<p>R-Ladies Baltimore (Bmore) is the local Baltimore chapter for the larger R-Ladies global organization (rladies.org) to promote gender diversity in the R community.</p> <p>We will have an event on Wednesday January 23, 2019 from 5:30-7pm (location at Allovue (<a href="https://allovue.com" class="linkified">https://allovue.com</a>)). We will learn about some wonderful R packages to scrape data from the web by walking through some vignettes and workflows. [Margaret Taub](<a href="http://www.biostat.jhsph.edu/~mtaub/About.html" class="linkified">http://www.biostat.jhsph.edu/~mtaub/About.html</a>) will walk us through using the R package [rvest](<a href="https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rvest/README.html" class="linkified">https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rvest/README.html</a>) to scrape data from the web into R. Then, [Alex Stephens](<a href="https://twitter.com/AlexStephens35" class="linkified">https://twitter.com/AlexStephens35</a>) will demo using the [rtweet](<a href="https://rtweet.info" class="linkified">https://rtweet.info</a>) package to collect and analyzing tweets! Chips and drinks will be provided!</p> <p>Schedule:<br/>- 5:30 PM Arrive, Networking<br/>- 5:45 PM Introductions<br/>- 5:50 PM Speakers (15 min talks with 5 mins for questions)<br/>- 6:30 PM Discussion with audience on other useful R packages to scrape data from the web<br/>- 6:45 PM Discussion on future events, Networking</p> <p>Details on the location:<br/>Allovue (<a href="https://allovue.com" class="linkified">https://allovue.com</a>)<br/>301 W 29th St, Baltimore, MD 21211<br/>(Room 2003, on the second floor at the end of the hall)</p> <p>Details on parking: Parking is available at R House (<a href="https://r.housebaltimore.com" class="linkified">https://r.housebaltimore.com</a>) as well as across the street at the police station or in Remington Row’s Garage (entrance on 28th Street, that is paid parking though).</p> <p>FAQ:<br/>Q: Are men welcome to attend R-Ladies events?<br/>A: Yes, men are welcome at this event. Our mission is to encourage more women and non-binary individuals to get involved in the R community. However, we ask that cis men come as guests of women and gender minorities to our events to promote a sense support and encouragement for women and gender minorities in the R community. Please help us by spreading the word about R-Ladies. Please also take the time to review our code of conduct before you attend: <a href="https://github.com/rladies/starter-kit/wiki/Code-of-Conduct" class="linkified">https://github.com/rladies/starter-kit/wiki/Code-of-Conduct</a></p> <p>The term "women and gender minorities" is inclusive of individuals who identify as female (trans and cis), trans-men, non-binary, genderqueer, genderfluid, agender, intersex, and all minority genders).</p> <p>Important to know:<br/>- If this is your first R-Ladies event, please take a moment to review our R-Ladies Global code of conduct: <a href="https://github.com/rladies/starter-kit/wiki/Code-of-Conduct" class="linkified">https://github.com/rladies/starter-kit/wiki/Code-of-Conduct</a></p> <p>Finally, for more information:<br/>email: [masked]<br/>twitter: @RLadiesBmore<br/>website: <a href="https://rladies-baltimore.github.io" class="linkified">https://rladies-baltimore.github.io</a><br/>facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RLadiesBmore/" class="linkified">https://www.facebook.com/RLadiesBmore/</a><br/>meetup: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/rladies-baltimore/" class="linkified">https://www.meetup.com/rladies-baltimore/</a></p>