The meeting is tonight, 7pm at Madlab. On 15/03/17 09:02, Michael Dorrington wrote: > Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it. > > You can subscribe to the Manchester Free Software mailing list at: > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester > > * Event: Manchester Free Software's March Meeting > > * Talk+Tutorial: GNU R > * Speaker: Michael Dorrington > > * Date: Tuesday, 21st March 2017 (3rd Tuesday of the month) > * Start time: 19:00 > * Finish time: 20:30 (and then on for social) > > * Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory). > - http://madlab.org.uk/ > * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN. > - Opposite "Common" on Edge Street, Northern Quarter. > - http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/53.48413/-2.23639 > > > == Details == > > The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software > philosophy. > > Every meeting we start with an opportunity for informal key signing. > For an explanation of what this is about see: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signing_party > > > === Talk+Tutorial === > > GNU R is a widely used free software system for data analysis including > statistics and visualisation. > > The talk+tutorial will include: > > * introduction to programming; > * programming in GNU R; > * GNU R statistical analysis; > * GNU R graphics; > * using GNU R extensions (R "packages"); > * using ggplot2 (a "Grammar of Graphics" implementation). > > This will be a talk plus a tutorial which you can follow along with. If > you wish to follow along to the tutorial then beforehand please install > GNU R core plus GNU R's recommended packages along with the CRAN > packages ggplot2 and TeachingDemos. On a Debian based system these can > be installed by doing: > > apt-get install r-base r-cran-ggplot2 r-cran-teachingdemos > > For more help on installing GNU R see the "GNU R FAQ - How can R be > installed?": > > https://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#How-can-R-be-installed_003f > > Questions and discussion are welcome during talk+tutorial. > > More information: > > * https://www.r-project.org/ > * https://cran.r-project.org/package=ggplot2 > * https://cran.r-project.org/package=TeachingDemos > * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_(programming_language) > > If you have experience of using GNU R then please consider giving a > lightning talk at the meeting. > > > == Event Planning == > > MFS will have a stall at the "Heaven on Earth" festival on 22 April at > Halle Saint Peters in Ancoats. The festival opens at midday and goes on > until 11pm. After the Talk+Tutorial we will organise what we are doing > on the day including who is helping out. > > > == After-meeting == > > The meeting will be followed by informal discussion and socialising in > the Terrace (which is next door to Madlab). There are non-alcoholic > drinks available and there is no pressure to consume alcohol. > > > == Location == > > The meeting will take place at the usual venue of Madlab, details above. > > > == Transport == > > > === Parking === > > Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero cost > after 8pm on Tuesday so you will have to pay up until then and the > maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE SURE YOU VERIFY ALL THIS on parking. > > There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue > P in this OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab > <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365>. Most of those > parking lots are owned by NCP <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>. > > If you can’t decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale > <http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>. > > > === Public Transport === > > Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram and bus station, > and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to Madlab, > see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab > <http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4843/-2.2365>. > > Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach > Station are not too far away either. > > > == More Information == > > Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the > Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet > <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester>. > > Regards, > Mike. > MFS Chair. >
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