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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Organizations offering this type of continuing education credits are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).






2. Continuning education requirements for legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar Association (ABA).






3. Required for shipments valued at more than $2500; used by the U.S. government to monitor the dollar volume of export shipments.






4. Certified Special Event Professional; an earned designation from the International Special Events Society (ISES).






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






6. Certified Professional Catering Executive. A certification program offered by the National Association of Catering Executives (NACE).






7. Portable MICROPHONE operating on its own power source. Often used to pass through an audience for questions or comments. Also Called WIRELESS MICROPHONE.






8. 1) Exclusive use of all or some space on an airplane - bus - ship - or other vehicle for a special period of time and for a specific itinerary. 2) To create a new association - organization or chapter of an association or organization.






9. Building an event budget on estimates of potential income and likely expenses because there is no financial history from prior events available to use.






10. AKA Group Travel Agency. Company specializing in planning and handling group travel.






11. 1) Certified Meeting Professional. 2) Complete Meeting Package at conference centers; includes lodging - all food and beverage - support services - including audio visual equipment - room rental - etc.






12. Apparatus used for projecting photographic slides onto a screen. It will often have a remote (either wired or wireless) that can be used to advance the slides.






13. Long range plan of action for a company or organization.






14. 1) Pallet. 2) Wooden platform used to support machinery or a collection of objects for easier handling. 3) Thick wood blocks attached to crates which allow forklift access for easier handling. 4) Wood runners protecting the exterior of a shipping cas






15. A writtten plan that's purpose is to define the market for an event - outline a strategy for attracting and keeping participants - and prepare to adapt to changes in the market. This working document guides decisions about how - when - and where to e






16. 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.






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






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






19. Type of meeting which brings together three or more people in two or more locations through telecommunications.






20. Video tape recorder and player utilizing ½-inch (1.27 centimeter) tape. Not compatible with beta format.






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






22. PER. The industry preferred term for a report of the details and activities of an event. A collection of post event reports over time will provide the complete History for an event. The industry accepted practice is to use the APEX POST EVENT REPORT






23. The station which receives data transmissions from a communications satellite.






24. Lifts - trusses - pipe or other freestanding devices used to raise sound - lighting or other equipment above the heads of attendees and to support it from the floor.






25. 1) Broadly - one who acts or has the power to act: more usually - one that acts as the representative of another. Most frequently in travel - a specific kind of agent such as a retail travel agent. 2) Person that obtains engagements for entertainers






26. Legal responsibility. An obligation to pay an amount in damages. In a non-legal context - something that is a negative factor.






27. The point at which revenues are equal to expenses.






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






29. EAC. Any company other than the designated "official" contractor providing a service to an exhibitor. Can refer to an Install & Dismantle Company (I&D House) - photographer - florist or any other type of contractor.






30. AKA Brainstorming. Group decision-making software and services use technology on-site to maximize the group decision and brainstorming process. Often the set-up involves a network of computers that event participants use to respond to questions - pll






31. List of names and addresses of the persons to whom publicity material or other information is to be sent.






32. Portable videoconferencing system - usually mounted on a rolling cart or hard-sided case for ease of transport from room to room or across the globe.






33. Final official listing of all passengers and/or cargo aboard a transportation vehicle or vessel.






34. Labor performed and paid at standard rate for work during normal business hours as established by unions.






35. Person or firm which is licensed and specializes in travel related arrangements - such booking hotel rooms - meals - transportation - cruises - tours - vacation packages and other travel elements.






36. One or more standard units of exhibit space. In the US - a standard unit is generally known to be a 10' x 10' space (one standard booth/stand unit - equaling 100 nsf). However - if an exhibitor purchases multiple units side-by-side or back-to-back -






37. Affordable videoconferencing equipment that is available and allows participants to use their computers indead of proprietary hardware for virtual meetings. They provide real-time interaction using a personal computer.






38. Web sites that give visitors a reason to return to the site and be exposed to new offers.






39. A document - required by some countries - describing a shipment of goods and showing information such as the consignor - consignee - and value of the shipment. Certified by a consular official of the foreign country - it is used by that country's cus






40. A list - whether printed or electronic - by which an event organizer and/or their designates (e.g. a housing bureau) delivers multiple reservations to a hotel or other housing facility. Often the information contained in a rooming list is originally






41. 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.






42. 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






43. 1) The back wall (either hardwall or draped) of a perimeter - booth/stand/exhibit - or inline. 2) Panel arrangement at rear of booth/stand area.






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






45. Web browser-based videoconferencing.






46. The day-to-day cost of doing business that is pre-committed - such as salaries - insurance - lease expenses - utilities - etc.






47. 1) Registering in advance to attend an event. See ADVANCE REGISTRATION. 2) At a facility - pre-assigned sleeping rooms available for occupancy.






48. 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.






49. AKA Classroom set-up. Seating arrangement in which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing. Also Called SCHOOLROOM SET-UP.






50. The complete package of marketing materials used to promote an event such as brochures - emails - direct mail - etc. Organizations should consider developing a style sheet to ensure consistency across all marketing collateral.