please, bring your own laptop with installed R, R Studio, ggplot2 and tidyr/reshape2.

CODE OF CONDUCT
We expect all attendees to abide by our Code of Conduct. Anyone who violates this community's Code of Conduct will be refused entry, expelled, and/or any other action deemed appropriate by the Organizer, regardless of event registration, meetup membership or other condition. We are emphatically queer and trans-friendly. This group was created so those who identify as women have a comfortable place to learn.