Eddie Goes Down a Tweet at UCISA 2012

The Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association represents the IT services of all the major universities in the UK – no mean feat in this day and age, when electronic resources and communication are playing an increasingly bigger part in the lives of students and lecturers. Nevertheless, UCISA manages to stay on the cutting edge of technology, ensuring that computers are an aid to education, not a barrier.

The UCISA Annual Management Conference was held this year in Celtic Manor in Newport, Wales. Prof Eddie Obeng was invited to give the closing keynote speech, in a panel chaired by Kathy McCabe, UCISA Secretary. The subject of Eddie's talk was Surviving and Thriving in a World of Challenge. He told the delegates that change was coming faster, and with less precedent, and that this was not the time for “business as usual” if they wanted to succeed.

Judging by the tweets coming from the event (hashtag #ucisa12), Eddie's speech was well received:

@mcockshoot: Eddie Obeng very entertaining final speaker at #ucisa12

@RIsaacsdi: Professor Eddie Obeng Surviving and thriving in a new would of challenge. This guy is good #ucisa12 @sdi_institute

@Davie_T: #ucisa12 has met its match no on can tweet at the speed of Mr Obeng's speech lol

@daviewhall: Eddie Obeng. One world only. WOW #ucisa12