# July 2023 welcome **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [July 22, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/july-2023-welcome/2842 "2023-07-22T14:08:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/july-2023-welcome/2842/1 "2023-07-22T14:08:23Z")
Welcome to the new people who have just joined us via the invite link posted to the old racket users google group! This is not the only place discussion of Racket and Racket related topics takes place! While the most active places for Racket discussions are here at the [Racket Discourse](https://racket.discourse.group/) and on the [Racket Discord](https://discord.gg/6Zq8sH5), but Racket discussion also takes place on [Slack](https://racket.slack.com/) ([sign up](https://join.slack.com/t/racket/shared_invite/zt-1ionnhfs3-bhgf~jJctQVwTb_QnU_yzQ)) and many other platforms - see **‘Community’** on the home page for more links: [https://racket-lang.org/](https://racket-lang.org/) * * * ## Racket #meet-up We have a racket #meet-up on the first Saturday of every month: > [@Racket meet-up: Saturday, 2 September 2023 at 18:00 UTC Racket](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-meet-up-saturday-2-september-2023-at-18-00-utc/2172): > > racket Racket meet-up: Saturday, 2 September 2023 at 18:00 UTC racket 2023-09-02T18:00:00Z (UTC) At this meet-up: RacketCon!! Racket Examples Summer Event Show and tell News & rumours AOB This meet-up will be held at [https://meet.jit.si/Racketmeet-up](https://meet.jit.si/Racketmeet-up) Racket meet-ups are on the first Saturday of EVERY Month at 18:00 UTC 30 minutes but can overrun (it usually lasts ~1hr) EVERYONE WELCOME grin Stephen beetle[[Racket Discourse]](https://racket.discourse.group/invites/VxkBcXY7yL) [[Racket Discord]](https://discord.gg/6Zq8sH5) [[Mastodon Follow]](https://functional.cafe/@racketlang) PS: Racket has … * * * ## RacketCon 2023 #racketcon RacketCon, the flagship racket conference > [@RacketCon 2023!](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racketcon-2023/2030): > > Get ready, because here comes RacketCon, RacketCon, RacketCon! Saturday & Sunday, Saturday & Sunday, Saturday & Sunday! October, October, October! 28 & 29, 28 & 29, 28 & 29! 2023, 2023, 2023! Northwestern U., Northwestern U., Northwestern U.! Evanston, Evanston, Evanston! Illinois, Illinois, Illinois! USA, USA, USA! We are happy to announce that RacketCon 2023 is on! Mark your calendars: Date October 28 & 29, 2023 Time … Check out past RacketCon talks on the Racket YouTube channel: [https://youtube.com/@racketlang](https://youtube.com/@racketlang) * * * ## Is your Racket install up to date? If you are not in Racket 8.10 head over to [https://download.racket-lang.org/](https://download.racket-lang.org/) to get a fresh install. Don’t forget to use `raco pkg migrate ` to update your currently installed packages. See the docs [3.6 `raco pkg migrate`](https://docs.racket-lang.org/pkg/cmdline.html#%28part._raco-pkg-migrate%29) for details. * * * ## Q&A #Questions & Answers Weather you are an experienced developer or just started learning how to program, the Racket community welcomes questions from new learners of all kinds. Racketeers are a varied bunch including professional developers, students, cs educators & researchers, scientists in other disciplines, entrepreneurs and hobbyists. We have dedicated Q&A channels here on Discourse (#Questions & Answers ) and on the Racket Discord. Top tip: PasteRack, the evaluating pastebin (linked in the banner) is a great place to share code: e.g. [Paste # 8953: Sierpinski](http://pasterack.org/pastes/8953) * * * ## Show and tell! #Show & Tell Did you make an app or library or did you write a blog post or tutorial? Please share it in #Show & Tell - [About the Show & Tell category](https://racket.discourse.group/t/about-the-show-tell-category/121) * * * ## Follow Racket on social media - [@racketlang@functional.cafe on Mastodon](https://functional.cafe/@racketlang) News and tips (can also be followed by [RSS](https://functional.cafe/@racketlang.rss) if you prefer) - [Twitter/X](https://twitter.com/racketlang) News and tips (mirroring @racketlang@functional.cafe), - [https://www.youtube.com/@racketlang](https://www.youtube.com/@racketlang) RacketCon RacketCon and other Racket event presentations. If you post something racket-related please mention @racketlang@functional.cafe (mastodon) or @racketlang (twitter) so we know. See the [Racket Blog](https://blog.racket-lang.org/) for more substantive posts and announcements. See also [Racket on social media - help others find out about Racket](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-on-social-media-help-others-find-out-about-racket/1927) * * * ## Summer event 2023 > [@The 2023 Racket Summer Event](https://racket.discourse.group/t/the-2023-racket-summer-event/2191): > > The 2023 Racket Summer Event This years theme is ‘racket examples’! The task is create an example - code and description - of a feature or algorithm. Entry Categories There will be two categories: Small to medium examples for inclusion in [https://docs.racket-lang.org/](https://docs.racket-lang.org/) (Or perhaps the [https://github.com/Racket-Cookbooks](https://github.com/Racket-Cookbooks) ) larger examples As a [vignette](https://r-pkgs.org/vignettes.html) or blog post. Also for [https://docs.racket-lang.org/](https://docs.racket-lang.org/) but these may be considered for possible publication (or republication) on the official … * * * I hope this helps. Don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions. Best regards Stephen :beetle: [![Racket Discourse](https://img.shields.io/discourse/users?label=Discuss%20on%20Racket%20Discourse&logo=racket&server=https%3A%2F%2Fracket.discourse.group)](https://racket.discourse.group/invites/VxkBcXY7yL) [![Racket Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/571040468092321801?label=Chat%20on%20Racket%20Discord&logo=racket)](https://discord.gg/6Zq8sH5) [![Mastodon Follow](https://img.shields.io/mastodon/follow/110503403357821549?domain=https%3A%2F%2Ffunctional.cafe&logo=racket&label=@racketlang@functional.cafe)](https://functional.cafe/@racketlang) PS: Racket has many events, both virtual and live. Subscribe to the Racket meet-ups calendar to see upcoming events [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/a6a7g9sg739gjfeak6ilkh8fdc%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/a6a7g9sg739gjfeak6ilkh8fdc%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics)