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Active shooter near annual conference prompts quick action by association CEO

RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche recorded a message about the shooting and the cancellation of the closing session of RISKWORLDCEO LaBranche sprang into crisis mode, huddling with officials and communicating with attendees as gunman remained at largeTo the many core competencies required of association leaders, add active shooter crisis manager.At 12:37 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, Atlanta police tweeted a public safety warning: An active shooter was in the vicinity of Northside Hospital's Midtown location on West Peachtree Street, about two miles north of the ongoing annual meeting of RIMS—The Risk Management Society.At about that time, RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche was wrapping up a… Read More