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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. A list of special spellings - terms and style points to be used consistently in publications related to an event.






2. List of names and addresses of the persons to whom publicity material or other information is to be sent.






3. See BLANKET WRAP. Non-crated freight shipped via van line covered with protective blankets or padding.






4. 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.






5. A voluntary and selective amount of money - given at will for special or excellent service.






6. Period when the demand for a supplier's product or service is lowest. Prices general decrease in low season.






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. 1) Merchandise or refreshments sold on site - to individuals - in conjunction with an event. 2) Contractual agreement where one party provides something of value to the other party in exchange for something else - pending certain conditions.






10. 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






11. Building an event budget on estimates of potential income and likely expenses because there is no financial history from prior events available to use.






12. The organization who provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).






13. Assortment of foods - offered on a table - self-served.






14. Light morning meal consisting of pastries - juices - and hot beverages. Usually served buffet style.






15. A type of exhibit construction in which the walls are of solid material - rather than fabric.






16. An advanced partial payment to secure product or service.






17. 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.






18. An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an outer circle of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other.






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






20. 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.






21. An alternative plan that may replace the original plan when circumstances change.






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






23. 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.






24. Services performed by GENERAL SERVICE CONTRACTOR that includes delivery of exhibit materials from the dock to assigned space - removing empty crates - returning crates at the end of the event for re-crating - and delivering materials back to the dock






25. Seating arrangement in which seats are in rows facing the stage area - no tables. See AUDITORIUM SET-UP.






26. The organization providing alcohol to guests.






27. Continuning education requirements for legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar Association (ABA).






28. 1) Any seat - berth - room - or service provided and/or sold to a guest - attendee or passenger. 2) Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - a step taken to allow a person with a disability to participate in an event or employment.






29. A feature of videoconferencing systems which allows the placement of shared documents on an on-screen shared space or "whiteboard." Participants can edit and mark up the document just as on a physical whiteboard.






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






31. An itemized statement furnished to a purchaser by a seller and usually specifying the price of goods or services and the terms of sale.






32. Provision in a contract which outlines damages to be paid to the non-canceling party if cancellation occurs - due the canceling party's breach of the contract.






33. Large theatrical floodlight usually used for work lights or occasionally in place of strip lights to light a cyclorama or sky drop.






34. The style of a document refers to choices writers make that create the tone to readers. A writing style could be either formal or informal.






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






36. 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.






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






38. Digital light processor data/video projectors were developed with an entirely new processor using microscopic mirrors to recreate video images and display them in a number of settings. These projectors picked up where LCD left off by reproducing vide






39. AKA Group Specification Guide or Resume. Spec Guide. The industry preferred term for a comprehensive document that outlines the complete requirements and instructions for an event. This document is typically authored by the event planner and is share






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.






41. 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






42. Professional Congress Organizer. European term for DMC (Destination Management Company). Local supplier who can arrange - manage and/or plan any function or service an event.






43. 1) Critiquing and rating the overall success of an event. 2) Developing an event profile from accurate event statistics.






44. Ability to transmit huge volumes of voice and video over a network or the internet - without jumpy images.






45. An audio signal generated by a microphone.






46. 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.






47. A Web site that serves as a year-round online marketplace for buyers and sellers within a given marketplace. Such sites are also referred to as business-to-business (B2B) marketplaces - business-to-consumer (B2C) marketplaces or consumer-to-consumer






48. 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 -






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






50. 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