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+title: posit::conf(2025) Quarto workshop materials
+description: |
+  At posit::conf(2025) we hosted two Quarto workshops: Branded Websites, Presentations, Dashboards, and PDFs with Quarto; and Extending Quarto. The materials from both workshops are freely available for anyone to learn from or use in their own teaching.
+categories:
+  - Learn
+  - Workshop
+author: Charlotte Wickham
+date: "10/13/2025"
+image: "thumbnail.png"
+image-alt: "Quarto workshop materials @ posit::conf(2025)"
+---
+
+At posit::conf(2025), we were thrilled to offer two comprehensive Quarto workshops designed to help users at different stages of their journey with Quarto. Whether you were looking to create beautifully branded outputs or extend Quarto's functionality with custom solutions, these workshops provided hands-on learning experiences with expert instructors.
+
+All materials from both workshops are available online. You can access the full workshop websites, source code, and exercises to learn at your own pace or adapt them for your own teaching; they are both released with a [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) license.
+
+## Branded Websites, Presentations, Dashboards, and PDFs with Quarto
+
+[Workshop website](https://posit-conf-2025.github.io/quarto-brand/){.btn .btn-primary .rounded} 
+[<i class="bi bi-github"></i> Source](https://github.com/posit-conf-2025/quarto-brand/){.btn .btn-primary .rounded} 
+[<i class="bi bi-github"></i> Exercises](https://github.com/posit-dev/quarto-brand-exercises/){.btn .btn-primary .rounded} 
+
+Led by [Isabella Velásquez](https://ivelasq.rbind.io/), Posit, PBC and [Sara Altman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarakaltman), Posit, PBC.
+
+> Designed for data scientists, analysts, and content creators, this immersive session will teach you how to craft cohesive reports and presentations while refining your workflow with Quarto’s latest features.
+>
+> You will learn how to create dynamic websites, professional PDF documents, engaging presentations, and interactive dashboards using Quarto. This workshop highlights Quarto's powerful theming capabilities, including the new support for brand.yml, which ensures that your work maintains a professional and cohesive style across all formats.
+>
+> By the end of the session, you’ll be equipped to:
+>
+> * Build and deploy Quarto websites.
+> * Generate professional presentations and PDF reports.
+> * Create interactive dashboards for data visualization and reporting.
+> * Use brand.yml to define and apply consistent theming across all outputs.
+> 
+> Whether you're looking to enhance your personal projects or streamline organizational outputs, this workshop will equip you with the tools to create polished, professional results.
+
+## Extending Quarto
+
+[Workshop website](https://posit-conf-2025.github.io/quarto-extend/){.btn .btn-primary .rounded} 
+[<i class="bi bi-github"></i> Source](https://github.com/posit-conf-2025/quarto-extend/){.btn .btn-primary .rounded} 
+[<i class="bi bi-github"></i> Exercises](https://github.com/posit-conf-2025/quarto-extend-exercises/){.btn .btn-primary .rounded} 
+
+Led by [Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel](https://mine-cr.com/), Posit, PBC + Duke University and [Charlotte Wickham](https://www.cwick.co.nz/) Posit, PBC.
+
+> In this workshop, we will dive deep into ways of customizing your Quarto
+> outputs with tooling beyond built-in features. This workshop is designed
+> for data scientists, analysts, and technical writers looking to extend
+> Quarto’s capabilities to suit their unique workflows better.
+> 
+> Participants will learn how to create custom extensions, including new
+> formats, templates, and filters, to enhance their document production
+> process. Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, you’ll gain
+> practical skills in:
+> 
+> - Developing and integrating custom formats to support diverse outputs
+>   while reducing repetition across projects.
+> - Substituting Quarto’s templates with your own to customize formats
+>   beyond the built-in options.
+> - Implementing filters to automate and streamline content
+>   transformation.
+> 
+> By the end of the workshop, you will be able to leverage Quarto’s
+> extensibility to create powerful, tailored solutions for your
+> documentation needs. Whether you have just worked on a few Quarto
+> projects or are an everyday user, this workshop will equip you with the
+> tools and knowledge to take your document workflows to the next level.