[OGRUG] software carpentry training in December

[Alex Demarsh]

1) Yes, I'll definitely join!
2) Also yes. Unfortunately internet access is also terrible at my workplace
(PHAC), otherwise I'd offer to host. I can reach out to some folks at
uOttawa to see if we can use one of their seminar rooms.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2015, 10:08 Tyler Smith <tyler at plantarum.ca> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> The Software Carpentry group has announced a new round of R instructor
> training. This is a two-day workshop this December, aimed at proficient
> R users who wish to learn to train others to use R. They also work with
> Bash, Python, Git, SQL, and other tools useful in data analysis. The
> details are here:
>
>
> http://software-carpentry.org/blog/2015/10/call-for-instructor-training.html
>
> The training is free, but there is an expectation that instructors will
> host a 2-day training workshop for new R users at their own institution
> in the 6 months following the workshop. The training will actually be
> delivered via web conference, so we can 'attend' wherever we like, given
> we can get 6-8 people together with a reliable web connection.
>
> Questions for the list:
>
> 1. Is anyone interested (or know someone who might be) in joining me on
> an application to attend the instructor training?
> 2. If so, are you interested in hosting an R training course sometime
> next spring? I'm happy to coordinate this, or help to do so, however is
> useful. I can host here at Ag Canada (Carling Avenue), but another venue
> would be preferable as we have really spotty internet connection in our
> conference rooms.
>
> Best,
>
> Tyler
>
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