What is the UC Tech conference?
UC Tech is an annual technology conference hosted by the University of California system to celebrate and promote innovation and collaboration within the community. Each year, a different UC campus is selected to host the technology-centered conference over a few days. Each day features a broad spectrum of talks and interactive sessions designed to enlighten, enrich, and encourage.
The vision of UC Tech is to foster an inclusive and collaborative community of professionals that continually improves services that place the University of California system at the forefront of education, research, and patient care.
UC Davis and UC Davis Health are honored to be co-hosting UC Tech 2024 to celebrate its 42nd anniversary!
The Theme
Collaboration for Transformation is the theme for this year's UC Tech conference, which brings technologists from across the University of California system to celebrate and promote innovation and teamwork. This year's theme is a reminder that we must work together to rise to the challenge of a rapidly evolving technological landscape, not just in higher education and in health, but throughout the world. Collaboration is also the cornerstone of the UC ethos and is crucial to paving the road to a successful future for students, faculty, staff, and patients.
The Audience
UC Tech Annual Conference welcomes all UC staff and faculty who are associated with or interested in technology. Topics for presentations range from generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) and the latest innovations in classroom tech, to project management and communications. Presenters and attendees come from many different backgrounds, and all are welcome and appreciated. UC Tech is a great place to build a network with colleagues from across the UC system. Having this network allows you to learn how other campuses are addressing tech issues and paves the way to better collaboration.
The History
UC Tech began as a grass-roots effort by UC campuses to share common knowledge and information formerly known as the University of California Computing Services Conference, or simply UCCSC. The first “conference” was at UC Santa Cruz in 1982, and the focus was strictly on academic software and it was held in a conference room on campus with 21 people in attendance. Technologists from the UC campuses have met each summer since 1982 to discuss common issues and ideas associated with providing and supporting information technology services at the University of California. From humble beginnings, UC Tech now broadened its scope and reach, bringing together about 700 professionals from across the University of California to share knowledge to better support our respective universities and the world-class UC system as a whole.
Click here to see a list of the past UC Tech conferences and links to available websites.
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Contact Us
Interested in vendor opportunities at UC Tech 2024? Email uctech@ucdavis.edu
