Fictional avatars of rOpenSci community members. Lydia Hill Illustration, all rights reserved.

Our community is
our best asset

We are building a welcoming and diverse global community of R software users, developers, and research software engineers who want to make their research more open and reproducible. We aim to build capacity of novices, experts, and those in between. Participants come from across academia, government, industry, and non-profits. We welcome participation that adheres to our code of conduct. The rOpenSci Community Contributing Guide outlines many ways to get involved.

Community calls

Our quarterly community calls are open to everyone. They’re an opportunity to connect with rOpenSci community members around the world. Join us for lively discussions with experts on both technical and social topics, like development, review, security and maintenance of R packages, applications of our packages in open science, or developing a code of conduct. Every Community Call becomes a rich resource with video and collaborative notes.

Catch up with past calls

Coworking

We meet for two hours, introduce ourselves and cowork. You can choose to work on your own or socialize by choosing different ‘rooms’ (Quiet or Noisy). Each session has a theme and the opportunity to explore that theme with the community host in the Noisy room.

Find out more about coworking!