Schedule
The rainbowR conference will run over two days, February 25-26, 2026. The full schedule is shown, with links to talk descriptions.
By default, the times are shown in UTC. Use the options below to view the schedule in other timezones (click on the trianges by the timezones to collapse/expand the sections).
UTC
Day 1: 25 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 - 18:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) Introduction to R |
Allissa Dillman Padmashri Saravanan |
| 16:00 - 18:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) If you can write a function, you can build an R package |
Rhian Davies |
| 18:05 - 18:55 (25/02) | Quiz and social |
|
| 19:00 - 21:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session B) LLMs in R for data analysis |
Nic Crane |
| 19:00 - 21:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session B) Visualising the UK’s LGBTQ+ population |
Kirstie Ken English Nicola Rennie |
| All times shown in timezone UTC | ||
Day 2: 26 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 - 16:15 (26/02) | Introduction | Ella Kaye |
| 16:15 - 17:00 (26/02) |
Keynote Studying queer data while living it: Positionality, power, and practice |
Daphna Harel |
| 17:00 - 18:00 (26/02) | Talks I |
Chris Battiston Jasmine Daly Tamires Martins Njoki Njuki |
| 18:00 - 18:30 (26/02) | Birds of a feather |
|
| 18:30 - 19:15 (26/02) | Lightning talks |
Kristin Bott Hannah Frick Rafael Henry-Venson Ursula Kaczmarek Hanne Oberman Noah Pevie Trystan Washburne |
| 19:15 - 20:15 (26/02) | Talks II |
Joshua Gutoskie Ryan Timpe J. Audra Williams |
| 20:15 - 20:30 (26/02) | Break |
|
| 20:30 - 21:15 (26/02) |
Keynote What’s new with LLMs for data science |
Hadley Wickham |
| 21:15 - 21:30 (26/02) | Closing | Ella Kaye |
| All times shown in timezone UTC | ||
America/Los_Angeles
Day 1: 25 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 10:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) Introduction to R |
Allissa Dillman Padmashri Saravanan |
| 08:00 - 10:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) If you can write a function, you can build an R package |
Rhian Davies |
| 10:05 - 10:55 (25/02) | Quiz and social |
|
| 11:00 - 13:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session B) LLMs in R for data analysis |
Nic Crane |
| 11:00 - 13:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session B) Visualising the UK’s LGBTQ+ population |
Kirstie Ken English Nicola Rennie |
| All times shown in timezone America/Los_Angeles | ||
Day 2: 26 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:15 (26/02) | Introduction | Ella Kaye |
| 08:15 - 09:00 (26/02) |
Keynote Studying queer data while living it: Positionality, power, and practice |
Daphna Harel |
| 09:00 - 10:00 (26/02) | Talks I |
Chris Battiston Jasmine Daly Tamires Martins Njoki Njuki |
| 10:00 - 10:30 (26/02) | Birds of a feather |
|
| 10:30 - 11:15 (26/02) | Lightning talks |
Kristin Bott Hannah Frick Rafael Henry-Venson Ursula Kaczmarek Hanne Oberman Noah Pevie Trystan Washburne |
| 11:15 - 12:15 (26/02) | Talks II |
Joshua Gutoskie Ryan Timpe J. Audra Williams |
| 12:15 - 12:30 (26/02) | Break |
|
| 12:30 - 13:15 (26/02) |
Keynote What’s new with LLMs for data science |
Hadley Wickham |
| 13:15 - 13:30 (26/02) | Closing | Ella Kaye |
| All times shown in timezone America/Los_Angeles | ||
America/New_York
Day 1: 25 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 - 13:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) Introduction to R |
Allissa Dillman Padmashri Saravanan |
| 11:00 - 13:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) If you can write a function, you can build an R package |
Rhian Davies |
| 13:05 - 13:55 (25/02) | Quiz and social |
|
| 14:00 - 16:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session B) LLMs in R for data analysis |
Nic Crane |
| 14:00 - 16:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session B) Visualising the UK’s LGBTQ+ population |
Kirstie Ken English Nicola Rennie |
| All times shown in timezone America/New_York | ||
Day 2: 26 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 - 11:15 (26/02) | Introduction | Ella Kaye |
| 11:15 - 12:00 (26/02) |
Keynote Studying queer data while living it: Positionality, power, and practice |
Daphna Harel |
| 12:00 - 13:00 (26/02) | Talks I |
Chris Battiston Jasmine Daly Tamires Martins Njoki Njuki |
| 13:00 - 13:30 (26/02) | Birds of a feather |
|
| 13:30 - 14:15 (26/02) | Lightning talks |
Kristin Bott Hannah Frick Rafael Henry-Venson Ursula Kaczmarek Hanne Oberman Noah Pevie Trystan Washburne |
| 14:15 - 15:15 (26/02) | Talks II |
Joshua Gutoskie Ryan Timpe J. Audra Williams |
| 15:15 - 15:30 (26/02) | Break |
|
| 15:30 - 16:15 (26/02) |
Keynote What’s new with LLMs for data science |
Hadley Wickham |
| 16:15 - 16:30 (26/02) | Closing | Ella Kaye |
| All times shown in timezone America/New_York | ||
Europe/London
Day 1: 25 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 - 18:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) Introduction to R |
Allissa Dillman Padmashri Saravanan |
| 16:00 - 18:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) If you can write a function, you can build an R package |
Rhian Davies |
| 18:05 - 18:55 (25/02) | Quiz and social |
|
| 19:00 - 21:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session B) LLMs in R for data analysis |
Nic Crane |
| 19:00 - 21:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session B) Visualising the UK’s LGBTQ+ population |
Kirstie Ken English Nicola Rennie |
| All times shown in timezone Europe/London | ||
Day 2: 26 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 - 16:15 (26/02) | Introduction | Ella Kaye |
| 16:15 - 17:00 (26/02) |
Keynote Studying queer data while living it: Positionality, power, and practice |
Daphna Harel |
| 17:00 - 18:00 (26/02) | Talks I |
Chris Battiston Jasmine Daly Tamires Martins Njoki Njuki |
| 18:00 - 18:30 (26/02) | Birds of a feather |
|
| 18:30 - 19:15 (26/02) | Lightning talks |
Kristin Bott Hannah Frick Rafael Henry-Venson Ursula Kaczmarek Hanne Oberman Noah Pevie Trystan Washburne |
| 19:15 - 20:15 (26/02) | Talks II |
Joshua Gutoskie Ryan Timpe J. Audra Williams |
| 20:15 - 20:30 (26/02) | Break |
|
| 20:30 - 21:15 (26/02) |
Keynote What’s new with LLMs for data science |
Hadley Wickham |
| 21:15 - 21:30 (26/02) | Closing | Ella Kaye |
| All times shown in timezone Europe/London | ||
Europe/Berlin
Day 1: 25 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 17:00 - 19:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) Introduction to R |
Allissa Dillman Padmashri Saravanan |
| 17:00 - 19:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) If you can write a function, you can build an R package |
Rhian Davies |
| 19:05 - 19:55 (25/02) | Quiz and social |
|
| 20:00 - 22:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session B) LLMs in R for data analysis |
Nic Crane |
| 20:00 - 22:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session B) Visualising the UK’s LGBTQ+ population |
Kirstie Ken English Nicola Rennie |
| All times shown in timezone Europe/Berlin | ||
Day 2: 26 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 17:00 - 17:15 (26/02) | Introduction | Ella Kaye |
| 17:15 - 18:00 (26/02) |
Keynote Studying queer data while living it: Positionality, power, and practice |
Daphna Harel |
| 18:00 - 19:00 (26/02) | Talks I |
Chris Battiston Jasmine Daly Tamires Martins Njoki Njuki |
| 19:00 - 19:30 (26/02) | Birds of a feather |
|
| 19:30 - 20:15 (26/02) | Lightning talks |
Kristin Bott Hannah Frick Rafael Henry-Venson Ursula Kaczmarek Hanne Oberman Noah Pevie Trystan Washburne |
| 20:15 - 21:15 (26/02) | Talks II |
Joshua Gutoskie Ryan Timpe J. Audra Williams |
| 21:15 - 21:30 (26/02) | Break |
|
| 21:30 - 22:15 (26/02) |
Keynote What’s new with LLMs for data science |
Hadley Wickham |
| 22:15 - 22:30 (26/02) | Closing | Ella Kaye |
| All times shown in timezone Europe/Berlin | ||
Asia/Dubai
Day 1: 25 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 20:00 - 22:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) Introduction to R |
Allissa Dillman Padmashri Saravanan |
| 20:00 - 22:00 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) If you can write a function, you can build an R package |
Rhian Davies |
| 22:05 - 22:55 (25/02) | Quiz and social |
|
| 23:00 - 01:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session B) LLMs in R for data analysis |
Nic Crane |
| 23:00 - 01:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session B) Visualising the UK’s LGBTQ+ population |
Kirstie Ken English Nicola Rennie |
| All times shown in timezone Asia/Dubai | ||
Day 2: 26 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 20:00 - 20:15 (26/02) | Introduction | Ella Kaye |
| 20:15 - 21:00 (26/02) |
Keynote Studying queer data while living it: Positionality, power, and practice |
Daphna Harel |
| 21:00 - 22:00 (26/02) | Talks I |
Chris Battiston Jasmine Daly Tamires Martins Njoki Njuki |
| 22:00 - 22:30 (26/02) | Birds of a feather |
|
| 22:30 - 23:15 (26/02) | Lightning talks |
Kristin Bott Hannah Frick Rafael Henry-Venson Ursula Kaczmarek Hanne Oberman Noah Pevie Trystan Washburne |
| 23:15 - 00:15 (27/02) | Talks II |
Joshua Gutoskie Ryan Timpe J. Audra Williams |
| 00:15 - 00:30 (27/02) | Break |
|
| 00:30 - 01:15 (27/02) |
Keynote What’s new with LLMs for data science |
Hadley Wickham |
| 01:15 - 01:30 (27/02) | Closing | Ella Kaye |
| All times shown in timezone Asia/Dubai | ||
Asia/Kolkata
Day 1: 25 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 21:30 - 23:30 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) Introduction to R |
Allissa Dillman Padmashri Saravanan |
| 21:30 - 23:30 (25/02) |
Workshop (Session A) If you can write a function, you can build an R package |
Rhian Davies |
| 23:35 - 00:25 (26/02) | Quiz and social |
|
| 00:30 - 02:30 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session B) LLMs in R for data analysis |
Nic Crane |
| 00:30 - 02:30 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session B) Visualising the UK’s LGBTQ+ population |
Kirstie Ken English Nicola Rennie |
| All times shown in timezone Asia/Kolkata | ||
Day 2: 26 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 21:30 - 21:45 (26/02) | Introduction | Ella Kaye |
| 21:45 - 22:30 (26/02) |
Keynote Studying queer data while living it: Positionality, power, and practice |
Daphna Harel |
| 22:30 - 23:30 (26/02) | Talks I |
Chris Battiston Jasmine Daly Tamires Martins Njoki Njuki |
| 23:30 - 00:00 (27/02) | Birds of a feather |
|
| 00:00 - 00:45 (27/02) | Lightning talks |
Kristin Bott Hannah Frick Rafael Henry-Venson Ursula Kaczmarek Hanne Oberman Noah Pevie Trystan Washburne |
| 00:45 - 01:45 (27/02) | Talks II |
Joshua Gutoskie Ryan Timpe J. Audra Williams |
| 01:45 - 02:00 (27/02) | Break |
|
| 02:00 - 02:45 (27/02) |
Keynote What’s new with LLMs for data science |
Hadley Wickham |
| 02:45 - 03:00 (27/02) | Closing | Ella Kaye |
| All times shown in timezone Asia/Kolkata | ||
Asia/Singapore
Day 1: 25 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 - 02:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session A) Introduction to R |
Allissa Dillman Padmashri Saravanan |
| 00:00 - 02:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session A) If you can write a function, you can build an R package |
Rhian Davies |
| 02:05 - 02:55 (26/02) | Quiz and social |
|
| 03:00 - 05:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session B) LLMs in R for data analysis |
Nic Crane |
| 03:00 - 05:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session B) Visualising the UK’s LGBTQ+ population |
Kirstie Ken English Nicola Rennie |
| All times shown in timezone Asia/Singapore | ||
Day 2: 26 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 - 00:15 (27/02) | Introduction | Ella Kaye |
| 00:15 - 01:00 (27/02) |
Keynote Studying queer data while living it: Positionality, power, and practice |
Daphna Harel |
| 01:00 - 02:00 (27/02) | Talks I |
Chris Battiston Jasmine Daly Tamires Martins Njoki Njuki |
| 02:00 - 02:30 (27/02) | Birds of a feather |
|
| 02:30 - 03:15 (27/02) | Lightning talks |
Kristin Bott Hannah Frick Rafael Henry-Venson Ursula Kaczmarek Hanne Oberman Noah Pevie Trystan Washburne |
| 03:15 - 04:15 (27/02) | Talks II |
Joshua Gutoskie Ryan Timpe J. Audra Williams |
| 04:15 - 04:30 (27/02) | Break |
|
| 04:30 - 05:15 (27/02) |
Keynote What’s new with LLMs for data science |
Hadley Wickham |
| 05:15 - 05:30 (27/02) | Closing | Ella Kaye |
| All times shown in timezone Asia/Singapore | ||
Asia/Shanghai
Day 1: 25 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 - 02:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session A) Introduction to R |
Allissa Dillman Padmashri Saravanan |
| 00:00 - 02:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session A) If you can write a function, you can build an R package |
Rhian Davies |
| 02:05 - 02:55 (26/02) | Quiz and social |
|
| 03:00 - 05:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session B) LLMs in R for data analysis |
Nic Crane |
| 03:00 - 05:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session B) Visualising the UK’s LGBTQ+ population |
Kirstie Ken English Nicola Rennie |
| All times shown in timezone Asia/Shanghai | ||
Day 2: 26 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 - 00:15 (27/02) | Introduction | Ella Kaye |
| 00:15 - 01:00 (27/02) |
Keynote Studying queer data while living it: Positionality, power, and practice |
Daphna Harel |
| 01:00 - 02:00 (27/02) | Talks I |
Chris Battiston Jasmine Daly Tamires Martins Njoki Njuki |
| 02:00 - 02:30 (27/02) | Birds of a feather |
|
| 02:30 - 03:15 (27/02) | Lightning talks |
Kristin Bott Hannah Frick Rafael Henry-Venson Ursula Kaczmarek Hanne Oberman Noah Pevie Trystan Washburne |
| 03:15 - 04:15 (27/02) | Talks II |
Joshua Gutoskie Ryan Timpe J. Audra Williams |
| 04:15 - 04:30 (27/02) | Break |
|
| 04:30 - 05:15 (27/02) |
Keynote What’s new with LLMs for data science |
Hadley Wickham |
| 05:15 - 05:30 (27/02) | Closing | Ella Kaye |
| All times shown in timezone Asia/Shanghai | ||
Asia/Tokyo
Day 1: 25 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 01:00 - 03:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session A) Introduction to R |
Allissa Dillman Padmashri Saravanan |
| 01:00 - 03:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session A) If you can write a function, you can build an R package |
Rhian Davies |
| 03:05 - 03:55 (26/02) | Quiz and social |
|
| 04:00 - 06:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session B) LLMs in R for data analysis |
Nic Crane |
| 04:00 - 06:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session B) Visualising the UK’s LGBTQ+ population |
Kirstie Ken English Nicola Rennie |
| All times shown in timezone Asia/Tokyo | ||
Day 2: 26 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 01:00 - 01:15 (27/02) | Introduction | Ella Kaye |
| 01:15 - 02:00 (27/02) |
Keynote Studying queer data while living it: Positionality, power, and practice |
Daphna Harel |
| 02:00 - 03:00 (27/02) | Talks I |
Chris Battiston Jasmine Daly Tamires Martins Njoki Njuki |
| 03:00 - 03:30 (27/02) | Birds of a feather |
|
| 03:30 - 04:15 (27/02) | Lightning talks |
Kristin Bott Hannah Frick Rafael Henry-Venson Ursula Kaczmarek Hanne Oberman Noah Pevie Trystan Washburne |
| 04:15 - 05:15 (27/02) | Talks II |
Joshua Gutoskie Ryan Timpe J. Audra Williams |
| 05:15 - 05:30 (27/02) | Break |
|
| 05:30 - 06:15 (27/02) |
Keynote What’s new with LLMs for data science |
Hadley Wickham |
| 06:15 - 06:30 (27/02) | Closing | Ella Kaye |
| All times shown in timezone Asia/Tokyo | ||
Australia/Sydney
Day 1: 25 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 03:00 - 05:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session A) Introduction to R |
Allissa Dillman Padmashri Saravanan |
| 03:00 - 05:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session A) If you can write a function, you can build an R package |
Rhian Davies |
| 05:05 - 05:55 (26/02) | Quiz and social |
|
| 06:00 - 08:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session B) LLMs in R for data analysis |
Nic Crane |
| 06:00 - 08:00 (26/02) |
Workshop (Session B) Visualising the UK’s LGBTQ+ population |
Kirstie Ken English Nicola Rennie |
| All times shown in timezone Australia/Sydney | ||
Day 2: 26 February
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 03:00 - 03:15 (27/02) | Introduction | Ella Kaye |
| 03:15 - 04:00 (27/02) |
Keynote Studying queer data while living it: Positionality, power, and practice |
Daphna Harel |
| 04:00 - 05:00 (27/02) | Talks I |
Chris Battiston Jasmine Daly Tamires Martins Njoki Njuki |
| 05:00 - 05:30 (27/02) | Birds of a feather |
|
| 05:30 - 06:15 (27/02) | Lightning talks |
Kristin Bott Hannah Frick Rafael Henry-Venson Ursula Kaczmarek Hanne Oberman Noah Pevie Trystan Washburne |
| 06:15 - 07:15 (27/02) | Talks II |
Joshua Gutoskie Ryan Timpe J. Audra Williams |
| 07:15 - 07:30 (27/02) | Break |
|
| 07:30 - 08:15 (27/02) |
Keynote What’s new with LLMs for data science |
Hadley Wickham |
| 08:15 - 08:30 (27/02) | Closing | Ella Kaye |
| All times shown in timezone Australia/Sydney | ||