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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. 1) The governmental authorities designated to collect duties levied by a country on imports and exports. The term also applies to the procedures involved in such collection. 2) Practices common to many of a particular group.






2. 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






3. Unpublished rates offered from the areas of the U.S. and Canada to specified event destinations; they do not require Saturday night stay over.






4. Structure of event program elements to achieve specific goals and objectives.






5. Comp. Service - space or item provided at no charge.






6. Private room bar set up where guests do not pay for drinks.






7. System of assigning points to exhibiting companies to determine which firms will be allowed to select booth/stand space for the next event first. Also Called PRIORITY RATING SYSTEM.






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






9. To neglect to carry out an agreement.






10. Accredited designation offered by the National Speakers Association. This designation is earned for extensive - documented speaking experience and client satisfaction.






11. Registration made via the Web.






12. 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.






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






14. 1) The opposite of real-time. 2) Audio and/or video programming available on a Web site after the completion of an event - providing this content so Web site visitors can listen or view at their discretion. 3) FAX system for sending out faxed materia






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






16. Booking before an event takes places. Allows attendees to register for an event before it actually takes place. Done through mail - phone - internet or fax.






17. Association of Destination Management Executives. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






18. The industry preferred term for a report of the details and activities of an event. A collection of post event reports over time will provide the complete History for an event. The industry accepted practice is to use the APEX POST EVENT REPORT - whi






19. 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






20. Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.






21. Web based conferencing - a vital component of the modern event professional's toolbox.






22. Expenses that vary based upon various factors - such as the number of attendees .






23. Written document requiring individuals to disclose any conflicts of interest that may be created by their involvement with an organization.






24. Time worked by an employee outside of - or in addition to - regular working time or beyond the standard forty-hour workweek.






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. 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






27. Representatives of an event's exhibiting companies who act as advisers to show management on rules and procedures - and also update show management on industry trends and issues.






28. European term for booth or exhibit.






29. The amount of information that can be transmitted in an information channel such as a telephone line - ISDN - or Ethernet. Higher bandwidth means that images and sound will load more quickly for use in videoconferences or on the Internet.






30. Notice as to how charges for an event should be handled and to whom invoices should be addressed.






31. Actual number of meals served at a catered meal function or in a restaurant. See AUDIENCE COUNT.






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






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






34. 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






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






36. Other names for event order (EO) - function sheet - or Banquet Event Order (BEO)






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






38. 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.






39. MICROPHONE that picks up sound from all directions.






40. Series of tables set up in the shape of the letter U with chairs set all around on one or both sides.






41. When a company contracts space at a hotel or other adjacent venue to display their products and meet with exhibition attendees without paying show management for booth space or sponsorship fees.






42. An email - bulk fax - or bulk mail broadcast that provides attendees and prospects with the latest news and information about an upcoming event. Such reminders are usually distributed on an opt-in basis. See EMAIL ALERT.






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






44. Service for meeting and greeting a person upon arrival in a city - usually at the airport - pier or rail station and assisting him or her with entrance formalities - collecting baggage and obtaining transportation.






45. Association of Destination Management Executives. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






46. Business-to-Business.






47. 1) An accounting method that enters income and expenses into the books at the time of contract versus when payment is received or expenses incurred (cash accounting). 2) A system in which revenue and expenses are accounted for as soon as they are com






48. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






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






50. 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