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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Notice as to how charges for an event should be handled and to whom invoices should be addressed.






2. A tax that is added to a product at each step of the manufacturing and marketing process reflecting value which has been added to the product by processing.






3. Equipment - materials - and teaching aids used in sound and visual presentations - such as television monitors - video - sound equipment - etc.






4. A type of education where students work on their own at home or from an office - and communicate with faculty and other students via email - electronic forums - chat - webconferencing and other forms of online communication. Includes correspondence c






5. All individuals who are invested in a project or event such as the sponsors - attendees - vendors - media and others.






6. An event (e.g. war - labor strike - extreme weather - or other disruptive circumstances) or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled: a "fortuitous event."






7. Dispute resolution process in which the parties use a third party to assist them in reaching a compromise. The mediator may work with both sides together - or may act as "go between" in an attempt to move the sides toward agreement. The mediator may






8. Private room bar set up where guests pay for drinks individually.






9. 1) Free-standing pavilion or light structure - often inside a facility - where printed or electronic information is available. 2) A small enclosure for ticket sales - information - etc.






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. Absence of obstacles preventing handicapped persons from moving freely to all public areas within a building.






13. 1) A food service vendor - often used to describe a vendor who specializes in banquets and theme parties. 2) An exclusive food & beverage contractor within a facility.






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. A feature of many videoconference systems that allows participants at each conference site to view and edit the same document.






17. 1) Room or suite of rooms used to entertain guests. 2) An event in the United States usually separate from the exhibit - in which refreshments are served and exhibitor personnel and visitors socialize.






18. 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






19. Facility form to advise departments of changes in reservations or functions.






20. Provides the event's basic specifications and captures all the information gathered. A detailed event specifications package should include things like the goals and objectives of the event - attendee profile - prefered and optional dates - the numbe






21. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






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






23. An electronic message center or online discussion group - usually serving a special-interest group. They allow you to review messages left by others - and leave your own message if you choose. Also known as bulletin board systems or electronic forum.






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






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






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






27. Informative and instructional speech.






28. Raised horizontal surface - stage - or flooring.






29. Part of a cancellation clause that outlines the amount of damages to be paid to the noncelling party in the event of a cancellation.






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






31. Land-based system for videoconferencing designed to manage communication between one group of people - usually in a conference room setting - with another group or groups in similar settings elsewhere.






32. A detailed list of the individual line items that make up the revenue and expense categories in a budget. A numbering system used to identify every line item in a budget - so income and expenses are posted to the correct accounts.






33. 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.






34. Amount of money paid to secure a room - facility or service in advance.






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






36. I&D. 1) The set-up and teardown of exhibits. 2) Firm that does I&D work.






37. Accredited designation offered by the National Speakers Association. This designation is earned for extensive - documented speaking experience and client satisfaction.






38. Booking before an event takes places. Allows attendees to register for an event before it actually takes place. Done through mail - phone - internet or fax.






39. 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






40. An ongoing effort by an organization to develop relationships with key media representatives before - during - and after an event.






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






42. 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.






43. The organization who administers Continuing Legal Education and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education courses (CLE and MCLE).






44. A process of identifying human wants and needs - and developing a plan to meet those wants and needs. Refers to everything involved with convincing an attendee to come to the event. Also refers to providing information to support the exhibit sales fu






45. Structured educational and training experiences for personal or professional development.






46. 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.






47. Event held to communicate information to media representatives.






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






49. Association of Destination Management Executives. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






50. Detailed section of a contract.