The 2025 Cascadia R Conference is almost here — happening June 20–21 in Portland, Oregon!

Whether you’re passionate about data visualization, automation, spatial analysis, or just love the R community, you’ll find something to love at this year’s event.

🎤 Keynote: David Keyes

25 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with R

Kick off the day with practical, surprising, and inspiring ideas from the founder of R for the Rest of Us.

🧠 Talk Highlights

We’ve curated an exciting speaker lineup exploring:

• LLMs & Automation – Tools like {ellmer}, GitHub Actions, and Quarto at scale

• Smarter Workflows – Reproducibility, metadata-driven pipelines, integration with other tools

• Public Impact – Public health dashboards, spatial equity, coastal ecology, and more

• Community & Practice – What’s next for RStudio, supporting learners, and the role of libraries

🛠️ Workshops — Friday, June 20 at Portland State University

Rust, Shiny, GitHub, Positron, GIS and more.

⚠️ Workshops require separate registration!

📍 Main Conference — Saturday, June 21 at the Collaborative Life Sciences Building

Along Portland’s light rail and streetcar lines.

🏨 Hotel Discount at University Place Hotel

💲 $111/night + tax, includes breakfast. On transit lines and PSU campus.

📞 Call 503-221-0140 and ask for the “Cascadia Conference” block.

🎉 Evening Events

• Friday: R-Ladies PDX gathering

• Saturday: Post-conference reception

🎟️ Still need a ticket? Don’t wait!