The Fifth Elephant 2026 Winter Edition

{Submission type - choose one:

• Talk/session proposal - 30-40 mins
• Showcase - new ideas - 20 mins
• Poster - alleyway
• Problem/reverse CfP - potential Birds of Feather
• Problem exchange facilitator/helper - volunteer/find collaborators}

If talk/session proposal, showcase, or poster
{Describe your session in 2 paragraphs.}

{Mention 1-2 takeaways from your session.}

{Which audiences will benefit most from your session?}

{Add your bio: who you are, where you work, and any relevant context.}

{Add a link to draft slides, if available. PDF/PPT preferred. Please make sure comments are enabled.}

{Optional: What don’t you know yet, or what do you want help with?
This can be an open question, unresolved challenge, missing dataset, technique you are unsure about, implementation blocker, or a place where you want critique.}

{Optional: match making tags - choose any that apply:

• I can help with: ideas / experience / technique / dataset / collaborator intro / critique / facilitation
• I need help with: ideas / experience / technique / dataset / collaborator / critique
• I’d like to meet: researchers / practitioners / domain experts / tool builders / dataset owners / facilitators}

{Topic/domain tags - choose 2-3 broad tags that describe your session or problem space.
Examples: data for good, causal inference, synthetic data, computer vision, fraud, ecology, healthcare, governance, evaluation, safety, education, public sector, climate, finance.}

If problem/reverse CfP
{Describe the problem in one short card: what is broken, blocked, unclear, or worth exploring?}

{What kind of help would be useful? Choose any that apply:

• idea
• experience
• technique
• dataset
• collaborator
• critique
• domain context
• implementation help}

{Topic/domain tags - choose 2-3 broad tags that describe your problem space.
Examples: data for good, causal inference, synthetic data, computer vision, fraud, ecology, healthcare, governance, evaluation, safety, education, public sector, climate, finance.}

{Your role as problem owner: by submitting this, you are the default owner of this problem card. Are you willing to be contacted before the event for matching or clarification?}

{Add name, affiliation, and short bio. Make it intriguing!}

If problem exchange facilitator/helper

{How do you want to help? Choose any that apply:

• rewrite vague problem statements
• merge duplicate or overlapping problems
• suggest matches between people/problems
• facilitate a problem exchange session
• introduce someone who may be useful
• provide subject-matter critique}

{What can you help with? Choose any that apply:

• ideas
• experience
• technique
• dataset
• collaborator intro
• critique
• facilitation}

{Topic/domain tags - choose 2-3 broad tags that describe where you can be useful.
Examples: data for good, causal inference, synthetic data, computer vision, fraud, ecology, healthcare, governance, evaluation, safety, education, public sector, climate, finance.}

{Availability: are you available before the event for light-touch matching/facilitation?}

{Add name, affiliation, and short bio. Make it intriguing!}