CRUG-Works-Gitlab-Group-Launch.Rmd

---
title: "CRUG Works Gitlab Group Launch"
subtitle: "Hybrid: Roosevelt University and Zoom Online"
author: "Chicago R User Group (CRUG)"
date: "Feburary 29, 2024"
output: 
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```{r setup, include=FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = FALSE)
library(RUGtools)
```

## Chicago R User Group (CRUG) ...

### Welcome new and returning members of CRUG! Find us online:

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<div class="icon-title">X</div>
<img src="images/x-icon.png" alt="X icon" width="50px">
<a href="https://twitter.com/ChicagoRusers">@ChicagoRusers</a>
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<div class="icon-title">Slack</div>
<img src="images/slack_50x50.png" alt="X icon" width="50px">
<a href="http://chicagorusergroup.slack.com">chicagorusergroup.slack.com</a>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="icon-title">Github</div>
<img src="images/github.png" alt="Github icon" width="50px">
<a href="https://github.com/Chicago-R-User-Group">@Chicago-R-User-Group</a>
</div>
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<div class="icon-title">Gitlab <span class="clear">New!</span></div>
<img src="images/gitlab.png" alt="Gitlab icon" width="50px">
<a href="https://gitlab.com/crug-works">@CRUG-Works</a>
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<div class="icon-title">Meetup</div>
<img src="images/m_swarm_50x50.png" alt="Meetup icon">
<a href="https://www.meetup.com/ChicagoRUG/">ChicagoRUG</a>
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<div class="icon-title">Website</div>
<img src="images/crug-skyline.png" alt="CRUG Website logo" width="100px">
<a href="https://chicago-r-user-group.github.io/">Chicago-r-user-group.github.io</a>
</div>
</div>

## CRUG Status

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<img src="images/crug-skyline.png" alt="CRUG Website logo" width="300px">
</div>

- Still navigating new normal hybrid world
- Aiming for 1-3 meetup events per month or quarter
- Open to new sponsorship as we move on from IBM
- Looking for energetic, new co-organizers of any R level
- Happy to collaborate again with other tech meetups

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<img src="images/chipy.png" alt="ChiPy icon" height="50px"><br/>ChiPy
</div>
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<img src="images/r-ladies.png" alt="R Ladies icon" height="50px"><br/>RLadies
</div>
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<img src="images/pydata-chicago.png" alt="PyData icon" height="50px"><br/>PyData
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<img src="images/pyladies.png" alt="PyLadies icon" height="50px"><br/>PyLadies
</div>
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<img src="images/postgres.png" alt="Postgres icon" height="50px"><br/>Chicago PUG
</div>
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<img src="images/chicago-lug.jpeg" alt="Chicago LUG icon" height="50px"><br/>Chicago LUG
</div>
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# Who is here today: in-person and online?

## Quick Intros and Announcements

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<img src="images/crug-skyline.png" width="150px"/><br/>CRUG Co-Organizers
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<div class="meetups column"></div>
</div>

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<img src="images/r-ladies.png" width="150px"/><br/>RLadies Organizers
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</div>

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<img src="images/pydata-chicago.png" width="150px"/><br/>PyData Chicago Organizers
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</div>

# Anyone hiring R folks?

## Happy Birthday, R!

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<img src="images/r-birthday.png" alt="R birthday clip art" width="300px">
</div>

- In August 1993, Ihaka and Gentleman posted a binary of R on StatLib — a data archive website. 
- On December 5, 1997, R became a GNU project when version 0.60 was released.
- On February 29, 2000, the first official 1.0 version was released.

- **_When did you first hear about and use R?_**


# Tonight's Event

## Agenda

1. What is Git? Intro and Background
2. CRUG-Works Tour with Merge Request Demo
3. Working Group, Q/A, Discussion, Networking

<div style="text-align:center"><img src="images/crug-works.png" width="800px"/></div>