MassTech Executive Committee — 2026-04-15

MassTech Executive Committee meeting (305th), April 15, 2026. The CEO's report (4:17) covered the agency's Open Meeting Law complaints and proposed responses (4:46). Public meeting recorded under G.L. c. 30A § 20(f) after notice to the chair. Chair: Eric Paley. CEO: Carolyn Kirk. Chapters: 0:00 Pre-meeting / gathering 0:28 Open Meeting Law recording & public-participation procedures 1:14 Item 1 — Approval of minutes (February 11, 2026 Executive Committee) 4:17 CEO report — Carolyn Kirk 4:46 Open Meeting Law complaints & proposed responses 5:10 — Four allegations re the April 15 notice (generic headers / chair & CEO report / acronyms) 8:12 — General Counsel responds to the "threatened wiretap violations" allegation, restating that the state wiretap law "has civil penalties for recording someone without their knowledge" 8:42 — Board notes this is the 5th OML complaint it has answered (pattern denied) 11:47 Item 4 — Innovation Institute: Massachusetts Robotics Digital Twin Initiative (Sr. Director Sharron Wall; Robotics Program Manager Raagini Rameshwar) 16:51 Item 5 — Innovation Institute: Tech & Innovation Ecosystem Awards — BU Applied AI Prototyping (Director Pat Larkin; AI Hub Director Sabrina Mansur) 19:33 Item 6 — Innovation Institute: Bridgewater State Quantum Technologies (Sr. Director James Byrnes; Quantum Program Director Steven Hubbard) 23:01 Item 7 — NEMC POWER workforce program (NEMC Director Mark Halfman; Manager Kelly Johnson) 26:23 Item 8 — CAM: Gillette Stadium rental, Massachusetts Manufacturing Mash-Up (CAM Director Lily Fitzgerald; Manager Austin Vella) 32:16 Item 9 — CAM: Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2) (CAM Director Lily Fitzgerald; Sr. Manager Zhuqing Wang) 41:36 Item 10 — MBI Digital Equity Partnerships Program (MBI Program Executive Jody Jones; Grants Manager Caitlin Schubert) 49:22 Adjournment #MassTech #OpenMeetingLaw #Massachusetts #TheRecordsProject #ExecutiveCommittee #c40J