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Creating model en mass with workflowsets

Details For our second July event, we are excited to host Max Kuhn of RStudio who will be presenting on the workflowsets package. This event will be hosted over Zoom, and the link will be available on this Meetup page at noon on the day of the event. Agenda (times approximate): 7-7:05 pm: R-Ladies NYC Announcements 7:05-7:50: “Creating model en mass with workflowsets” 7:50-8:15: Questions and wrap-up — Talk Abstract —

The Epidemiologist R Handbook

Details For our July event, we are excited to host authors Neale Batra, Aminata Ndiaye, and Paula Blomquist, who will present the Epidemiologist R Handbook, a free new code reference book targeted to R users working in applied epidemiology and public health, but handy for anyone. This event will be hosted over Zoom, and the link will be available on this Meetup page at noon on the day of the event.

Data Visualization - Color Palettes, Themes, and Schemes

Details For our June event, R-Ladies Anna Sofia Kircher and Joyce Robbins will share short talks about using color palettes, themes, and schemes to improve data visualization in R. This event will be hosted over Zoom, and the link will be available on this Meetup page at noon on the day of the event. Agenda (times approximate): 7-7:05 pm: R-Ladies NYC Announcements 7:05-7:30: “ggplot and I” by Anna Sofia Kircher 7:30-7:55: “Does your color palette match your data?

From Wrangling to Writing - Analyzing Data and Creating Production-Level Code

Details For our April event, we will have two guest speakers. Megan Robertson will be talking about how to write production level data science code, while Natalie O’Shea will be discussing how to use the nyccensus package and how to wrangle/use census data for equity. This event will be hosted over Zoom, and the link will be available on this Meetup page at noon on the day of the event.

Focus on Content - Create Enterprise-Worthy Shiny Applications with Periscope

Details For our March event, Dr. Connie Brett, the CEO, founder, & principal data scientist of Aggregate Genius, Inc. will talk to us about the Periscope package and enterprise-level Shiny apps! This event will be hosted over Zoom, and the link will be available on this Meetup page at noon on the day of the event. Agenda (times approximate): 6:05 - 6:10 pm: R-Ladies NYC Announcements 6:10 + : Connie’s talk on periscope with time for Q&A

Join our team! R-Ladies NYC Board Information Session

Details If getting more involved with your local R-Ladies New York chapter was on your list of 2021 resolutions, here’s your chance! We are looking for new members to join us as event organizers on the R-Ladies NYC Board. This information session will be a meet and greet with current board members: we’ll introduce ourselves, explain responsibilities and the expected time commitment of a board member, and highlight initiatives we’d like to pursue in 2021.

End-of-Year Celebration for Women and Gender Minorities

Details [Please note: At the request of members of our community for an R-Ladies space exclusively for minority genders, this event is limited to those who identify as such (including but not limited to women, trans men, non-binary, and gender nonconforming individuals). Male allies have been great supporters of our chapter and the R-Ladies mission to promote gender diversity in the R Community – for which we are grateful! – and we believe the best way male allies can support us this month is by honoring the need for and benefit of such a space.

Q&A with the Authors of "Data Science in Education Using R"

Details This event will be hosted over Zoom, and the link will be available on this Meetup page at noon on the day of the event. We will request your email address upon registration to ensure you receive the newly required Zoom passcode on the day of the event. Agenda (subject to change): 7:30-7:35 pm: R-Ladies NYC Announcements 7:35-8:05: Book talk 8:05 - end Audience Q&A Book Description Data Science in Education Using R is the go-to reference for learning data science in the education field.

Analyzing Gender Bias with R

Details For our October event, R-Ladies Yipeng Lai and Stacy Lansey will share short talks on using R for analyzing gender bias on Wikipedia and learning R through data visualization (which motivated an interesting side project on gender). This event will be hosted over Zoom, and the link will be available on this Meetup page at noon on the day of the event. Agenda (times approximate): 7-7:05 pm: R-Ladies NYC Announcements

R-Ladies NYC Lightning Talks