DAIS 2026 Day 0 is On - Training, Hackathon, and the Welcome Meetup

[Tushar_Parekar]

Day 0 · Monday, June 15, 2026

DAIS 2026 is officially under way.

Day 0 is the warm-up. Three things are on the schedule today — hands-on training, the hackathon, and the welcome meetup. Here's what's happening.

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Today's schedule

Three things on Day 0.

All Day

8:00 AM

–

6:00 PM

Hands-on · Track 1

🎓 Training

Sharpen your expertise with instructor-led, half-day training.

Morning + Midday

8:00 AM

–

4:00 PM

Build · Track 2

🛠️ Hackathon

Apps & Agents for Good →

Join forces with fellow data scientists, engineers, and analysts.

Applications closed May 31 — this is your morning if you signed up ahead.

Evening

6:00 PM

–

9:00 PM

Connect · Track 3

🤝 Meetup

Wind down Day 0 with peers. Discuss the latest news, innovations, and trends.

Heads up

Keynotes and the main session block kick off tomorrow (Tuesday). Day 0 is built around hands-on training and meeting people in real life — a calmer start before the main event opens.

In San Francisco?

We'll see you at the booth this week.

The Databricks Community booth is in the Learning & Enablement Hub at Moscone West, Level 2, near the escalators. Come find the team across the week.

In San Francisco today? Drop a 👋 in the comments and let us know what you're doing on Day 0.

[timfeng]

Hi,

I am in San Francisco and I only have a virtual pass. Is the Monday 6pm-9pm Meetup available to me?

Thanks,

Tim

 Meetup: Wind down Day 1 with peers. Discuss the latest news, innovations, and trends.

[Advika_]

Hello @timfeng,

The meetup is available only to in-person attendees.
For details on everything that's available as part of the virtual experience, please take a look at this post: Tune In From Anywhere: Data + AI Summit 2026 Virtual Experience!