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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Convention and visitor bureaus are not-for-profit organizations charged with representing a specific destination and helping the long-term development of communities through a travel and tourism strategy. Convention and visitor bureaus are usually me






2. 1) Schematic drawing of an exhibit hall including dimensions - design - shape - entrances - aisles - numbered exhibit booth/stands - lounges - concession areas - restrooms - electrical/plumbing accessibility - etc. 2) Scale plan of the floor area of






3. Building an event budet by analyzing both the projected and actual figures from the previous year's budget.






4. The newest development in audio systems that can take traditional distributed systems - which require delay speakers to be hung throughout the room - to a new level. The advantage is that you can cover a room from a single line of speakers over the r






5. Legal responsibility. An obligation to pay an amount in damages. In a non-legal context - something that is a negative factor.






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. A customs document permitting the holder to carry or send merchandise temporarily into certain foreign countries (for display - demonstration or similar purposes) without paying duties or posting bonds.






12. AKA Classroom set-up. Seating arrangement in which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing. Also Called SCHOOLROOM SET-UP.






13. A black light used to make phosphorescent and fluorescent paints glow in the dark.






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. A methodical examination and review of records pertaining to an event. For instance - an independent verification of attendance figures submitted by an exhibition's producers.






19. Direct mail promotional materials sent to current and prospective exhibitors to encourage participation and promote the benefits of exhibiting in a specific show. Contains information about technical points - cost of exhibition space - floor plan of






20. Computer program that uses variable pricing models to maximize the return on a fixed (perishable) inventory - such as hotel rooms - based on supply-and-demand theory.






21. Computer application that enables voting and then collects and displays the results - simplifying decision-making among event participants.






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






23. 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.






24. Minimum amount for which union labor must be paid.






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






26. 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.






27. A single source provider of goods or services.






28. 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."






29. 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






30. In Conjunction With. An event or function that occurs because of another event.






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






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






33. Event held to communicate information to media representatives.






34. Any meeting where people at two or more distant locations are linked using video - audio and data for two-way communication via satellite communications or the Internet. Each party sees and hears the other through a TV screen or computer monitor and






35. 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.






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






37. 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






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






41. 1) Airline lift into and out of a destination. 2) Capable of being used by people with physical challenges and disabilities. This is an important aspect of the United States' Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).






42. Devices for the deaf or hearing imparied available in public phone banks and/or at the registration desk.






43. Guest holding confirmed sleeping room reservation is denied accommodations at the hotel where to reservation is held upon their arrival and is relocated to another hotel.






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






45. Accepted Practices Exchange. An initiative of the meetings - conventions & exhibitions industry managed by the Convention Industry Council (CIC). APEX develops and manages the implementation of accepted practices (voluntary standards) for the industr






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






47. 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






48. An event that draws a national and international audience. Typically 15% or more of attendees reside outside of the host country.






49. Familiarization Trip. Offered to potential buyers of a venue - a program designed to acquaint participants with specific destinations or services and to stimulate the booking of an event. Often offered in groups - but sometimes on an individual basis






50. A commission over and above the normal base commission percentage.







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