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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. A needs assessment is an essential setp in ensuring that educational offerings are relevant to attendees. The results of post-event evaluations can be as valuable as a needs assessment.






2. When a company tries to sell its product or service on the show floor without the permission or consent of the event's management.






3. 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






4. Web sites that give visitors a reason to return to the site and be exposed to new offers.






5. An alternative procedure that can be specified in contracts instead of going through the process of filing a complaint and pursuing the claim in court.






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. An electronic form of marketing communication that can be used as an element of an integrated marketing effort. Methods may include emailing digital brochures - delivering voice mail marketing - or sending video emails to the target audience.






10. 4 or 5 participants query the main speaker from the stage with questions from the audience and follow up questions.






11. An audio signal generated by a microphone.






12. 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






13. 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.






14. 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






15. 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 -






16. Detailed section of a contract.






17. 1) Enclosed lights used to illuminate the top of film and stage sets. 2) Group of speakers mounted in auditoriums - arenas - and theaters.






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






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






20. Raised horizontal surface - stage - or flooring.






21. 1) Registering in advance to attend an event. See ADVANCE REGISTRATION. 2) At a facility - pre-assigned sleeping rooms available for occupancy.






22. A type of indemnity clause that requires one party to fully protect the other from a claim asserted. This would include the payment of costs or attorney fees.






23. 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.






24. Accounts receivable made available to individuals or firms with established credit.






25. 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.






26. Procurement - maintenance and transportation of materials. Involves all related functions and services.






27. Required for shipments valued at more than $2500; used by the U.S. government to monitor the dollar volume of export shipments.






28. A marketing plan should answer the question - What is the benefit to attending the event?






29. 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.






30. A manner of behavior that touches all elements of communication and the way that we interact with customers and colleagues.






31. Marketing activities with a common focus on the marketplace or a customer segment. The execution of each individual piece of the integrated marketing plan is consistent with - and supportive of - each of the other pieces of the plan.






32. ASP. A company that manages and distributes software-based solutions to customers across a wide area network from a central data center. In essence - ASPs are a way for organizations to outsource some or almost all aspects of their information techno






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






34. The opposite of an opt-in email marketing campaign






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






36. An event that requires the use of a convention center or event complex - as well as multiple hotels in the host city.






37. A statement of revenues and expenses. Also known as a profit & loss statement.






38. 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.






39. Assets minus liabilities.






40. Long range plan of action for a company or organization.






41. Mandatory continuning education requirements for legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar Association (ABA).






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






43. MICROPHONE that picks up sound from all directions.






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. Certified Special Event Professional; an earned designation from the International Special Events Society (ISES).






47. Registration made via the Web.






48. AKA Brainstorming. Group decision-making software and services use technology on-site to maximize the group decision and brainstorming process. Often the set-up involves a network of computers that event participants use to respond to questions - pll






49. Process of translating one language into another while the speaker is speaking.






50. A member of the Convention Industry Council.