The document discusses Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's (LSTM) decision to implement Salesforce for its student information system (SIS). LSTM was founded in 1898 and became an independent higher education institution. It is considering an off-the-shelf SIS like Salesforce to replace its current system and integrate various student and program data into a single source of truth. The implementation would be rolled out over multiple years starting with student applications in 2014 and finishing with PhD students in 2016. Eric Healing, LSTM's IT Director, is presenting on why they are implementing a new SIS.