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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. Executive responsible for financial affairs of an organization.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
LED Light Emitting Diode
Contract
Overhead
2. A seating arrangement with a row of seats on low risers around a BOARDROOM SET-UP. A very space-intensive set-up.
Complimentary
lanning committee
Freight forwarder
Two-tiered set-up
3. 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.
Booth
APEX RFP
Room-based videoconferencing
Cancellation Clause
4. Period when the demand for a supplier's product or service is highest. Prices general increase in high season.
Shopping cart
Low season
Certificate of insurance
High season
5. 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
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
CYC
Streaming
Acceptance
6. A person who is authorized to legally bind an individual or organization to a contract - to sign checks on behalf of an organization - or charge to an organization's master account.
Inducements
Authorized signatory
Schedule of services
Objective
7. Association of Destination Management Executives. A member of the Convention Industry Council.
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Gobo
Booth
Service charge
8. The organization who administers Continuing Legal Education and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education courses (CLE and MCLE).
Post event report
Audience polling
American Bar Association (ABA)
Leko
9. 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
Marketing collateral
Distance learning
DLP projector
T-shape set-up
10. 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.
Lavaliere microphone
Concession
Platform
T-3 line
11. An event that incoporates environmental considerations throughout all states of the planning process in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment.
Modified American Plan
Green event
Familiarization (fam) trip
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
12. 1) Regeneration of sound from audio speakers back through a microphone causing a squealing sound. 2) Response about an activity - policy - or idea.
Risk management
Feedback
Van line
Value proposition
13. A contract clause in which one party agrees to pay damages or claims that the other party may be required to pay to another. For example - if a hotel is sued by an attendee that is injured at an event due to the fault of the group - an indemnificatio
Indemnification clause
Meet and greet
Pre-set
Russian banquet service
14. A bill of lading issued by the airline that covers both domestic and international flights transporting goods to a specified destination. Technically - it is a non-negotiable instrument of air transport that serves as a receipt for the shipper - indi
Air waybill
Network
Incentive travel company
ISDN
15. When online activities take place at a designated time - they are referred to as real-time events. A Webcast of a keynote presenter that can be watched live over the Internet is an example of a real-time event.
Fixed costs
Document sharing
Real-time
Peripheral block
16. 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
Application service provider (ASP)
Peripheral block
Skid
Provision
17. Any agreement which limits who may provide specific products or services under certain conditions to only one party. A general service contractor - for instance - may have an "exclusive" in a particular facility - meaning that no other contractor is
Butler service
Download
Logistics
Exclusive
18. 1) Pallet. 2) Wooden platform used to support machinery or a collection of objects for easier handling. 3) Thick wood blocks attached to crates which allow forklift access for easier handling. 4) Wood runners protecting the exterior of a shipping cas
Press kit
Rider
Mixer
Skid
19. Business-to-Business.
Multidisciplinary
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Network
B2B
20. 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.
Group specifications guide
Production company
Freight forwarder
Whiteboarding
21. RFP. A document that stipulates what services the organization wants from an outside contractor and requests a bid to perform such services. Same As BID MANUAL/SPECIFICATIONS.
DSL
Net worth
Arrival pattern
Request for proposal (RFP)
22. A group of voluntary committee members with vested interests in program content who are commonly used to establish direction for educational programs offered at association meetings.
CODEC
Computer assisted drawing (CAD)
ducational programming committee
Post-event report PER
23. 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.
Interface
Zero-based budgeting
Uplink
Integrated marketing
24. AP. A type of hotel rate that includes the price of the room and all meals. Also Called FULL AMERICAN PLAN (FAP).
French cart service
Full American Plan
CYC
Press conference
25. Names and contact information of potential customers. Attendee lists are often provided as sales leads to exhibitors as an incentive to participate in an exhibition.
Sales lead
Citywide event
General service contractor GSC
DVCam
26. 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.
Virtual conferencing
Backwall
PAR
Desktop videoconferenceing (DVC)
27. 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
CYC
Booth
Floor plan
Russian banquet service
28. Absence of obstacles preventing handicapped persons from moving freely to all public areas within a building.
Multi-point bridge
Freight forwarder
Cancellation Clause
Barrier-free
29. Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.
Link
Survey
Certified Professional Catering Executive (CPCE)
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
30. A black light used to make phosphorescent and fluorescent paints glow in the dark.
Value proposition
Application service provider (ASP)
Ultraviolet lighting
Catering manager
31. Amount of money paid to secure a room - facility or service in advance.
Value proposition
Group ware
Promotion
Advance deposit
32. A third party vendor or company that offers complete turnkey organization support for an event - including administrative and event management services.
Multidisciplinary
Certified Special Event Professional (CSEP)
Concession
Commission
33. A sleeping room or function room provided to an individual or organization at no cost. See COMPLIMENTARY RATIO.
Downlink
Network
In-house contractor
Complimentary room
34. 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
Service charge
Liquidated damage clause
Material handling
Truckload
35. Integrated services digital network. A single ISDN line carries data at 128 Kbps. Although video conferences are possible at slower speeds - ISDN is considered to be the minimum for acceptable-quality video transmission.
B2B
ISDN
Budget
T-3 line
36. A permanently installed series of cable comprised of copper wire cable and/or fiber optic cable - utilized as the main thoroughfare in a building to transmit voice and data signals in or out of the facility.
Mag-stripe
Backbone
Complimentary room
General service contractor GSC
37. A self-contained unit with a LCD (liquid crystal display) panel - light source and lens that works with both PC and Mac computers and duplicates the image being shown on the monitor without any need for special software or complex setting up.
Waiver of subrogation
LCD projector
Rounded hollow square
Dais
38. Process of translating one language into another while the speaker is speaking.
Modified American Plan MAP
Integrated marketing
Digital video
Simultaneous translation
39. An email marketing campaign that only sends messages to users who have requested (or opted-in) to receive specific types of information. Email conference reminders and newsletters are examples of opt-in email marketing campaigns based upon permission
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
Opt-in
Chat room
Pre-con
40. The organization who provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Jurisdiction
Pick-up
41. Net Profit divided by Net Worth. A financial ratio indicating the degree of profitability. To calculate - use event revenues minus program expenses divided by program expenses - multiplied by 100 to get the ROI %.
Continuing education
Authorized signatory
APEX Post Event Report (PER)
Return on investment ROI
42. A member of the Convention Industry Council.
Dram shop laws
National Speakers Association (NSA)
Webconferencing
Strategic plan
43. Portable videoconferencing system - usually mounted on a rolling cart or hard-sided case for ease of transport from room to room or across the globe.
Network
American Society of Composers - Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Space assignment
Set top box solutions (STBS)
44. 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.
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
Pipe & drape
CODEC
Contract
45. Function room set-up that saves room turnover time - limits the number of event rooms required - and avoids additional charges for changing room set-ups.
Cut-off date
Objective
Press kit
Quick set
46. An additional clause in artist's contract stipulating special requirements such as travel - dressing rooms - technical equipment - etc.
Rider
Russian restaurant service
Accommodation
VHS Video Home System
47. The projection of a computer signal from a personal computer - laptop or other computer device onto a screen from a LCD or equivalent projector for viewing by audience.
Computer data projection
PAR
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
Speakers bureau
48. Designated day when the facility will release a block of sleeping rooms to the general public.
Cluster
Press kit
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Reservation review date
49. AKA CSEP or Certified Special Event Professional - a designation offered by the International Special Events Society (ISES) earned through education - perofrmance - experience - and service to the industry.
Special event professional
Poster session
Value proposition
Advance deposit
50. The presenter is questioned by a moderator on behalf of the audience.
Program design
Interview
Butler service
Front projection