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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 soon!\n
 🎟️ Tickets - https://hasgeek.com/fifthelephant/winter-2026/#tickets\n
 \n# About this edition\nA conference for data practitioners across industr
 y\, non-profits\, society\, economy\, psephology\, statistics\, analytics\
 , and more. **No engineering talks.**\n\nThis isn't about data pipelines\,
  infrastructure\, or implementation stories for their own sake. It's about
  the practice of working with data — the questions\, methods\, uncertain
 ties\, findings\, failures\, and judgments that shape it.\n\nWe're not her
 e for preservation or lament. We're here for new ideas\, classical problem
 s\, unfinished work\, failed attempts\, unexplained results\, and datasets
  still looking for their questions.\n\n# Meet the editors\n* **Karthik Sha
 shidhar** — AI and data consultant\; founder. [LinkedIn](https://www.lin
 kedin.com/in/karthikshashidhar/)\n* **S Anand** — LLM Psychologist. [Lin
 kedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanand0/)\n* **Prasanna Bhogale** — F
 ounder at Romulan AI\; author. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbho
 gale/)\n\n# 📣 Call for Data Problems and Proposals — open now\nFive w
 ays in:\n1. **Classical Fifth Elephant data talks** — what you learned\,
  what failed\, what you're still trying to understand. Unfinished work wel
 come: failures\, WIP\, unexplained results.\n2. **Showcase** — an innova
 tive 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 i
 deas\, expertise\, or collaborators you're looking for. Strong submissions
  go up on the wall for the room to weigh in on.\n4. **Birds of a Feather**
  — facilitate a session. Whiteboard\, flipchart\, whatever you need to m
 ake the case in more than words.\n5. **Poster sessions** — show WIP or a
  project visually — applications of concepts to real problems across ind
 ustry\, society\, and economy.\n\nNot sure which fits? Submit anyway — y
 ou'll get feedback and the right questions back.\n\n**Classical talks and 
 showcase have 7 slots each — earlier is better.**\n\n⏳ **Deadline: 11 
 October 2026**\n\n👉 [Submit your proposal](https://hasgeek.com/fifthele
 phant/fifthel-winter-call-for-problems-and-proposals/sub)\n\nWant to think
  it through with someone first? Join the weekly sounding board call — Fr
 idays\, 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 creati
 vity into your own work.\n- Meet people and build networks — there's a w
 orld of humans beyond Claude and ChatGPT. Find friends\, collaborators\, a
 nd co-conspirators.\n\n# 📡 Want to sponsor this edition?\nIf your organ
 ization wants to sponsor the Winter Edition\, see the sponsorship options 
 here: http://has.gy/7LO5\n\n# 📞 Contact\n📧 Email: info@hasgeek.com\n
 📱 Call/WhatsApp: +91 7676332020
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