useR! - The R User Conference

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Join the UseR! at Warsaw! We’re excited to announce that UseR! Conference in 2026 is being hosted in Warsaw, bringing together data scientists, statisticians, and researchers from across the world. 7-9 July, 2026 https://user2026.r-project.org/

Promotional graphic for the useR! 2026 Conference in Warsaw. Black background with white bold text in the top left reading "useR! 2026 CONFERENCE WARSAW," followed by bold orange text reading "Submissions open!" The top right features the conference's signature 2×2 grid of colored squares (blue, yellow, orange, purple), each containing a recursive square fractal pattern. Centered yellow bold text reads: "R for eaRth: Data Visualisation and Exploration Challenge" — with the R in "eaRth" capitalized to highlight the R programming language. In the bottom left is a pixelated/8-bit style illustration of Earth, showing green continents and blue oceans.
Promotional graphic for the useR! 2026 Conference in Warsaw. Black background with white bold text in the top left reading "useR! 2026 CONFERENCE WARSAW." Top right features a 2x2 grid of colored squares (blue, yellow, orange, purple), each containing a recursive square fractal pattern. Centered yellow text reads: "Registration ends on the 12th, thank you to everyone joining us!" Below the text is a heart shape filled with the Polish flag — white on top, red on bottom.
Promotional graphic for the useR! 2026 Conference in Warsaw announcing that submissions are open for the “R for eaRth: Data Visualisation and Exploration Challenge.” The design features a black background with bold yellow and orange typography, colorful fractal-inspired square patterns in the top right, and a large pixel-art Earth illustration in blue, green, and white in the lower left. The visual blends data science, R programming, climate and Earth themes with a retro digital aesthetic suited for the global R and data visualization community.
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Promotional graphic for the useR! 2026 Conference. A stylized bird with red, white, and blue geometric patterns flies over a Warsaw cityscape with a bridge and skyline. A bright sun radiates behind a large R logo. Text highlights early registration and the event date and location: “useR! 2026 Conference, Warsaw • July 2026.”
Promotional graphic for the USER! 2026 Conference Warsaw. The top shows the event title beside four colorful geometric squares, followed by large yellow text reading “Early Bird is open!”. The lower half displays a sunset view of Warsaw’s skyline with the Palace of Culture and Science centered among modern skyscrapers.
Promotional graphic for the useR! 2026 Conference. A stylized bird with red, white, and blue geometric patterns flies over a Warsaw cityscape with a bridge and skyline. A bright sun radiates behind a large R logo. Text highlights early registration and the event date and location: “useR! 2026 Conference, Warsaw • July 2026.”
Retro-style poster announcing early registration for useR! 2026. A red, white, and blue bird flies toward a glowing sun with the R logo. A banner reads “useR! 2026 Conference – Warsaw • July 2026,” with Warsaw’s skyline and a river bridge illustrated below in bold geometric shapes.
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Promotional graphic for the useR! 2026 Conference in Warsaw, held July 6th–9th at the Warsaw School of Economics and online. The left side features a 2x2 grid of colorful squares (blue, yellow, orange, and purple) showing four iterations of a fractal pattern. The right side features a portrait of Keynote Speaker Peter Dalgaard, a man with grey hair and a goatee, wearing a dark blue button-down shirt.
Promotional poster for the useR! 2026 Conference in Warsaw, scheduled for July 6–9 at the Warsaw School of Economics and online. The right side features a portrait of keynote speaker Kari Jordan, a Black woman with bright teal curly hair and a warm smile, wearing a pink blazer. The left side displays the conference title and four colorful squares—blue, yellow, orange, and purple—each containing a black geometric pattern representing iterations of a Sierpinski carpet fractal.
A poster for the "USER! 2026 CONFERENCE WARSAW," which is scheduled for "6th-9th JULY 2026" at "WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & ONLINE." The poster announces "Keynote Speaker Dariia Mykhailyshyna." On the right is a photo of Dariia Mykhailyshyna, a woman with brown hair wearing glasses and a white t-shirt with "KYIV" text and an illustration of a building. Below the conference details are four colored squares (blue, yellow, orange, purple) showing a progression of a fractal geometric pattern, starting from a single square.
A promotional image for the UseR! Conference. Top text: "UseR! Conference, 7-9 July, 2026, Warsaw". Image: A scenic photograph of the Warsaw, Poland skyline at sunset, featuring prominent skyscrapers like the Palace of Culture and Science bathed in golden light. Bottom section: A text box with the useR! logo in the corner. The text reads: "Why Sponsor useR! 2026? useR!2026 brings together R users, developers, and enthusiasts from around the world. Your sponsorship helps us maintain affordable registration rates while delivering a high-quality conference experience."
Promotional poster for the useR! 2025 conference at Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. The design features the event logo with a blue bull and “useR! 2025” text. Below it, the event details note August 8–10, 2025 for the in-person conference and August 1, 2025 for the virtual one. A banner reads “Ticket Sales End August 1st.” The background image shows a tree-lined road in autumn leading toward Duke Chapel.
A computer monitor is centered on a blue background, displaying a virtual event announcement. The screen shows a scenic autumn road leading to a prominent university building with a tower. Overlaid on this background are three large, semi-transparent oval text bubbles. The top bubble reads "useR! 2025," the middle one says "Virtual Event," and the bottom one states "August 1, 2025." In the bottom left corner of the overall image is the "useR! 2025" logo, featuring a stylized "R" and a bull.
A large blue graphic promoting "useR! 2025" is shown. The main section on the left details information about the conference: "8 - 10 August 2025," "Penn Pavilion, Duke University," "Durham, North Carolina," and "Hosted by Duke University and Duke Center for Computational Thinking." Below this, there's a notice about ticket sales: "Normal ticket sales will be ending July 15th. Get yours before the price increase!" A table compares "Regular" and "Late & Onsite" prices for "Student," "Academia," and "Industry" tickets. Prices are listed as $200, $450, and $650 for regular, and $250, $550, and $800 for late/onsite. The lower left corner features the "useR! 2025" logo with a bull illustration. The background appears to be a blurred image of a large conference hall with attendees.
A slide for a keynote presentation features a smiling man with a beard and short hair, wearing a shirt with a polka-dot bow tie, in a circular portrait at the top. The word "KEYNOTE" is in the upper left, and the "useR! 2025" logo is in the upper right. Below the portrait, the name "Hadley Wickham" is displayed, followed by "Posit PBC." A gray banner below his name reads, "I wrote this talk with an LLM." The bottom half of the slide contains the abstract for his talk, detailing an exploration of the relationship between data scientists and large language models, specifically how AI assistance can augment the R user's workflow. It notes that the abstract was generated by Claude Sonnet 3.7 and lightly edited.
A smiling woman with curly brown hair and glasses is featured in a circular portrait at the top of a presentation slide. She is wearing a gray blazer with a red necklace. Above her portrait, to the left, is the word "KEYNOTE" in large blue letters, and to the right is the "useR! 2025" logo. Below her image, her name "Frauke Kreuter" is written, followed by "LMU Munich / University of Maryland." A gray banner beneath her name reads, "Data in the Balance: Incentives, Independence, and Public Statistics." The bottom half of the slide contains a block of text detailing the content of the keynote address, which focuses on challenges in government statistics and the importance of data investment and statistical infrastructure.
Poster for useR! 2025 conference. Top section features the conference logo with a blue bull silhouette and text 'useR! 2025 Duke University Durham, NC USA'. Below, white text on a dark gray background indicates 'In-person event August 8-10, 2025' and 'Virtual event August 1, 2025'. A prominent translucent banner across the middle reads 'Registration is now open!'. The bottom half of the poster shows a photograph of a tree-lined road in autumn leading towards a tall, gothic-style university building in the distance.
Alt text: A promotional graphic for a keynote speech titled "Powerful simulation pipelines with {targets}" by Will Landau, Senior Research Scientist at Eli Lilly and Company. The background showcases a scenic view of a tree-lined pathway leading to a tall, gothic-style building. The event is associated with useR! 2025, indicated by the logo in the bottom left corner.
A promotional image for the useR! 2025 Virtual Registration. The image features a laptop with a YouTube logo on the screen, placed on a wooden table. In the background, green leaves are visible through a window. Above the laptop, a blue banner with yellow text reads "useR! 2025 Virtual Registration." On the bottom left corner, a logo displays "useR! 2025" alongside a blue bull. On the bottom right corner, there is a QR code.
Promotional poster for Yanina Bellini Saibene’s keynote talk, “We R Together. How to learn, use and improve a programming language as a community.” The design includes logos for rOpenSci, R-Ladies, and Universidad Austral, and emphasizes community collaboration, skill-sharing, and innovative learning in coding and data science.
The image captures a vibrant poster session at the useR! R Conference, held in Salzburg in July 2024. The setting is a spacious conference hall with attendees engaging in discussions around research posters mounted on large display boards. Participants, a mix of data scientists, researchers, and R enthusiasts, are seen standing in small groups, gesturing towards the posters, and exchanging insights. Some individuals are holding conference materials or notebooks, while others are listening attentively to presenters explaining their work. The posters feature graphs, charts, and R code snippets, reflecting cutting-edge developments in R programming for statistical analysis and data science. The atmosphere is collaborative and professional, with attendees dressed in business casual attire. In the background, additional posters and conference branding related to R programming and statistical computing reinforce the theme of the event. The lighting in the room is bright, enhancing visibility and interaction.
Headshot of Simon Urbanek, keynote speaker for useR! 2025 along with details on his talk.
A room full of people looking at a presentation with two speakers. Contains text about the conference.
useR! Early Bird sales end this Wednesday on April 30th!
Headshot of Hadley Wickham chief scientist at POSIT, keynote speaker for useR! 2025, features a white background, useR! logo, and text about his talk.
An autumn scene of the Duke Belltower along with the useR! 2025 logo and text about the early bird ticket special.
Links and QR codes for the reduced fee waivers and opportunity scholarships.
Headshot of Yanina Bellini Saibene who is a keynote speaker for useR! 2025, along with a quote from her.
Headshot of user! 2025 keynote speaker Will Landau of Eli Lilly and company.
Three dozen people sitting at tables discussing data science.
A person holding up a phone so another person can view the screen.
The useR! 2025 CFP closes today!
Text about the upcoming useR! conference with abstract depictions of people doing science stuff.
A tower at Duke university looms in the background. Ominous despite the brightly lit day.
Promotional graphic for Inclusive Pathways in Life Sciences and Tech discussion at useR! 2024.
Image showing text about useR! 2024's virtual event.
Image featuring speakers from the upcoming fireside chat.
Promotional image featuring a picture of Maelle Salmon, useR! keynote.
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