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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. A type of exhibit construction in which the walls are of solid material - rather than fabric.
Slide
Multi-point bridge
Booth
Hardwall
2. Private room bar set up where guests do not pay for drinks.
Pad-wrapped
Target date
Open bar (host bar)
Objective
3. Function room set-up that saves room turnover time - limits the number of event rooms required - and avoids additional charges for changing room set-ups.
Quick set
Break-even point
Peninsula booth
International event
4. A marketing plan should answer the question - What is the benefit to attending the event?
Fiber-optic cable
Material handling (formerly drayage)
Value proposition
Good faith
5. Proof of Registration - i.e. - a reservation number that will be accepted by the hotel holding the room.
Unopposed exhibit hours
One-stop shop
Video projection
Confirmation number
6. 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
Air waybill
Shoulder season
Audit
Certified Professional Catering Executive (CPCE)
7. Movie - slide - or computer image presentation where the screen is between the viewer and the projector. Often used in terms of a FRONT PROJECTION SCREEN which is translucent to images being projected from the rear and can be viewed from the front.
Indirect costs
Chat room
Exhibitor prospectus
Rear projection
8. A labor organization - typically made up of workers from the same trade formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests such as dealing collectively with their employer on issues of wages - hours - working conditions and other matters pert
Cut-off date
Cancellation Clause
Union
Symposium
9. 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.
Exclusive contractor
CYC
Stacked speaker system
Set-up
10. Informative and instructional speech.
Waiver of subrogation
Symposium
International event
Lecture
11. 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.
Exhibition service contractor
Good faith
Promotion
Marketing collateral
12. 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.
Desktop videoconferenceing (DVC)
Authorized signatory
Network
PAR
13. 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.
Ground support
Risk management
Press kit
Trade-out
14. Seating arrangement in which seats are in rows facing the stage area - no tables. See AUDITORIUM SET-UP.
Post-event meeting
Theater set-up
Front projection
Billing instructions
15. Manual or kit - usually developed by the service contractor for an event - containing general event information - labor/service order forms - rules and regulations and other information pertinent to an exhibitor's participation in an exhibition.
Equalizer
Exhibitor service manual
Pallet
Audience polling
16. When online activities take place at a designated time - they are referred to as real-time events. A Webcast of a keynote presenter that can be watched live over the Internet is an example of a real-time event.
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
Copy editor
Backwall
Real-time
17. Date beyond which a facility is free to rent the unused sleeping rooms or function space to other groups.
Release date
Charter
Skid
Russian restaurant service
18. A plastic credit card with an embedded integrated circuit chip that can store up to 16 -000 bits of data for lead retrieval and other functions.
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Foreign exchange currency risk
Smart card
Destination Marketing Association International
19. Registration made via the Web.
Convention center
Exclusive contractor
Online registration
Contract
20. A manner of behavior that touches all elements of communication and the way that we interact with customers and colleagues.
Focus group
Feedback
Etiquette
Concession
21. 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.
Copy editor
French banquet service
Press release
Audience polling
22. Linear exhibits are generally 10' deep. They are offered in 10' or 15' widths and can be combined to create an exhibit of almost any length.
Professional congress organizer (PCO)
Audit
Linear booth
Message board
23. An audio signal generated by a microphone.
Gratuity
B2B
Mic level
Conflict of interest statement
24. 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
Customs broker
Pro number
Dram shop laws
Group specifications guide
25. 1) The opposite of real-time. 2) Audio and/or video programming available on a Web site after the completion of an event - providing this content so Web site visitors can listen or view at their discretion. 3) FAX system for sending out faxed materia
Pre-set
American service
Computer assisted drawing (CAD)
On-demand
26. 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
Group ware
Message board
Risk management
Booking agent
27. 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.
Attrition clause
Exhibitor prospectus
Lead retrieval
Event specifications guide (ESG)
28. Transmitting data at speeds of up to 1.544 Mbps - operates at a much higher capacity than an ISDN line and can be split to accommodate several users at one time (known as a fractional T-1).
Caterer
Housing company
T-1 line
2-D bar code
29. An account (usually a number) to which expenses for a function or activity are charged.
Multidisciplinary
Cost center
Continuing education
Promotion
30. 1) Publicizing an event. See PUBLICITY. 2) An advancement in rank or position.
Caterer
Promotion
Billing instructions
Style sheet
31. A Web-site whose primary function is to provide attendees (buyers) and exhibitors (sellers) with online tools that help facilitate participation in an upcoming event.
Conference reminder
Mag-stripe
Trade show facilitation website
Set top box solutions (STBS)
32. Sequential numbering as part of a total number of pieces indicated on each package - carton - or crate. For example - box number 2 of 12.
Lot labeling
Combination bar
Liquidated damage clause
Hold harmless
33. 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.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Webcast
Material handling
Assisted listening devices (ALD)
34. Process of translating one language into another while the speaker is speaking.
Application sharing
Simultaneous translation
Category cable
Rebates
35. 1) Servers offer a variety of both hot and cold hors d'oeuvres on platters to guests at receptions. 2) A style of table service where guests serve themselves from platters presented by the server. 3) Specialized in-room service offered by a hotel.
Multi-management firm
Lectern
Dram shop laws
Butler service
36. A requirement for entering into a binding contract. If a contract proposal (offer) is made - it is accepted if the offeree signs the offer as submitted. If the offeree makes any changes to the offer before signing - it is a counter offer - not accept
Export license
Desktop videoconferenceing (DVC)
Acceptance
Set top box solutions (STBS)
37. An alternative plan that may replace the original plan when circumstances change.
Stacked speaker system
Contingency plan
Colloquium
Production company
38. Recognizing the possibility of injury - damage or loss - and having a means to prevent it or provide insurance.
Dais
Destination Marketing Association International
Risk management
Balance sheet
39. Computer program that uses variable pricing models to maximize the return on a fixed (perishable) inventory - such as hotel rooms - based on supply-and-demand theory.
Downlink
Platform
Yield management
V-shape set-up
40. 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.
Commerical invoice
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Focus group
41. An insurance policy that provides protection against claims involving bodily injury and property damage to third parties.
Outboarding
General liability insurance
Dais
Feedback
42. Large theatrical floodlight usually used for work lights or occasionally in place of strip lights to light a cyclorama or sky drop.
Scoop
Stand
Banquet event order (BEO)
On consumption
43. Record of an event over time.
Modified American Plan MAP
History
Cut-off date
Concession
44. A commission over and above the normal base commission percentage.
Opt-in
Butler service
Press conference
Override
45. 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
Network
Professional congress organizer (PCO)
Exclusive
Cut-off date
46. 1) The jobs that may be performed by a specific labor union. 2) The locality where a contractual dispute is decided. 3) In law - the ability of a court to hear and decide a matter brought before it.
Publicity
Jurisdiction
Rounded hollow square
Shopping cart
47. Transportation for participants; usually by coach or van - provided on a continuous basis for a certain time period.
Shopping cart
Desktop videoconferenceing (DVC)
Riser
Shuttle service
48. 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
Van line
Schoolroom set-up
Post event report
Lot labeling
49. 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.
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
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APEX RFP
50. Procurement - maintenance and transportation of materials. Involves all related functions and services.
Survey
Feedback
Logistics
Dimensional weight