Beth Holloway Launches Mayday 360 / Travel Safety

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Speaker: Ross Thompson and Beth Holloway Topic:

Travel Safety/Security and the presentation of Mayday360.


Ross Thompson and Beth Holloway spoke on the importance of vigilance and awareness while traveling overseas. Mr. Thompson and Ms. Holloway discussed the importance of being educated when you travel as well as having the ability to respond to any level of personal safety situation quickly and effectively.


The past few years there has been a large rise in the number of people that choose to travel abroad and this is no more evident than in the student trave market. Last year saw 275,000 college students travel overseas to study and over 100,000 travel for spring break to Mexico alone. Investigative Management Group, having been active in the field of travel security, has recognized the growing need to provide travel safety and security assistance to all categories of travelers on a large scale. With this mission IMG has partnered with Beth Holloway, the mother of Natalee Holloway, to create Mayday 360, a global safety and security assistance membership program. arge scale. With this mission IMG has partnered with Beth Holloway, the mother of Natalee Holloway, to create Mayday 360, a global safety and security assistance membership program. Natalee Holloway, to create Mayday 360, a global safety and security assistance membership program.

Mayday 360 members are provided access to 24/7 security and safety assistance for any level of security concern or emergency. Mayday 360 provides assistance and, if necessary, on-the-ground support and evacuations to victims of a security or safety crisis. Mayday 360 membership is specifically designed to work with, and respond to, everyday emergencies, especially those that affect traveling students families and vacationers. Through Mayday360 now you don’t have to be a business executive traveling in a distressed region to have access to affordable, yet world class, security and safety assistance and support.

http://www.investigativemanagement.com/ ... akfast.asp

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Beth Holloway, mother of Natalee Holloway, who disappeared in 2005 while in Aruba, speaks Monday during the 10th Annual United Way of Cass-Clay Women’s Leadership Luncheon at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor

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Published October 26 2010
From victim to victor: Mom turns daughter’s tragedy into life’s work

Beth Holloway searched Aruba crack houses for her daughter. She considered theories that she was hidden on a cruise ship, sold into slavery or dumped at sea. But all along, she had hope, just different phases of hope.

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id ... /Business/

Beth Holloway searched Aruba crack houses for her daughter. She considered theories that she was hidden on a cruise ship, sold into slavery or dumped at sea. But all along, she had hope, just different phases of hope.

Holloway was the keynote speaker at the 10th Annual Women’s Leadership Luncheon, a program of the United Way of Cass-Clay. About 600 women attended Monday at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo.

Holloway, whose daughter, Natalee, went missing in May 2005, said it is her life’s work to promote personal and travel safety. She’s established a foundation to provide resources to families of missing persons. She also wrote the book “Loving Natalee.”

“What happened to her can happen to anyone in this room at any time, at any age, in any place,” Holloway said.

In an account she doesn’t sugarcoat, Holloway detailed the morning she dropped Natalee off, the phone call four days later telling her Natalee was missing, and her first days searching in Aruba as she hoped to find Natalee alive.

After four days, she watched the hotel security tape and realized the prime suspect, Joran van der Sloot, didn’t return Natalee to the hotel as he claimed.

For the first time, she felt anguish and grief. She said her hope transitioned to finding out what happened to Natalee.

Eventually she got that answer in a confession from Van der Sloot, who said he was with Natalee when she had a seizure and might have died and he got rid of her body. From the first day, Aruba police asked Holloway if her daughter had a history of seizures.

“When she was least able to defend herself, she was taken,” she said. “I believe she was given a date-rape drug, overdosed, and produced those seizures that Joran speaks about.”

Van der Sloot is currently being held in a Peruvian prison for the death of Stephany Flores. Last month, wire fraud charges were brought against him in Alabama. “He claimed he had Natalee’s remains, and he tried to sell them to me,” Holloway said.

Holloway said she makes a conscious decision every day to get up and work through her family’s tragedy, to teach others. She said this is her third phase of hope: to move from victim to victor.

Tonya Stende, chairwoman of the Women’s Leadership Council, said because the council’s focus is on children and the United Way’s Success by Six program, Holloway’s story about her own daughter is powerful.

“You can’t replace that mother’s love,” Stende said.

Holloway also echoed the United Way’s slogan as she talked about the actions people took worldwide to support her family.

“Something magnificent happens when people live united to support others,” she said.



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Readers can reach Forum reporter Sherri Richards at (701) 241-5556

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Beth Holloway, mother of Natalee Holloway, to be featured speaker....


Date: 10/25/2010

Time: 11am-1:00pm Location:

Ramada Plaza Suites 1635 42nd Street South Fargo , ND 58103

Contact: 701-237-5050

swiger@unitedwaycassclay.org


Description

Beth Holloway, mother of Natalee Holloway, to be featured speaker at the 10 th Annual Women's

Leadership Luncheon on October 25, 2010 Annual Women's Leadership Luncheon on October 25, 2010.


How does one muster the courage to persevere in the face of sheer adversity ? You will be uplifted by the remarkable story of Beth Holloway.


Holloway's life changed dramatically in the summer of 2005 when her daughter Natalee disappeared on the last night of her senior high graduation trip to Aruba This tragic story became the leading news mystery when it happened, and continues to make headlines today.


As a New York Times Best Selling author of of Hope and Faith, Beth continues to work on delivering her message of hope, faith and personal safety.


The event on Monday, October 25, includes lunch, Purses Plus Silent Auction and Beth Holloway's presentation.

All proceeds from the event benefit United Way of Cass-Clay's early childhood initiative, Success By 6®. Cass-Clay's early childhood initiative, Success By 6®.


Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Please contact Sue Wiger at mailto:swiger@unitedwayofcassclay.org or 701.237.5050


All are welcome to attend Tickets: $50 or $500 for a table of 8 with table signage and recognition in program.


NOW ACCEPTING RSVP's Click the link below for an RSVP form You may complete the RSVP form and email, fax or mail or call 701-237-5050 to RSVP by phone.


Mailing Address 219 7th Street South Fargo, ND 58103 Thank you!


http://www.uwcc.net/news-calendar.php?i ... 10/25/2010

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About MayDay360, LLC...


MayDay360, LLC is a new venture, combining the services of Investigative Management Group (IMG), which is a leader in the high-end investigative security solutions that will empower the families of those who encounter trouble while out of the country. MayDay360 is committed to accelerating the process of emergency response protocols overseas, which often takes up critical time in the early stages response protocols of a missing person situation. For more information about IMG, visit www.investigativemanagement.com. MayDay360's website is www.mayday360.com


NORWALK, Conn., Oct 12, 2010 -- Defentect Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DFTC) a developer and provider of immediate intelligent messaging applications and services, today announced that the Company's technology was featured by its services, today announced that the Company's technology was featured by its partner MayDay360 on CBS News New York Channel 2 on Saturday October 9 at 9:15AM. Defentect recently announced an agreement with MayDay360, under which Defentect's proprietary DM3(TM) response technology is being marketed and sold by MayDay360 to the multi-billion dollar travel and tourism industry. MayDay360 was founded by security and travel experts as well as Beth Holloway, mother to Natalee Holloway who went missing in Aruba in 2005.


"MayDay360 has launched a national media campaign to promote the importance of being prepared for an emergency while traveling, and we are proud to be a part of it," commented Jeff Knapp, President and COO of Defentect. "Although our technology is designed for high security applications, it also has the capability to technology is designed for high security applications, it also has the capability to help millions of average people. We are pleased that the team at MayDay360 has recognized this and is getting the word out to consumers that there are many ways to take their safety into their own hands while traveling." help millions of average people. We are pleased that the team at MayDay360 has recognized this and is getting the word out to consumers that there are many ways to take their safety into their own hands while traveling." recognized this and is getting the word out to consumers that there are many ways to take their safety into their own hands while traveling." to take their safety into their own hands while traveling."


http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/pres ... 24993.html

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App turns phone into panic button...
Thursday Oct. 28 2010



Defentect Group Inc., in Norwalk, has teamed with MayDay360, a unit of Investigative Management Group of New York City, to market Defentect’s DM3T response technology to the travel and tourism industry. When activated with the press of a button, a mobile device contacts MayDay360’s call center with the location of the client, using GPS technology. Photo: Contributed Photo / Stamford Advocate Contributed


If Natalee Holloway had access to a smart-phone application developed by a Norwalk firm, the Alabama teenager may be alive today. Holloway, 17 at the time, went missing five years ago while on a high- school graduation trip to Aruba, and has never been found.

Deefentect Group Inc. in Norwalk has teamed with MayDay360, a unit of Investigative Management Group of New York City, to market Defentect's DM3T response technology to the travel and tourism industry. MayDay360 was founded with the help of Natalee's mother, Beth Holloway.

"MayDay360 has launched a national media campaign to promote the importance of being prepared for an emergency while traveling, and we are proud to be part of it," said Jeff Knapp, president and chief operating officer of Defentect, adding that it allows people to take their safety into their own hands. "Although our technology is designed for high-security applications, it also has the capability to help millions of average people." president and chief operating officer of Defentect, adding that it allows people to take their safety into their own hands. "Although our technology is designed for high-security applications, it also has the capability to help millions of average people."

The application became available in Apple Inc.'s App Store before Labor Day, said Jim Ackerly, Defentect chief executive officer. When activated with the press of a button, a mobile device contacts MayDay360's call center with the location of the client, using GPS technology. A programmed list of contacts also would be notified. the client, using GPS technology, contacts also would be notified.

"We take a smart phone and turn it into a panic button on the phone that can track you," he said.

Many of those students and business travelers carry smart phones that can be equipped with the application, said Thompson, co-founder of MayDay360.

Many of those students and business travelers carry smart phones that can be equipped with the application, said Ross Thompson, co-founder of MayDay360. The annual student membership fee for MayDay360 is $99, and $149 for individual non-student.

Thompson said he believes the application could have saved the life of Holloway and others who have gone missing in recent years.

"The technology works great. If she (Natalee) had this technology, we would have known where she had been last. We would have been able to follow her and give information to authorities," he said.

http://www.newstimes.com/business/artic ... 735557.php

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If Natalee had taken such an object to Aruba more than likely she would have left it in her room that night. When teens are in a party mode they typically do not take a lot of safety precautions, as we have seen. If she would get in a car with three males she did not know she probably would not have even thought about a safety device such as this one.

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I am not seeing a lot of logic behind these like you said Siddalee must teenagers are not thinking that something bad is going to happen, especially on a trip...

Is these suppose to track you down ?? What if the person isn't carrying these phone with them at the moment of an attack happens, then what ?? Natalee left her cell phone back a at the holiday inn, just like must teenagers would do...

If only that simple

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"My daughter Natalee was on her Senior High School trip drinking and partying like a pig" is what the line should say.

I was under the assumption the School had nothing to do with the trip, at least that became the party line real fast.


"Kidnapped and murdered in Aruba"?

2009 Natalee was placed on the Alabama website for missing persons.

Category : Endangered
Status : Active
Status : missing

Huh ?

( Missing ) I thought Natalee had been ( kidnapped )

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OMG---
Check out her nose.

It is way way way broader than it was back in the day.
She now has a pig nose.





Not to mention that the Dr. left a very prominent wrinkle in her forehead that wasn't there before.
She looks so fake.


I have never seen anything about MayDay360 except for here and other various boards.
What is up with that?

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About Us Overview Traveling? Get Onboard with Mayday 360.

From hurricanes to assaults to acts of terrorism, the list of unexpected events that you can encounter abroad is vast. Mayday 360 addresses the critica personal safety and security issues that no medical plan does, and it is far more comprehensive than other travel services available today. Most other memberships do not provide any assistance beyond the rare medica emergency, and even then there are many limitations.

You need support that ensures immediate access to the right people and the right help. With Mayday 360, you’ll have a global safety net that can provide you the information for a safer trip and help you respond to the trave security issues that are a reality in today’s unpredictable world.

Learn about the team that developed Mayday 360.

http://www.mayday360.com/aboutus/about-us-overview.aspx

I thought from reading about Mayday 360 their focus was mainly safety in traveling.

But they also specialize in hurricane or acts of terrorism.

Since when ?

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Beth Holloway

Ms. Holloway has been a Speech Pathologist and Educator for 25 years. After her daughter Natalee disappeared from Aruba in 2005, Ms. Holloway was forced to become an expert in international law and safety. She brings these firsthand experiences to our company. She is recognized nationwide as a motivational and educational speaker who has addressed tens of thousands of students and parents. She has also performed hundreds of interviews for both the national and international press. Over the years, Ms. Holloway has worked to change the youth travel industry for the better by creating such programs as Travel Ed, a travel training and preparation workshop for students and parents. She is also the founder of the Natalee Holloway Resource Center.

Who is,
Robert J. Strang
Ann Hayes
Ross C. Thompson

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Robert J. Strang
Director Brink's Company Richmond ,
VA Sector: SERVICES  /  Security & Protection Services

53 Years Old ROBERT J. STRANG, 53, is Chief Executive Officer of Investigative Management Group, a Unit of Strang Hayes Holding Corp., a provider of corporate security and intelligence gathering services in the high-end investigative market, and has held that position since 2003.

Pior to his current position, he co-founded and was a principal of Strang Hayes Consulting from 1989 until its sale to SPX Corporation in 2001 and was also with the United States Department of Justice from 1979 until 1989. Mr. Strang is currently a Director of the New York City Economic Development Corporation and D.A.R.E. America.

Dring the past five years, he has served as Co-Chairman of the New York State Legislature?s Terrorism Task Force. He has chief executive officer experience though his leadership of Investigative Management Group, as well as extensive international security and law enforcement experience. Mr. Strang has been a director of The Brink?s Company since 2008. His current term as a director of the Company expires in 2011.

http://people.forbes.com/profile/robert-j-strang/78351

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Robert J. Strang

Chief Executive Officer Robert Strang has honed his extensive government experience in fraud detection and prosecution into a unique investigative resource for the private sector. As CEO of Investigative Management Group, he is one of the world’s leading corporate investigative specialists serving major financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, large law firms and high net-worth individuals and families.

Mr. Strang began his law enforcement career in 1979 with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C. In December of 1980, he graduated from the Department of Justice’s Special Agent Basic Training class. From 1980 to 1989, Mr. Strang was a Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration. There, he distinguished himself on numerous occasions, winning four major U.S. Department of Justice awards, and two letters of commendation from the U.S. Attorney’s office.

In 1989, Mr. Strang teamed up with fellow DEA agent Ann Hayes to form Strang Hayes. Over the next 12 years, that firm went on to become one of the premier corporate security firms in the world. In 2001, Strang Hayes was sold to SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW), a Fortune 500 company. In 2003, Mr. Strang again teamed with Ann Hayes to form Investigative Management Group. There, he continues to manage a number of complex global investigations involving proxy fights, due diligence investigations, litigation, hostile threats, bankruptcies and a range of other business challenges.

Mr. Strang currently serves as a board director for the following entities :

New York City’s Economic Development Corporation, Chair of the Governance Committee and a member of its Executive and Legal Committees;

The Brink’s Company (NYSE: BCO), he is a member of the Compensation and Corporate Governance;

Chairman of the New York City Civil Service Screening Committee;

D.A.R.E. America and member of its Executive Committee; and

University of Florida’s Psychiatry & Addiction Advisory Board

Previously, Mr. Strang served as chair/consultant for the following entities :

Co-chair of the Anti Terrorism Task Force, an independent entity established by New York State legislature;

New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s transition team and he was an advisor Presidential Anti-Terrorism Advisory Board;

Co-Chair of the New York State Legislative post 9/11 Anti-Terrorism Task Force;

New York State Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operation.

Mr. Strang appears regularly on national and cable news programs providing expert analysis on terrorism, security and investigative matters. He is also often quoted in leading national newspapers, magazines and other expert editoria reports.

http://www.investigativemanagement.com/staff.asp

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Ann Hayes

As an undercover Special Agent with the United States Department of Justice in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ann Hayes has first hand experience with the traits and dynamics of the Islamic culture and how criminal activity and money laundering takes shape in today’s war on terrorism. Ms. Hayes has successfully executed arrests and search warrants and assisted in the prosecution of numerous international criminal organizations. As Special Agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Protection Unit, Ms. Hayes was responsible for protecting agents targeted by foreign terrorist organizations. numerous international criminal organizations. As Special Agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Protection Unit, Ms. Hayes was responsible for protecting agents targeted by foreign terrorist organizations. the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Protection Unit, Ms. Hayes was responsible for protecting agents targeted by foreign terrorist organizations.

As a Special Agent with the DEA, Ms. Hayes received a Special Achievement Award from the Association of Women Police for her international undercover work. She also served on the President’s Organized Crime Task Force and received severa commendations from the United States Department of Justice. Ms. Hayes was the first women to graduate number one in her class at the DEA Basic Training Academy.

Ms. Hayes is an international leader in conducting security audits for Fortune 500 companies and developing protection plans for their executives. Ms. Hayes served 12 years as a principal of Strang Hayes Consulting, which she co-founded with fellow DEA agent Robert Strang. In her capacity as security specialist, Ms. Hayes has been at the forefront of developing new procedures for dealing with workplace issues such as inventory loss, corruption, sexual harassment, violence and anti- terrorism tactics.

Ms. Hayes is currently on the Board of Directors for the National Center for the Victims of Crime. Ms Hayes also was recently appointed to the U.A.C.T. Task Force(Unified Against the Challenges of Terrorism) an independent entity established by the Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly to analyze security issues and preparedness in New York.

Ms. Hayes was appointed by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to the Mayoral Task Force on Police and Community Relations. She also served six years under Mayors Giuliani and Bloomberg as one of five members on the Mayor’s commission to combat police corruption.

Ms. Hayes frequently appears regularly on national and cable news programs providing expert analysis on terrorism, security and investigative matters. She is also often quoted in The New York Times, Forbes, USA Today and other business publications. Ms. Hayes received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia and graduated from the Police Academy in Roanoke, Virginia where she began her career as a patrol officer.

http://www.investigativemanagement.com/staff_hayes.asp

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OMG---
Check out her nose.

It is way way way broader than it was back in the day.
She now has a pig nose.

Beth's face is melting faster than she can establish non-profit 'foundations'. Will the IRS Form 990's be filed before her chin falls off?

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Beth's face is melting faster than she can establish non-profit 'foundations'. Will the IRS Form 990's be filed before her chin falls off?

MayDay360
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I see Beth is still trying desperately to look like her teenage daughter.

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I see Beth is still trying desperately to look like her teenage daughter.

Is her favourite thug out of prison yet?

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Is her favourite thug out of prison yet?

Which one? That seems to be all she associates with.

You probably mean Joe Mammana and I doubt that he is out yet. Wonder if he had happen to him what he promised to do to Joran.

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