Unlocking Insights from LatinR: Collaboration and Innovation in Data Science Webinar

Date and time: October 22, 2024, 9am Pacific time

Join us for an exciting webinar featuring the co-founders and co-chair of LatinR, as they share insights into the vibrant R community in Latin America and the evolution of the LatinR conference over its past six editions. Discover the impact this conference has had on the regional and global R community, learn about the unique aspects of R usage in Latin America, and get a sneak peek into what to expect at the upcoming LatinR 2024 edition. Whether you’re an experienced R user or just starting out, this session will offer valuable perspectives and opportunities for engagement!

Presentation used in the webinar available here.

Agenda

  • The Evolution of LatinR and its Impact on the Community: LatinR’s history, the growth of the community, and the role of the conference in fostering international and regional collaboration.
  • LatinR Success Stories and Featured Projects: conference format, examples of experts who came, workshops, and collaborative projects that have emerged from LatinR.
  • Future of LatinR: what we will see in the 2024 edition, future perspectives for LatinR, and how the community can get more involved.

Speakers

Yanina Bellini

Yanina shares her experience teaching computational skills and building welcoming communities of practice for programming scientists. She is one of the co-founders and chairs of LatinR. She is also the rOpenSci Community Manager and part of the R-Ladies Leadership Team. She has 30 years of experience in education and 24 years as a researcher.

Natalia Da Silva

Natalia is an Assistant Professor of Statistics at Universidad de la República in Montevideo, Uruguay, with a Ph.D. in Statistics from Iowa State University, whose research focuses on supervised learning, exploratory data analysis, statistical graphics, and reproducible research, and who co-founded LatinR, R-Ladies Montevideo, and the Montevideo R User Group (GURU), while also serving as an Associate Editor for Reproducibility at the Journal of the American Statistical Association.

Riva Quiroga

Riva Quiroga is a Linguist based in Valparaíso, Chile. She is one of the co-founders and chairs of LatinR, and part of the R-Ladies Global Team.