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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. 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.






2. Placing plated foods on banquet tables prior to seating guests.






3. 1) Free-standing pavilion or light structure - often inside a facility - where printed or electronic information is available. 2) A small enclosure for ticket sales - information - etc.






4. 1) Some Web-based content such as event Webcasts are made available to online customers on a pay-per-view basis - which means that customers have to pay to access this programming. 2) Video productions accessible to customers who pay for access to th






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






6. European term for booth or exhibit.






7. A prepared statement released to the news media. Can be "For immediate release -" or at a specified time or date; an article intended for use by the media about a company - product - service - individual - or show. Also Called NEWS RELEASE.






8. A Web-based form that can be designed to guide the user through the process of completing the form and can alert the user to errors.






9. A document - required by certain countries for tariff purposes - certifying as to the country of origin of specified goods.






10. The transfer of monies into and out of an enterprise.






11. The amount of information that can be transmitted in an information channel such as a telephone line - ISDN - or Ethernet. Higher bandwidth means that images and sound will load more quickly for use in videoconferences or on the Internet.






12. Structure of event program elements to achieve specific goals and objectives.






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






14. A meeting of a number of experts in a particular field - at which papers are presented and discussed by specialists on particular subjects with a view to making recommendations concerning the problems under discussion.






15. A system in which revenue and expenses are counted as they are actually received.






16. See BLANKET WRAP. Non-crated freight shipped via van line covered with protective blankets or padding.






17. A nonprofit organization representing specific destinations formerly known as the International Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus. Members have expert knowledge of their city and its surrounding areas; typically they represent local hotels






18. Items that an exhibitor is allowed to carry unaided into a event facility without being charged.






19. Any agreement which limits who may provide specific products or services under certain conditions to only one party. A general service contractor - for instance - may have an "exclusive" in a particular facility - meaning that no other contractor is






20. A self-contained unit with a LCD (liquid crystal display) panel - light source and lens that works with both PC and Mac computers and duplicates the image being shown on the monitor without any need for special software or complex setting up.






21. ASP. A company that manages and distributes software-based solutions to customers across a wide area network from a central data center. In essence - ASPs are a way for organizations to outsource some or almost all aspects of their information techno






22. An extraordinary natural event such as extreme weather - flood - hurricanes - tornadoes - earthquake or similar natural disaster that cannot be reasonably foreseen or prevented over which a contracting party has no reasonable control - making perform






23. Primary uses of satellite videoconferencing today are major announcements - product launches - and other presentations for which timeliness and a top-quality broadcaset is desired. they are typically sent to a large - geographically remote audience -






24. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers. A membership organization that represents individuals who hold the copyrights to music written in the United States and grants licensing agreements for the performance of that music.






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






26. In-person on-site review and evaluation of a venue or location for an event.






27. A seating arrangement with a row of seats on low risers around a BOARDROOM SET-UP. A very space-intensive set-up.






28. A media campaign - normally consisting of a series of public notices and advertising activities - aimed at ensuring maximum attendance by focusing attention on an event.






29. Individuals who will participate in the pre-event meetings. Generally includes the planner - key members of planner's staff - CSM - Catering Managers - A/V representatives - room set-up representatives - etc.






30. Digital light processor data/video projectors were developed with an entirely new processor using microscopic mirrors to recreate video images and display them in a number of settings. These projectors picked up where LCD left off by reproducing vide






31. AKA CSEP or Certified Special Event Professional - a designation offered by the International Special Events Society (ISES) earned through education - perofrmance - experience - and service to the industry.






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






33. A facility that provides a dedicated environment for events - especially small events. May be certified by the International Association of Conference Centers.






34. The organization who administers Continuing Legal Education and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education courses (CLE and MCLE).






35. AKA Group Specification Guide or Resume. Spec Guide. The industry preferred term for a comprehensive document that outlines the complete requirements and instructions for an event. This document is typically authored by the event planner and is share






36. Insurance that protects a event organizer against financial loss or expenses incurred when contractually specified perils necessitate canceling or relocating a event - or cause a reduction in attendance.






37. A stand upon which a speaker may rest notes or books. May be "standing -" which rests on the floor - or "table-top" which is placed on a table. Often confused with PODIUM.






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






39. The newest development in audio systems that can take traditional distributed systems - which require delay speakers to be hung throughout the room - to a new level. The advantage is that you can cover a room from a single line of speakers over the r






40. An itemized statement furnished to a purchaser by a seller and usually specifying the price of goods or services and the terms of sale.






41. A larger-than-average bar code that uses the PDF417 standard (the same used for e-stamps). Stores up to 1 -800 characters in bar code on standard paper badge - which can then be used by exhibitors to get contact information from registrants.






42. Devices that help people who are hard of hearing connect to the speaker system and use their hearing aids to hear the speaker more clearly.






43. Booking before an event takes places. Allows attendees to register for an event before it actually takes place. Done through mail - phone - internet or fax.






44. Meeting Industry Network (formerly CINET or Convention Industry Network). On-line information network tracking historical and future site/booking information. CINET is provided by IACVB to its members.






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






46. Association of Destination Management Executives. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






47. Transportation company which handles crated materials; an agency or business that is available to the public for transportation of persons - goods - or messages; usually referring to freight transportation on regularly scheduled trucks or airplanes.






48. An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an outer circle of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other.






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






50. 1) The process of attaching the cable on a crane to a piece of machinery or equipment. 2) The process for hanging materials or signs.