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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. 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.
National Speakers Association (NSA)
Pre-registration
Exclusive
Lectern
2. Flat rate for which a hotel or motel agrees to offer any of its available sleeping rooms (with the exception of suites) to a group. Final assignment of rooms is at the discretion of the hotel. See RUN-OF-THE-HOUSE RATE.
Computer data projection
Low season
Return on investment ROI
Flate rate
3. 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.
Cut-off date
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
ducational programming committee
4. One of the advantages of a web-based event planning software solution or ASP is that clients already have the necessary tools available: a computer and a web browser. This familiar interface is cross-platforming - meaning that PCs - MACs - and large
PCMA Space Verification Program
Sub-block
Accrual accounting
Interface
5. Seating arrangement in which chairs are arranged in rows slanted in a V shape and separated by a center aisle. They face the head table or speaker.
Link
Event profile
V-shape set-up
Press conference
6. LTL. Rates applicable when the quantity of freight is less than the volume of truckload minimum weight.
Videoconferencing
Advance deposit
Less than truckload
Complimentary room
7. An ongoing process in which an individual actively seeks to understand and contribute to change.
Demonstration
Lifelong learning
Post-event report PER
Sponsorship
8. 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.
Real-time
Schedule of services
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
Pro number
9. A discussion which takes place within a meeting - a public or private sitting or in one of the various types of assembly or meeting.
Audience reaction team
Professional
Ultraviolet lighting
Debate
10. 1) Registering in advance to attend an event. See ADVANCE REGISTRATION. 2) At a facility - pre-assigned sleeping rooms available for occupancy.
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
Pre-registration
Music licensing
Dram shop laws
11. AP. A type of hotel rate that includes the price of the room and all meals. Also Called FULL AMERICAN PLAN (FAP).
Poster session
American Plan (Full American Plan)
Conference reminder
Press release
12. The type of platform that multi-purpose technology solutions designed to handle many event planning and management tasks are built on. They range in price from a few hundred dollars for a basic single-user program to hundreds of thousands of dollars
Suitcasing
Backbone
Relational databases
Speakers bureau
13. 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.
Russian restaurant service
Demonstration
Cost center
Lifelong learning
14. An individual or company which provides customs clearing services to shippers of goods to and from another country. Licensing and requirements vary from country to country. In the United States - a customs broker must be licensed by the Treasury Depa
Meet and greet
Tip
Customs broker
Covers
15. A facility that provides a dedicated environment for events - especially small events. May be certified by the International Association of Conference Centers.
V-shape set-up
Demonstration
Incentive travel company
Conference center
16. In Conjunction With. An event or function that occurs because of another event.
DLP projector
Integrated marketing
In conjunction with (ICW)
Speakers bureau
17. Informative and instructional speech.
Pro number
American Bar Association (ABA)
Lecture
Commission
18. AP. A type of hotel rate that includes the price of the room and all meals. Also Called FULL AMERICAN PLAN (FAP).
Full American Plan
One-stop shop
Cash accounting
Booking agent
19. Official authorization or approval; to provide with credentials; to send (an envoy) with letters of authorization; to recognize or vouch for as conforming with a standard; to recognize a college as maintaining academic standards; to consider or recog
Room-based videoconferencing
Overtime
Accreditation
Trade-out
20. 1) Regeneration of sound from audio speakers back through a microphone causing a squealing sound. 2) Response about an activity - policy - or idea.
Feedback
NCR form
Target date
Overtime
21. 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.
Transfer
Stacked speaker system
DVCam
Broadband
22. 1) Enclosed lights used to illuminate the top of film and stage sets. 2) Group of speakers mounted in auditoriums - arenas - and theaters.
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
Production company
Cluster
Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
23. Building an event budet by analyzing both the projected and actual figures from the previous year's budget.
Incremental budgeting
Net worth
Distributed speaker system
Hardwall
24. 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.
Travel agency
Pre-event meeting
Master account
Complimentary
25. An advanced partial payment to secure product or service.
Special event professional
Distance learning
Cafeteria service
Deposit
26. 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.
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
LCD projector
Guest program
Union
27. Wooden platform used to carry goods. See SKID.
Pallet
Shoulder season
Official carrier
Lectern
28. A detailed section of a contract pertaining to a specific issue.
National Speakers Association (NSA)
Peninsula booth
Clause
Contract
29. 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.
Convention services manager (CSM)
Function set-up order
Rooming list
Press release
30. 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.
Commission
Set top box solutions (STBS)
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
B2B
31. Designated day when the facility will release a block of sleeping rooms to the general public.
Customs broker
Incentive travel company
Reservation review date
Application service provider (ASP)
32. The station which receives data transmissions from a communications satellite.
Packing list
Survey
Downlink
Telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD)
33. 1) Critiquing and rating the overall success of an event. 2) Developing an event profile from accurate event statistics.
Incentive travel company
Evaluation
Cash accounting
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
34. A hollow square whose corners are replaced by serpentine or half-moon tables.
Stacked speaker system
PCMA Space Verification Program
Overtime
Rounded hollow square
35. A group of rooms that is reserved by a party outside of the ECB but is present in the city as a result of the Main Event (for example - some exhibitors - some international tour groups). A Peripheral Block's consumed room nights should be credited to
Streaming
Peripheral block
Russian banquet service
Facilitator
36. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).
Modified American Plan
Modified American Plan MAP
DLP projector
Pad-wrapped
37. Devices for the deaf or hearing imparied available in public phone banks and/or at the registration desk.
Two-tiered set-up
Official carrier
Publicity
Telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD)
38. Number of facility guest rooms actually used out of a room block.
Pick-up
T-shape set-up
American Society of Composers - Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Housing company
39. 1) Platforms of varying heights used together to create a stage - such as the rows of steps a choral group would use during a performance. 2) Stage background scene giving illusion or depth. Also called CYC.
Sales lead
CYC
Group ware
DVCam
40. Seating arrangement in which seats are in rows facing the stage area - no tables. See AUDITORIUM SET-UP.
Pro number
Theater set-up
Productivity ticket
Familiarization (fam) trip
41. Video tape recorder and player utilizing ½-inch (1.27 centimeter) tape. Not compatible with beta format.
Destination management company (DMC)
Platform
VHS Video Home System
Blog
42. 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
Low season
Theater set-up
Liquidated damage clause
On-demand
43. Portable MICROPHONE operating on its own power source. Often used to pass through an audience for questions or comments. Also Called WIRELESS MICROPHONE.
Hand carry
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Wireless microphone
Special event professional
44. DMC. A professional services company possessing extensive local knowledge - expertise and resources - specializing in the design and implementation of events - activities - tours - transportation and program logistics. Depending on the company and th
Truckload
Destination management company (DMC)
Combination bar
Virtual conferencing
45. Device used to compensate for undesired sound system characteristics or room acoustics.
Rooming list
Indemnification clause
Open bar (host bar)
Equalizer
46. RFP. A document that stipulates what services the organization wants from an outside contractor and requests a bid to perform such services. Same As BID MANUAL/SPECIFICATIONS.
Resolution
Destination management company (DMC)
Housing company
Request for proposal (RFP)
47. An event that draws a national and international audience. Typically 15% or more of attendees reside outside of the host country.
Post-con
Debate
International event
Acceptance
48. Abbreviation for "hundred weight." This is the unit of measure used in drayage and freight shipments.
Hundredweight (CWT)
Tone
Production company
French banquet service
49. Comp. Service - space or item provided at no charge.
Dimensional weight
Complimentary
American Bar Association (ABA)
Telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD)
50. A food service operation in which customers carry their own trays and select food from a display counter or counters. It is similar to a buffet - but food is served by attendants.
Simultaneous translation
Opt-in
Variable costs
Cafeteria service