by Linda Leier Thomason
Bringing groups of individuals together in unfamiliar locations under potentially stressful situations lends itself to increased possibilities of medical emergencies. Many meeting professionals have experienced an attendee’s medical emergency at an event. How a planner deals with such a situation it as it happens and after it happens affects not only the attendee’s quality of life but also an organization’s image. Whether the event is celebratory, educational, or philanthropic, planners should take a fresh look at their readiness for onsite emergencies.
by Linda Leier Thomason
For more than 20 years, Susan McLane has been the board administration and meetings director at Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. (ATG) and its five subsidiary corporations headquartered in Chicago, IL. In this role, she plans and produces three ATG board meetings and 70 to 80 ATG committee meetings, including subsidiary companies’ board and committee meetings. In 2011, she is planning meetings in Chicago, as well as in Lake Geneva, WI and San Francisco, CA. Here, as a long-time meeting planner with ATG, McLane shares a few highlights of her tenure, insights about the industry, advice to new planners, and her hopes for the future of the industry.
by Linda Leier Thomason
Randy Stratton
Randy Stratton is President of TSG Marketing, headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD, which he founded in 1992. As a seasoned conference and meeting planner, he has successfully weathered economic and industry changes that impacted not only the services his company offers but also the way TSG delivers them to the customers. Stratton shared how his rural South Dakota upbringing strengthened his resolve to guide a sought-after conference planning company for nearly 20 years.
Midwest Meetings: It takes certain personality traits to endure ownership and all of the associated responsibilities. Where did you find the confidence to start your own business and grow it into a company that today produces conferences internationally?
Randy Stratton: I had the pleasure of being raised by two strong parents on a Midwest farm.
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