meetups.qmd

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## Next meet-up

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**Wednesday February 26th, 2025, 5pm UTC, Zoom**

```{r}
#| echo: false
#| warning: false
#| message: false
library(distilltools)
library(lubridate)
```

`r icon_link(icon = "check",
text = "register",
url = "https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/80kk1_lGSN69AIXK-X0OrA")`

Get the time in your timezone, e.g.

```{r}
#| echo: true
library(lubridate)
ymd_hms("2025-02-26 17:00:00") |>
with_tz("Europe/Vienna")
```

```{r}
#| echo: true
ymd_hms("2025-02-26 17:00:00") |>
with_tz("America/Los_Angeles")
```

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## Future meet-ups
We hold online meetups, over Zoom. These will usually be on the 4th Wednesday of each month, at 5pm UK time (i.e. 4pm UTC in the summer, 5pm UTC in the winter).

We schedule the meet-ups as recurring Zoom meetings, with separate registration links for winter and summer series. The series switch when the clocks change in the UK. You only need to register once per series, and you'll get a calendar invitation for all the meet-ups in that series (though of course no requirement to come to all of them!).

### Winter 2024/25 series (5pm UTC)

`r icon_link(icon = "check",
text = "register for the winter series",
url = "https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/80kk1_lGSN69AIXK-X0OrA")`

- Wednesday, **February 26th 2025**, 5pm UTC, Zoom
- Wednesday, **March 26th 2025**, 5pm UTC, Zoom

### Summer 2025 series (4pm UTC)

`r icon_link(icon = "check",
text = "register for the summer series",
url = "https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/RDGhjzoaQhCyFlB4qH74iQ")`

- Wednesday, **April 23rd**, 4pm UTC, Zoom
- Wednesday, **May 28th**, 4pm UTC, Zoom
- Wednesday, **June 25th**, 4pm UTC, Zoom
- Wednesday, **July 23rd**, 4pm UTC, Zoom
- Wednesday, **August 27th**, 4pm UTC, Zoom
- Wednesday, **September 24th**, 4pm UTC, Zoom

Note that the October 2025 meet-up will be held on the 29th (the 5th Wednesday of the month) and will be part of the winter 2025/26 series.

Registration links will also be shared via [Mastodon](https://tech.lgbt/@rainbowR){target="_blank"}, [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/rainbowr.org), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13115940/) and our newsletter 2-3 weeks beforehand, which you can opt-in to when you [join the community](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y7SOWE3IW-fpR_5Cd4mK-CMUpFZ-hvhY4cTj34JqTVE/){target="_blank"}.

## About our meet-ups
We usually promote meetups a couple of weeks before they take place.
The best place to hear about them is on [Mastodon](https://tech.lgbt/@rainbowR), [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/rainbowr.org), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13115940/) or via our mailing list, which you can opt in to when you [join](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y7SOWE3IW-fpR_5Cd4mK-CMUpFZ-hvhY4cTj34JqTVE/).

These are friendly, informal gatherings, to connect with fellow community members and chat (mostly about R).

Each meetup starts with a round of introductions, followed by any updates from the rainbowR team, e.g. discussing initiatives for the group, community organisation etc.
The majority of the meetup is usually spent chatting about R. We invite participants to 'show and tell' -- they can share something related to R or Quarto. 
It could be something they're working on, or a resource/package they've found that they're enjoying using. 
It's also a chance to ask R-related questions -- there's probably someone on the call who can help! 
Of course, you don't have to show something -- there's no pressure to do so!

We require registration in advance. This helps keep the meetup safe.