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SUMMARY:The Fifth Elephant Winter Edition 2026
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DESCRIPTION:# Data science isn't dead. It's just not what you think it is 
 anymore\nThe techniques have changed\, but the practice hasn't gone away. 
 The Fifth Elephant 2026 Winter Edition is where we rediscover what's formi
 ng as data science right now — and what might emerge over the next three
  years.\n\n📅 4–5 December 2026\n📍 Venue - to be announced\n🎟️
  Tickets - \n\n# About this edition\nA conference for data practitioners a
 cross industry\, non-profits\, society\, economy\, psephology\, statistics
 \, analytics\, and more. **No engineering talks.**\n\nThis isn't about dat
 a pipelines\, infrastructure\, or implementation stories for their own sak
 e. It's about the practice of working with data — the questions\, method
 s\, uncertainties\, findings\, failures\, and judgments that shape it.\n\n
 We're not here for preservation or lament. We're here for new ideas\, clas
 sical problems\, unfinished work\, failed attempts\, unexplained results\,
  and datasets still looking for their questions.\n\n# Meet the editors\n* 
 **Karthik Shashidhar** — AI and data consultant\; founder. [LinkedIn](ht
 tps://www.linkedin.com/in/karthikshashidhar/)\n* **S Anand** — LLM Psych
 ologist. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanand0/)\n* **Prasanna Bh
 ogale** — Founder at Romulan AI\; author. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedi
 n.com/in/pbhogale/)\n\n# 📣 Call for Data Problems and Proposals — ope
 n now\nFive ways in:\n1. **Classical Fifth Elephant data talks** — what 
 you learned\, what failed\, what you're still trying to understand. Unfini
 shed work welcome: failures\, WIP\, unexplained results.\n2. **Showcase** 
 — an innovative idea\, even pre-production. 20 minutes to make the case 
 for why it's cool.\n3. **Problem wall** — bring a problem you're working
  on and the ideas\, expertise\, or collaborators you're looking for. Stron
 g submissions go up on the wall for the room to weigh in on.\n4. **Birds o
 f a Feather** — facilitate a session. Whiteboard\, flipchart\, whatever 
 you need to make the case in more than words.\n5. **Poster sessions** — 
 show WIP or a project visually — applications of concepts to real proble
 ms across industry\, society\, and economy.\n\nNot sure which fits? Submit
  anyway — you'll get feedback and the right questions back.\n\n**Classic
 al talks and showcase have 7 slots each — earlier is better.**\n\n⏳ **
 Deadline: 11 October 2026**\n\n👉 [Submit your proposal](https://hasgeek
 .com/fifthelephant/fifthel-winter-call-for-problems-and-proposals/sub)\n\n
 Want to think it through with someone first? Join the weekly sounding boar
 d call — Fridays\, 12:00–12:40 PM. [Join](https://meet.google.com/jqd-
 fvvp-tho)\n\n# 💡 Why you should attend\n- Discover new ideas that bring
  fresh creativity into your own work.\n- Meet people and build networks 
 — there's a world of humans beyond Claude and ChatGPT. Find friends\, co
 llaborators\, and co-conspirators.\n\n# 📡 Want to host or sponsor this 
 edition?\nWe're still finalizing the venue for December — if your org wa
 nts to host\, or you'd like to sponsor the Winter Edition\, get in touch t
 his week.\n📧 sales@hasgeek.com\n\n# 📞 Contact\n📧 Email: info@hasg
 eek.com\n📱 Call/WhatsApp: +91 7676332020
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