September R-Ladies Community Meetup

Join us for our September R-Ladies Community Meetup, where we’ll get to know one another and generate ideas for R-Ladies Dallas in 2019 and beyond. Come with your ideas for talks, speakers, workshops, book clubs, study groups, mentorship, projects, fundraising, and organizing, or just a willingness to get to know your fellow R-Ladies!

We are also looking for speakers that would like to give talks ranging from 20 to 60 minutes at future meet events. If you have an idea for a talk that you'd like to give, come prepared to pitch your idea to the group.

Agenda
6:30 - 7:00 Networking w/ other tech meetups (Free pizza, soda, & beer)
7:00 - 7:15 Welcome and Introductions
7:15 - 7:45 Lightning talks
7:45 - 8:30 Planning for R-Ladies 2019 and beyond

There will be no formal technical talk at this meeting, but we will dedicate approximately 30 minutes of the session to attendees that have R analyses or packages they would like to share. The rest of the time will be dedicated to networking and planning future R-Ladies activities.

Several other meetup groups will be meeting in the same venue, so this will be a great space for networking. You will also (of course) have an opportunity to connect with other R-Ladies members during that time. Oh, and did I mention the free food and drinks? Our hosts at Improving have generously provided free pizza and assorted beverages, including coffee/tea, soda, water, and BEER. :)

Feel free to reach out to Sydeaka if you have any questions!

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About R-Ladies Dallas

R-Ladies Dallas welcomes members of all R proficiency levels, whether you're a new or aspiring R user, or an experienced R programmer interested in mentoring, networking & expert upskilling. Our non-profit, civil society community is designed to develop our members' R skills & knowledge through social, collaborative learning & sharing. Supporting minority identity access to STEM skills & careers, the Free Software Movement, and contributing to the global R community!

A local chapter of R-Ladies Global, R-Ladies Dallas exists to promote gender diversity in the R community worldwide. We are pro-actively inclusive of queer, trans, and all minority identities, with additional sensitivity to intersectional identities. Our priority is to provide a safe community space for anyone identifying as a minority gender who is interested in and/or working with R. As a founding principle, there is no cost or charge to participate in any of our R-Ladies communities around the world.

Q: Are men welcome to attend R-Ladies events?
A: Yes, men are welcome at this event. Our mission is to encourage more women and non-binary individuals to get involved in the R community. Please help us by spreading the word about R-Ladies, and by being respectful of the fact that this event is primarily for women/non-binary/female-identifying individuals.

We expect all attendees to abide & be governed by our community code of conduct. Please take a moment to review our R-Ladies Global code of conduct (particularly if this is your first time attending!): https://github.com/rladies/starter-kit/wiki/Code-of-Conduct.