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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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






2. An encrypted file that authenticates the source of financial data - usually for an online credit card transaction.






3. European term for booth or exhibit.






4. 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.






5. Exhibit hours that do not overlap other programming - which encourages attendees to visit the exhibition and increases the value for exhibitors.






6. 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 -






7. An insurance policy that provides protection against claims involving bodily injury and property damage to third parties.






8. Period when the demand for a supplier's product or service is highest. Prices general increase in high season.






9. To neglect to carry out an agreement.






10. An additional clause in artist's contract stipulating special requirements such as travel - dressing rooms - technical equipment - etc.






11. Raising and supporting sound - lighting or other equipment or décor from the ceiling.






12. Actual number of meals served at a catered meal function or in a restaurant. See AUDIENCE COUNT.






13. 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.






14. An account (usually a number) to which expenses for a function or activity are charged.






15. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).






16. AKA Housing Bureau. Organization that provides reservation services for a group and its attendees.






17. A return of part of a payment.






18. 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.






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






20. An apparatus for projecting a picture on a screen. Whether the device is an overhead projector - data (LCD) projector - slide projector - or a film projector - it is usually referred to as simply a projector.






21. 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.






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






23. AKA Pre Conference.Any event which is arranged for the period immediately preceeding the conference proper.






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






27. 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






28. Raised platform.






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






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






31. Risk that an organization takes when dealing with foreign currency due to exchange rates fluctuating over time.






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






35. Registration made via the Web.






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. Facility that combines an exhibition space with a substantial number of smaller event spaces. The purpose of these buildings is to host trade shows - public shows - conventions - large food functions and other functions related to the convention indu






42. A meeting at the primary facility at which an event occurred just after it has ended. Attendees generally include the primary event organizer - representatives of the event organizer/host organization - department heads at the facility - other facili






43. 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.






44. Foods are cooked tableside. Servers put the food on platters and present themt ot he seated guests who serve themselves. Russian service requires sufficient space between tables for the servers to move about freely.






45. Method of doing research using a small group led by a facilitator.






46. Truckload rates apply where the tariff shows a truckload minimum weight. Charges will be at the truckload minimum weight unless weight is higher.






47. AP. A type of hotel rate that includes the price of the room and all meals. Also Called FULL AMERICAN PLAN (FAP).






48. An event that incoporates environmental considerations throughout all states of the planning process in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment.






49. 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






50. Total number of sleeping rooms that are utilized and attributable to one event.