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AsiaR Panel

Heather Turner
Research Software Engineering Fellow
University of Warwick

@HeathrTurnr

19 February 2022

heatherturner.net/talks/AsiaRPanel2022

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heatherturner.net/talks/AsiaRPanel2022   @HeathrTurnr

About me

  • Started using R in 2001 at start of Statistics PhD
  • Postdoc 2004-2010
    • Developing R packages
  • Period outside academia 2010-2021
    • Pharmaceutical industry, freelance
  • Return to academia as Research Software Engineer

Became more involved in R community at each stage!

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heatherturner.net/talks/AsiaRPanel2022   @HeathrTurnr

Statistical Computing Conferences

useR! logo

  • Attendee, CSDA 2005 - introduced to wider R community!
  • Program committee, useR! 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014--2016; ERCIM 2009, 2013; eRum 2018, 2020
  • Program chair, useR! 2011 (local organiser), 2017, 2019
  • R Foundation Conference Committee, 2017 -
  • Appointed advisor to useR! 2017, 2019, 2021
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R Foundation/Forwards

  • Ordinary Member, 2015 -
  • Board Member, 2016 -
  • Chair of Forwards, R Foundation taskforce for women & under-represented groups, 2015 –
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heatherturner.net/talks/AsiaRPanel2022   @HeathrTurnr

R-Ladies

2012: Gabriela de Queiroz founded group in San Francisco

Later: Twin Cities, Taipei, London

2016:

  • San Francisco & London organizers meet at useR! + me & others
  • R Consortium grant: R-Ladies Global

Co-organizer R-Ladies Remote, 2018 -

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heatherturner.net/talks/AsiaRPanel2022   @HeathrTurnr

R Foundation Endorsed Conferences

Latin America:

  • R Day, May 2018, Curitiba, Brazil.
  • LatinR, September 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • ConectaR, January, 2019, San José, Costa Rica.

India:

  • R@IISA. December, 2019, Mumbai.

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heatherturner.net/talks/AsiaRPanel2022   @HeathrTurnr

Regional Networks

Hex logos of LatinR (a blue hex with "LATINR" and horizontal bars in approximate shape of Latin America in white), AfricaR (black chloropleth of Africa with "Africa" in white and R logo on top, with orange to purple gradient in background) and a temporary placeholder for AsiaR hex logo ("AsiaR" in red on white hex with red border)

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heatherturner.net/talks/AsiaRPanel2022   @HeathrTurnr

About me

  • Started using R in 2001 at start of Statistics PhD
  • Postdoc 2004-2010
    • Developing R packages
  • Period outside academia 2010-2021
    • Pharmaceutical industry, freelance
  • Return to academia as Research Software Engineer

Became more involved in R community at each stage!

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