Join R-Ladies Ottawa for a casual evening of programming on Tuesday, January 27th. We’ll be participating in TidyTuesday, a weekly data visualization challenge organized by the R for Data Science community.

What is TidyTuesday?

Every week, a new dataset is posted online on the TidyTuesday GitHub repo, and folks from around the world create data visualizations using the dataset. It’s an opportunity to put your programming skills into practice using real-world data in a way that’s fun! It’s also a great way for everyone to learn from each other, by sharing their visualizations and code.

What will the dataset be?

Even we don’t know that (yet)! We’ll have to wait until the day before the event to know what data we’ll be working with. If you’re interested in seeing some past datasets, take a look at the examples below, or visit the TidyTuesday GitHub repo to see all of the datasets dating back to 2018.

Examples from past TidyTuesdays:

• https://github.com/rfordatascience/tidytuesday/blob/main/data/2025/2025-02-04/readme.md
• https://github.com/rfordatascience/tidytuesday/blob/main/data/2025/2025-04-01/readme.md
• https://github.com/rfordatascience/tidytuesday/blob/main/data/2025/2025-07-29/readme.md

Do I have to use R?

No! You can use any programming language or visualization software that you want. In fact, Python users from around the globe participate in “TyDyTuesday” on a weekly basis.

Who is this event for?

No previous programming experience is required to participate, and we’ll have experienced programmers in the room who can help you get started (or unstuck), if needed.

What should I bring?

* Please bring a laptop so you can code along. We recommend that you have RStudio or another IDE (such as VS Code or Positron) installed ahead of time, but we can help you get one installed if needed!
* Come ready to learn, share, and contribute to a safe and welcoming community!

How will this event work?

* First few minutes of the event: Introductions, and taking a look at the dataset together as a group.
* Time to create a data visualization using the language or software of your choice, either on your own or with a (new) friend! Grab a free snack while you’re at it 🙂
* Last ~30 minutes of the event: Show and tell session for anyone who would like to share their creation with the group.

This is an in-person event with limited space! Please only RSVP if you are able to attend in-person!

We’re grateful to be part of the Bayview Meetups initiative and extend our thanks to Bayview Yards for generously providing the venue space.

***Please note that the mission of R-Ladies is to increase gender diversity in the R community. This event is intended to provide a safe space for women and gender minorities. We ask for male allies to be invited by and accompanied by a woman or gender minority.***