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------ Welcome\, London R Users! ------

Happy New Year, and welcome to 2026!

We’re excited to kick off 2026 with fresh energy and plenty of R fun ahead!

As before, the event will be brought to you by Datacove. We are a Data and Analytics Consultancy Team based in Brighton, with experience in founding many well-attended R & Python events. Plus, home of the EARL Conference! We work across multiple streams - from marketing and customer analytics, to bespoke dashboards, process automation, and training! :)

We will be supported by the generous team, organised by Matt Nixon, at Incubeta, London. Hosted by Laura Mawer and Jeremy Horne from Datacove.

------ !! Please Note !! *------ This is a paid event.* Your ticket entitles you to pizza and drink options (soft and alcoholic beverages available).

As standard, we cater for Vegetarian, Vegan, and GF. Please contact an organiser for any other requirements.

You can book your tickets online through Ticket Pass at a discounted rate:

• General Admission: £8 online / £10 at the door
• Student Admission: £4 online / £5 at the door

Students must bring an NUS card or any other form of student ID. Cash and card accepted on the door.

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------ Timing Information ------ 6pm: Arrival and greetings from our team. 6:15pm: Food and drinks are served while networking. 6:40pm: Introduction to the event commences. 6:45pm: Talks commence. 8:00pm: Talks conclude. 8:10pm: Networking continues. 8:30pm: Event moves to the local pub.

------ Sponsorship Information ------ Our event relies heavily on sponsorship from companies that attend. Please contact the organisers or [email protected] to get involved.

------ Arrival Instructions ------ Please arrive at The Bower and locate the reception, where staff will be there to guide you to the correct floor.

What3Words: magma.clip.achieving

------ Registration Etiquette ------ At our meetups, the event is sometimes capped by the space. We’re committed to keeping these events accessible for everyone, but to make that possible, we need your help. Please ensure your registration is kept up to date. If your plans change, simply update your RSVP to reflect your availability. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Please feel free to spread the word. We look forward to seeing you all again!

Join us in Amsterdam for a deep dive into how UX designers build one great experience for millions of users. 🚀 Speakers from IKEA Retail, Vinted, and Picnic will be sharing insights into the cool products they’re building.

Schedule: 🍕 18:00 Doors open, Drinks and snacks 📣 18:30 - 19:00 Talk 1: Picnic - Mark Janssen 📣 19:00 - 19:30 Talk 2: Vinted - Léna Defay Break 📣 19:30 - 20:00 Talk 3: IKEA Retail - Jeremy Raider-Hoàng 🍻 20:00 - 21:00 More drinks and socialising 💤 21h End

1 - Deep Research at Scale: Designing one Membership that works for every Family Mark Janssen - UX Research Lead, Picnic

2 - When research meets reality: UXR with the people behind every parcel Léna Defay - User Experience Researcher, Vinted

3 - When Design Resonates: Cultural Sensitivity in Practice Jeremy Raider-Hoàng - Senior Experience Design Researcher, IKEA Retail

We read small github repositories, and try to understand the code and what design decisions were behind it.

Here is a list of such small Java apps, you can add your own to it: - https://gitlab.com/burak-dev/url-shortener - https://github.com/harismuneer/Library-Management-System-JAVA - https://github.com/ebarlas/microhttp - https://github.com/bowbahdoe/json - https://github.com/bowbahdoe/regex-router - https://github.com/joel-jeremy/externalized-properties - https://github.com/joel-jeremy/deezpatch

Together, we’ll:

• Read and understand the code
• Discuss the architectural decisions/its design
• Write some Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
• Draw a class diagram and some C4 diargrams
• Decide what testing strategy the repo should have
• Discuss pros and cons of the current implementation

It’s a great way to sharpen your architecture skills and see how others design and structure their systems.

No prep needed — just bring your curiosity and your intuition.

Radu Sora of Polysemantic presents Spark-on-Kubernetes use cases and benefits.

Rob Reid of Cockroach Labs discusses chaos engineering and learning to embrace chaos.

Presentation by Dr Jeremy Murray of stack8s on decoupling from hyperscalers via a Kubernetes-based sovereign AI & compute platform.

Keynote talk.

------ Welcome\, London R Users! ------

Welcome back!

As before, the event will be brought to you by Datacove. We are a Data and Analytics Consultancy Team based in Brighton, with experience in founding many well-attended R & Python events. Plus, home of the EARL Conference! We work across multiple streams - from marketing and customer analytics, to bespoke dashboards, process automation, and training! :)

We will be supported by the generous team, organised by Valerio Ficcadenti, at London Southbank University, in Elephant and Castle, London. Hosted by Abbie Brookes and Jeremy Horne from Datacove.

------ Talk One ------ TBC

------ Talk Two ------ TBC

------ Timing Information ------

6pm: Arrival and greetings from our team. 6:15pm: Food and drinks are served while networking. 6:40pm: Introduction to the event commences. 6:45pm: Talks commence. 8:00pm: Talks conclude. 8:10pm: Networking continues. 8:30pm: Event moves to the local pub.

------ Catering Information ------

Our event relies heavily on sponsorship from companies that attend. Please contact the organisers or [email protected] to get involved.

What to expect: light buffet & nibbles with vegan, vegetarian and meat options. Tap water also provided.

Please feel comfortable to bring your own snacks and drinks in.

------ Arrival Instructions ------

Please read the instructions carefully below due to there being multiple LSBU buildings.

Arrive at the London Southbank University Business Building on Borough Road. Use the W3W to navigate to the front of the building. The room code is Floor One, Learning Lounge. Our staff will be inside the entrance to greet you.

What3Words: punk.single.enter