A couple weeks ago I attended the rstudio::conf 2020 in San Francisco, participating in the training day workshops as well as the two day conference for the first time. To heap on all the praise at once… I really enjoyed the experience, there was a strong sense of community among attendees and I had great conversations with like-minded R users. It is nice to discuss nuanced data analysis details without fearing that person will yawn or furtively glance at a nearby timepiece in mid-conversation.