MassTLC Tech & Innovation Community April 21, 2020

Hello Tech Community Members,   As the world continues to change rapidly, your role and responsibilities may be changing along with it. I want to make sure that I continue to bring you valuable information and a place to strengthen your network. Now more than ever we need your insights on challenges and successes to both give help and get help from our peers. One opportunity to do that is to take advantage of MassTLC Central's Tech & Innovation forum. This is a safe platform - no sales, no gimmicks. Only MassTLC members and only those with technology roles are invited to join. To get started, sign up here.   Once you are on, you can post questions or information that you want to share with others in the forum. We will also be providing an opportunity for C TOs, VPs of Engineering, and others that lead technical teams to join us for a series of virtual forums to discuss the changes or hurdles that have occurred in this crisis in hopes that others will benefit from the collective experience. More information here . I would be remiss if I did not conclude this letter without thanking our amazing community sponsors and giving a special call out to our new sponsors: Red Hat and OutSystems who are joining Google , InterSystems , MIT Professional Education , and Progress . If you have questions, concerns, or information you'd like to share please reach out to me. Best regards,

Sara Fraim Sr. Director MassTLC Email

Stay Informed and Get Involved

Engineering Leadership Continuity Planning – Part 1: Facilitated by MassTLC’s Tech & Innovation Community Co-chairs, Nausheen Moulana, VP, SW Engineering & Ops of Kyruus and Paiman Nodoushani, SVP, Engineering and Product of Veracode, these open forums are designed for you to share challenges and solutions to managing tech teams through COVID-19. Learn more and register here. CCPA: What you need to know now and what to expect in the future: Colin Zick and Chris Hart, who co-chair Foley Hoag’s Privacy and Data Security Practice, will lead this online discussion about the current and future landscape of CCPA compliance, how states and the federal government are moving the privacy goalposts, and how your organization should be thinking about compliance. Learn more and register here. Call for Judges: Technovation Girls Global Challenge: Technovation Girls, a flagship program of non-profit Technovation, is the world’s largest global tech entrepreneurship competition for girls. The program provides an opportunity for girls ages 10-18 to learn the necessary skills to emerge as tech entrepreneurs and leaders. We are inviting members from industry to sign up for this very rewarding experience. Learn more and register here. MassTLC Professional Women's Community: Open to women and men involved in bridging the gap for women inside their organizations. This community is a trusted group of professionals from cross-functional disciplines with a goal of closing the gender gap in the tech sector. Contact Nayla Daly for more information.

Industry News & Resources

Keeping Tech Teams Motivated While Working Remotely (Listen) Reflection & Reinvention: Tech Companies In This New Virtual World (Listen) MassTLC Resources page includes information on a number of public and private programs including guidance on accessing small business loans, addressing legal issues, accessing free licenses for technology platforms.

Thank You to Our Community Sponsors

Thank You to Our Co-Chairs

Nausheen Moulana VP, Software Engineering and Operations Kyruus

Paiman Nodoushani SVP, Engineering Veracode

Thank You to Our Community Sponsors