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The year 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of R version 1.0.0! To celebrate this, we are inviting the community of R users and developers for a two-day celebRation workshop/mini-conference on February 28-29th 2020 in Copenhagen.

We kick off on 28th February with hands-on workshops on two hot topics, namely data visualization using contemporary ggplot2 and extending R with C++ using the Rcpp package.

The day of the anniversary – February 29 – presents a line-up of speakers who cover the past, the present, and the future of the R programming language.

Current announced speakers are:

Go to the website celebRation2020.org for registration and more information, and follow us on twitter (< svg style="height:0.8em;top:.04em;position:relative;fill:steelblue;" viewBox="0 0 512 512">< path d="M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z"/> @celebRtion2020) to get updates as we get nearer.

R v1.0.0 turns 20 in 2020! ????Come celebRate your favorite programming language on Feb 28-29 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Talks and workshops by @pdalgd, @juliasilge, @RogerBivand, @HeathrTurnr, @eddelbuettel, @thomasp85 & more: https://t.co/oxIcabvUGl #rstats

— CelebRation2020 (@celebRtion2020) November 25, 2019

Important dates

  • January 6th, 2020. Early bird registration deadline.
  • February 3rd, 2020. Regular registration deadline.
  • February 28th, 2020. Workshop day
  • February 29th, 2020. Conference day

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