R Contributor Office Hours

Monthly online drop-in sessions for R contributors
Three people laughing together as they sit around a table with laptops, notebooks and drinks.


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What happens at an office hour?

The Office Hours are facilitated by members of the R Contribution Working Group who will tailor the hour according to the interests of attendees. The hour might include brief overviews or mini demonstrations, live debugging or discussion of different topics. Participants may be asked to add to a collaborative document or share their screen. All participation is optional - it is fine to come along and observe. You can check out the office hour minutes to see what we’ve been up to recently.

Who should come to office hours?

We welcome people that are entirely new to contributing as well as seasoned contributors.

When are the office hours?

The Office Hours are typically held on the 2nd Thursday of the month, at two times to cater for different world regions (click to find the corresponding time in your local time zone):

Region November - March April - October
Europe, Middle East, Asia, Asia-Pacific (EMEA/APAC) 10:00 UTC 09:00 UTC
Americas (AMER) 09:30 PST / 12:30 EST 09:30 PDT / 12:30 EDT

You can attend either or both office hour, wherever you are based - the country groupings just indicate the world regions that are in working/waking hours at that time.

How to join an office hour

To join, sign up on the R Contributors Meetup - you can do this any time until the office hour is over!

Other ways to find out about upcoming Office Hours:

  • The Events Calendar, where you can add the Office Hour series to your calendar
  • The R Contributors Slack - the Zoom link will typically be shared just before the office hour.

The office hours are also advertised on our social media channels and various community Slack groups.