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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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






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






3. Affordable videoconferencing equipment that is available and allows participants to use their computers indead of proprietary hardware for virtual meetings. They provide real-time interaction using a personal computer.






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






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






6. 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






7. An event that broadcasts the audio and/or video portion of a keynote presentation or other educational sessions over the Web in real-time or on-demand.






8. 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.






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






10. 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 -






11. A true and honest effort to uphold the law. (as in Good Faith Effort)






12. International Association for Continuing Education and Training.






13. A company that presents special effects and theatrical acts. This type of company may contract to put on an entire event or only parts of one. They sometimes hire speakers as part of their contract.






14. A popular digital format for meeetings with a good quality image - an extended recording time up to 184 minutes - with a tape stock that is less expensive than BetaSP.






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






16. 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.






17. Marketing tools or programs used to influence buying patterns and build customer loyalty.






18. 1) A statement of what one will give or take in return for something else (a price); proposal. 2) Proposal submitted by a convention & visitors bureau and/or hotel(s) to an event organizer that includes defined dates and room blocks.






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. A statement that indicates overall financial status by subtracting expenses from income.






21. 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






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






23. A requirement for entering into a binding contract. If a contract proposal (offer) is made - it is accepted if the offeree signs the offer as submitted. If the offeree makes any changes to the offer before signing - it is a counter offer - not accept






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






25. A labor organization - typically made up of workers from the same trade formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests such as dealing collectively with their employer on issues of wages - hours - working conditions and other matters pert






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






27. Shipment number designated by the common carrier to a single shipment - used in all cases where the shipment must be referred. Usually assigned at once.






28. 1) The process of attaching the cable on a crane to a piece of machinery or equipment. 2) The process for hanging materials or signs.






29. A sleeping room or function room provided to an individual or organization at no cost. See COMPLIMENTARY RATIO.






30. Placing plated foods on banquet tables prior to seating guests.






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






32. MICROPHONE attached to a lectern. See LECTERN.






33. An ongoing process in which an individual actively seeks to understand and contribute to change.






34. 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






35. Total number of sleeping rooms that are utilized and attributable to one event.






36. Hiring an outside firm or individual to perform the task instead of using in-house staff; to subcontract a task or responsibility to a third party.






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






38. LTL. Rates applicable when the quantity of freight is less than the volume of truckload minimum weight.






39. The standard seating supplied by most facilities. This kind of seating in wide rooms has the disadvantage of restricting the view of attendees sitting at the row ends. Best for presentations in which audience interaction is not required.






40. Abbreviation for "hundred weight." This is the unit of measure used in drayage and freight shipments.






41. CSM. Professional at a hotel - convention center or convention bureau who is responsible for event operations management on all levels.






42. A larger-than-average bar code that uses the PDF417 standard (the same used for e-stamps). Stores up to 1 -800 characters in bar code on standard paper badge - which can then be used by exhibitors to get contact information from registrants.






43. In-person on-site review and evaluation of a venue or location for an event.






44. 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






45. 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.






46. Efforts of a dissident group to obstruct the conduct of an event.






47. 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






48. Truckload rates apply where the tariff shows a truckload minimum weight. Charges will be at the truckload minimum weight unless weight is higher.






49. Designated day when the facility will release a block of sleeping rooms to the general public.






50. MICROPHONE that picks up sound from all directions.