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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Computer application that enables voting and then collects and displays the results - simplifying decision-making among event participants.






2. 1) Process of moving equipment and/or people from one point to another. 2) Transportation between terminals and hotels. 3) To copy a picture or sound that is transmitted by one recorder to another - or to make a tape copy from film.






3. Sequential numbering as part of a total number of pieces indicated on each package - carton - or crate. For example - box number 2 of 12.






4. 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.






5. Americans with Disabilities Act. U.S. legislation passed in 1992 requiring public buildings (offices - hotels - restaurants - etc.) to make adjustments meeting minimum standards to make their facilities accessible to individuals with physical disabil






6. (Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable or UTP) Usually referred to as Cat 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 or 5 cable. Cat 5 transmits data the fastest. Fast Ethernet requires enhanced Cat 5 cable or Cat 5 to operate at its full potential.






7. Light-weight aluminum tubing and drapery used to separate exhibit booths/stands - staging areas - and other similar locations.






8. 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.






9. Weblogs or online journals. An application that may change the face of event marketing.






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






11. MICROPHONE attached to a lectern. See LECTERN.






12. A type of digital telecommunication line that provides high speed internet access for mulitple users.






13. 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






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






15. Audio unit by which sound signals from all sources feed into one system; allows for dissimilar inputs (microphone and line) to be combined and controlled into one output.






16. 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.






17. In the United States - a legal term for laws covering the liability of people serving alcoholic beverages. Under dram shop laws - a party injured by an intoxicated person can sue establishments contributing to that person's intoxication. Many dram sh






18. 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






19. Raised platform.






20. A promise - proposal or other expression of willingness to make and carry out a contract under proposed terms with another party which has the ability to accept it upon receiving it. Space and rent proposal from a facility. It may be in the form of a






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






22. Shipment number designated by the common carrier to a single shipment - used in all cases where the shipment must be referred. Usually assigned at once.






23. Generally refers to air-freight and van line shipments. Invoices are calculated with two weights - actual and dimensional. The dimensional weight is based upon the volume of the shipment. The billing weight is the larger of the two.






24. Type of adjustable spotlight used to light lecterns - signs and areas that need a tightly focused pool of light.






25. The right granted by one party to let a another party use live or recorded music through special agreements and fee structures.






26. 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.






27. Web based conferencing - a vital component of the modern event professional's toolbox.






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






29. 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.






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






31. Private room bar set up where guests do not pay for drinks.






32. Designated day when the facility will release a block of sleeping rooms to the general public.






33. The projection of a computer signal from a personal computer - laptop or other computer device onto a screen from a LCD or equivalent projector for viewing by audience.






34. A record of transactions during an event where the resulting balance is paid directly by the group. May include room - tax - incidentals - food and beverage - audiovisual equipment - decor - etc. Also Called MASTER BILL.






35. A supplier of a specific event service - such as photography - rental of furniture or audiovisual equipment - or floral decoration.






36. Equipment which projects an image on a screen by passing light through a transparent slide or other transparency.






37. 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.






38. Period when the demand for a supplier's product or service is neither high nor low.






39. A release of rights to substitute one party for another party. The release of an insurance company right to succeed to the insured's rights to sue for damages against the tortfeasor - after the insurance company pays an insured's claim of loss due to






40. The organization providing alcohol to guests.






41. Preferred term for the specific person responsible for all aspects of planning - promoting - and producing an exhibition. Also Called SHOW MANAGER - SHOW ORGANIZER.






42. 1) Common term for sealed beam spot or flood lamp with self-contained lens surfaced glass. 2) In golf - one less than bogey.






43. A commission over and above the normal base commission percentage.






44. Certification of measurements of meeting space through the Function Space Verification Program offered by the Professional Convention Management Association or through graphics layout software companies - e.g. MeetingMatrix.






45. 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.






46. A bill of lading issued by the airline that covers both domestic and international flights transporting goods to a specified destination. Technically - it is a non-negotiable instrument of air transport that serves as a receipt for the shipper - indi






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






48. Series of tables set up in the shape of the letter U with chairs set all around on one or both sides.






49. A discussion which takes place within a meeting - a public or private sitting or in one of the various types of assembly or meeting.






50. Representatives of an event's exhibiting companies who act as advisers to show management on rules and procedures - and also update show management on industry trends and issues.






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