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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Permits the customs broker to complete the customs document upon the return of your shipment to the country of origin. A Power of Attorney allows one person to act as agent for another. A Limited Power of Attorney grants the right to act in only limi






2. An agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty.






3. Provides the event's basic specifications and captures all the information gathered. A detailed event specifications package should include things like the goals and objectives of the event - attendee profile - prefered and optional dates - the numbe






4. Time worked by an employee outside of - or in addition to - regular working time or beyond the standard forty-hour workweek.






5. All individuals who are invested in a project or event such as the sponsors - attendees - vendors - media and others.






6. Professional Congress Organizer. European term for DMC (Destination Management Company). Local supplier who can arrange - manage and/or plan any function or service an event.






7. 1) Customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality - precedence - and etiquette. 2) A formal description of message formats and the rules two computers must follow to exchange messages.






8. Ability to transmit huge volumes of voice and video over a network or the internet - without jumpy images.






9. A wired or wireless microphone that hooks around the neck or is clipped to clothing. Sometimes called a NECKLACE - LAPEL - or PENDANT MICROPHONE.






10. 1) Enclosed lights used to illuminate the top of film and stage sets. 2) Group of speakers mounted in auditoriums - arenas - and theaters.






11. Integrated services digital network. A single ISDN line carries data at 128 Kbps. Although video conferences are possible at slower speeds - ISDN is considered to be the minimum for acceptable-quality video transmission.






12. A group of voluntary committee members with vested interests in program content who are commonly used to establish direction for educational programs offered at association meetings.






13. This beverage service includes both cash-bar and open-bar concepts. Guests are issued a certain number of tickets for free drinks and are then required to purchase additional drinks if desired.






14. A videoconference of more than two sites.






15. Recognizing the possibility of injury - damage or loss - and having a means to prevent it or provide insurance.






16. Comp. Service - space or item provided at no charge.






17. An exhibit with aisles on three sides.






18. Familiarization Trip. Offered to potential buyers of a venue - a program designed to acquaint participants with specific destinations or services and to stimulate the booking of an event. Often offered in groups - but sometimes on an individual basis






19. A company that offers complete turnkey organization support for an event - including administrative and event management services.






20. Process of translating one language into another while the speaker is speaking.






21. A type of audio system for meetings and concerts. The speakers sit on the floor and project from each side of the room. The sound may be louder in the front than the back.






22. A term used in food and beverage that refers to the purchasing option based on the amount utilized by the group. The organization pays for the food and beverage based on the actual food and beverage served.






23. Computer Assisted Drawing/Computer Assisted Manufacturing. Some facilities have CAD systems to provide room setup diagrams.






24. Booth/stand space with aisles on all four sides.






25. An electronic form of marketing communication that can be used as an element of an integrated marketing effort. Methods may include emailing digital brochures - delivering voice mail marketing - or sending video emails to the target audience.






26. 1) Merchandise or refreshments sold on site - to individuals - in conjunction with an event. 2) Contractual agreement where one party provides something of value to the other party in exchange for something else - pending certain conditions.






27. Designated date when the facility will release a block of sleeping rooms to the general public. The date is typically three to four weeks before the event.






28. 1) Way in which a function room is arranged. 2) Erecting displays - installation - or - articles in their assembled condition. 3) Mixers - fruit - and glassware accompanying a liquor order.






29. Staff person responsible for selling and servicing group and local food and beverage functions.






30. Casting video images on monitors or on large screen.






31. Magnetic Stripe. A lead retrieval system using a magnetic strip on either the back of a paper badge (similar to some airline tickets) or on plastic badges similar to credit cards.






32. Categorization of people - organizations or businesses by professional discipline or primary areas of interest for the purposes of sales analysis or assignment.






33. Lens which produces a soft edged beam of light. Theatrical fixture with adjustable lens 150 W through 1500 W.






34. A feature of many videoconference systems that allows participants at each conference site to view and edit the same document.






35. A cable that is made up of tiny glass strands that are wrapped and bundled together to make up a cable. Fiber can transmit voice - data and video at gigabyte speed - or 1 billion bytes per second - with less signal loss than copper wire because the s






36. A contract clause in which one party agrees to pay damages or claims that the other party may be required to pay to another. For example - if a hotel is sued by an attendee that is injured at an event due to the fault of the group - an indemnificatio






37. Requirement of many professional groups by which members must certify participation in formal educational programs designed to maintain their level of ability beyond their original certification date. CEUs are non-academic credit. One CEU is awarded






38. The rooms that are contracted for by an event organizer with a hotel(s) or housing facility(s) for a particular event.






39. Formalized statement of outcomes to be anticipated as a result of the educational process.






40. Contractor appointed by event or building management as the sole agent to provide specific services or products.






41. Using hypertext - a link is a selectable connection from one word - picture or information object to another. From a Web site - a link points to content.






42. Other names for event order (EO) - function sheet - or Banquet Event Order (BEO)






43. The style of a document refers to choices writers make that create the tone to readers. A writing style could be either formal or informal.






44. A food service operation in which customers carry their own trays and select food from a display counter or counters. It is similar to a buffet - but food is served by attendants.






45. A group of rooms that is reserved by a party outside of the ECB but is present in the city as a result of the Main Event (for example - some exhibitors - some international tour groups). A Peripheral Block's consumed room nights should be credited to






46. 1) A food service vendor - often used to describe a vendor who specializes in banquets and theme parties. 2) An exclusive food & beverage contractor within a facility.






47. A music licensing organization that represents individuals who hold the copyrights to music written in the United States. It grants licensing agreements for the performance of music.






48. Contract wording that outlines potential damages or fees that a party may be required to pay in the event that it does not fulfill minimum commitments in the contract.






49. Food is plated in the kitchen and placed before the guest. Side dishes are used for bread and butter and salad. Food is served from the left - beverages from the right - and all items are removed from the right. This is generally the service used for






50. Relating to organizations whose membership hold common occupational credentials or interests.