BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HasGeek//NONSGML Funnel//EN DESCRIPTION:Call for Data Problems and Proposals X-WR-CALDESC:Call for Data Problems and Proposals NAME:The Fifth Elephant 2026 Winter Edition X-WR-CALNAME:The Fifth Elephant 2026 Winter Edition REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H SUMMARY:The Fifth Elephant 2026 Winter Edition TIMEZONE-ID:Asia/Kolkata X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-TIMEZONE:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Fifth Elephant 2026 Winter Edition DTSTART:20260907T093000Z DTEND:20260911T182900Z DTSTAMP:20260908T130907Z UID:session/Cj24RgBCYbi87AANw3hnRA@hasgeek.com SEQUENCE:12 CREATED:20260907T094937Z DESCRIPTION:# The Fifth Elephant 2026 Winter Edition: Call for Data Proble ms and Proposals\n**4-5 December 2026** \n**A conference for data practit ioners across industry\, non-profits\, society\, economy\, psephology\, st atistics\, analytics\, and more. No engineering talks.**\n\nTimelessness a nd the shape of data are at the core of conversations at The Fifth Elephan t 2026 Winter Edition.\n\nThis edition is for data practitioners across do mains. Whether you work in industry\, the non-profit sector\, public polic y\, economic data\, psephology\, statistics\, analytics\, or other data-fa cing worlds\, you are welcome to participate and share what you are workin g on.\n\nWe are looking for new ideas\, classical problems\, unfinished wo rk\, failed attempts\, unexplained results\, and datasets looking for ques tions. Your work may involve linear regression\, noisy neighbours\, statis tical methods\, analytical frameworks\, data interpretation\, or newer tec hniques.\n\n**This is not a call for engineering talks.** The Fifth Elepha nt Winter Edition is not about data pipelines\, infrastructure\, tooling\, or implementation stories for their own sake. It is about the practice of working with data: the questions\, methods\, uncertainties\, findings\, f ailures\, and judgments that shape data work.\n\nThe science has not gone away\, but the techniques have changed. We are not here for preservation o r lament. We are here to collectively rediscover what is getting formed as data science\, and what may emerge over the next three years.\n\nThe Wint er Edition is also a platform for collaboration: a place to discover peopl e\, ideas\, support\, and resources for your journey and problems.\n\n## K ey takeaways for attendees\n- Discover new ideas that may inspire you or b ring fresh creativity into your own work.\n- Meet people and build network s\, because there is a world of humans beyond Claude and ChatGPT. Find fri ends\, collaborators\, and co-conspirators.\n\n## Meet the Editors\n* Kart hik Shashidhar — AI and data consultant\; founder \n https://www.link edin.com/in/karthikshashidhar/\n\n* S Anand — LLM Psychologist \n htt ps://www.linkedin.com/in/sanand0/\n\n* Prasanna Bhogale — Founder at Rom ulan AI\; author \n https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbhogale/\n\n## Session Types\n\n1. **Classical data talks that used to happen at The Fifth Eleph ant conferences** \n Share what you learned\, what failed\, and what yo u are still trying to understand. We are looking for introspections filled with techniques and fewer jargons. We explicitly seek unfinished work: fa ilures\, WIP\, unexplained results\, and datasets looking for questions.\n \n2. **Showcase** \n Show an innovative idea you are working on. Your i dea need not be in production. Use the stage to tell us why it is cool. To ot the horn\, maccha\, in 20 minutes only.\n\n3. **Problem wall** \n Re verse-engineer your submission and tell us about a problem you are working on\, along with the ideas\, expertise\, or collaborators you seek. If the Three Musketeers like it\, your problem may go up on the wall and find mo re humans and their shoulders.\n\n4. **Birds of a Feather sessions** \n Facilitate a BOF session. Say it in more than words. We’ll get you a wh iteboard\, flipchart\, or anything else you need. Heck\, even a spaceship\ , if that can land at the venue.\n\n5. **Poster sessions** \n Show your WIP or project visually in the alleyways. We are looking for applications of concepts to problems and scenarios in industry\, society\, economy\, a nd even the Silo world.\n\n## Not Sure Which Session Fits Your Work?\n\nDo n’t hesitate. Submit your idea here: https://hasgeek.com/fifthelephant/f ifthel-winter-call-for-problems-and-proposals/sub\nYou will receive sugges tions\, feedback\, and perhaps even more questions.\n\nYou can also join t he weekly sounding board calls on Fridays\, 12:00-12:40 PM: https://meet.g oogle.com/jqd-fvvp-tho Calls start on 11 September and end on 9 October. G et in the queue\, or as AI calls it\, *'the room'*. \n\n## Deadline\nEarli er is always better. Classical talks and showcase sessions have seven slot s each. Send in your proposal by **11 October 2026** at the latest.\n\n## Questions?\nWrite to info@hasgeek.com or call/text 7676332020. 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