As part of the larger Fifth Elephant conference, there will be a Data Hacknight in Pune and Bangalore starting at 2pm on the 14th of July and running until 10am on the 15th.
The data hacknight is open to enthusiasts, geeks, designers, mathematicians and statisticians. It is an occasion to work on a data project that you have always wanted to or pick a proposed project. Either way, there'll be a lot of other enthusiasts to team up with or learn new stuff.
Your hack can be looking for patterns, making analytical models, a cool visualization that provides new insight, learning a new tool, or maybe if you want to aim high, build your own cluster overnight!
The hacknight is free with a ticket to The Fifth Elephant. If not, a cover charge of Rs 500 applies. HasGeek will keep you well fed and caffeinated during the 16 hours of hacking.