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NASCIO 2016: ‘May the Fourth’ Be with These Conference Attendees

State tech execs took to Twitter to turn conference quotes into Star Wars–related fun. Warned, you have been.

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David is the managing editor of FedTech magazine.

The Internet on Wednesday celebrated Star Wars Day, a pseudo-holiday commemorating the Star Wars movie franchise. The date — May the fourth — is a pun on the films’ iconic phrase, “May the Force be with you.”

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers decided to have some fun with the day, encouraging attendees at the 2016 NASCIO Midyear Conference in Baltimore to tweet quotes from the conference to the hashtag #NASCIO16, but with a Star Wars twist.

Tweets could either reference famous lines from the movie or be written in the distinctive speech of Jedi Master Yoda. Here are some of the best:

In honor of May 4th, the best conference-related tweet using a #StarWars pun or Yoda language will win special prize pic.twitter.com/i362uP5h2I

— NASCIO (@NASCIO) May 4, 2016

Lose tomorrow's battleground, must you not. Hmmmm... @NASCIO #NASCIO16 #MayTheFourth

— Ryan Rand (@ryanrand) May 4, 2016

"I love you." "I know." The org and IT. #StarWarsDay #NASCIO16 @NASCIO @XeroxGovService

— Monica Giffhorn (@mgiffhorn) May 4, 2016

"That could happen in any project when you're not communicating" #NASCIO16 #StarWarsDay pic.twitter.com/DgnmYZ4DEw

— dfletcher (@dfletcher) May 4, 2016

#NASCIO16 Digital maturity starts with an institutional innovation process. If tech can't flourish we are in the "Dark," Vader. #StarWarsDay

— Amber M Ivey (@AmberMIvey) May 4, 2016

Choose wisely, a second chance get you will not.@NASCIO #NASCIO16

— Mark Raymond (@MarkRaymond14) May 4, 2016

#NASCIO16 pic.twitter.com/OWsuRgC944

— Eric Ellis (@_EricEllis) May 4, 2016

IT workforce develop u must Jedi leaders become they will #StarWarsDay #NASCIO16

— Kimberly Carella (@CrellaKimberly) May 4, 2016

Yoda - small yet powerful, an Agile scrum master from way back and far, far away @NASCIO #NASCIO16

— thom guertin (@thomguertin) May 4, 2016

Lando Calrissian moved his enterprise to the cloud(s) without procurement oversight. Didn't end well. #NASCIO16

— Darryl Ackley (@statMasterAck) May 4, 2016

“The Dark Side of the Internet is the pathway to many abilities some consider to be...Unnatural.” #StarWarsDay #NASCIO16

— Robert Myles (@RobertMyles) May 4, 2016

What was procurement like for the Death Stars? Second one was a Minimally Viable Product, but liability lessons not learned. #NASCIO16

— Darryl Ackley (@statMasterAck) May 4, 2016