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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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






2. The organization providing alcohol to guests.






3. Requirement of many professional groups by which members must certify participation in formal educational programs designed to maintain their level of ability beyond their original certification date. CEUs are non-academic credit. One CEU is awarded






4. A single source provider of goods or services.






5. 1) The act of showing how to do something. 2) A group of individuals organized to picket or protest against a group using placards - literature - songs - shouts and - sometimes - marches or sit-ins.






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






7. The activities that are undertaken to either reduce the probability that an emergency or crisis will occur or reduce the consequences if it does occur.






8. 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






9. 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.






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






11. Web browser-based videoconferencing.






12. A service provider of videoconferencing which allows multiple sites to connect simultaneously. A bridge connects three or more tele- or videoconference sites for simultaneous communication.






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






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






15. 1) Common term for sealed beam spot or flood lamp with self-contained lens surfaced glass. 2) In golf - one less than bogey.






16. A type of indemnity clause that requires one party to fully protect the other from a claim asserted. This would include the payment of costs or attorney fees.






17. Type of meeting which brings together three or more people in two or more locations through telecommunications.






18. Contractor retained by a facility to be on-site and provide services as needed. In some cases - Planners are not required to use their services - but may be charged a surcharge or facility fee for bringing in an outside contractor for the same servic






19. 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.






20. The transfer of monies into and out of an enterprise.






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






22. An additional clause in artist's contract stipulating special requirements such as travel - dressing rooms - technical equipment - etc.






23. Transfer a file from a host computer to your computer.






24. 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






25. Weblogs or online journals. An application that may change the face of event marketing.






26. A holding area where trucks or buses check in and wait for instructions before delivering or picking up freight or passengers.






27. 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).






28. Contract wording that outlines potential damages or fees that a party may be required to pay in the event that it does not fulfill minimum commitments in the contract.






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






30. A type of audio system for meetings and concerts. The speakers sit on the floor and project from each side of the room. The sound may be louder in the front than the back.






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






32. A needs assessment is an essential setp in ensuring that educational offerings are relevant to attendees. The results of post-event evaluations can be as valuable as a needs assessment.






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






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






35. A type of barter. The exchange of goods and services instead of using money.






36. 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






37. Transmitting data at speeds of up to 44.184 Mbps - is faster than a T-1 line - allowing performance of more tasks simultaneously at a greater speed. See T-1 LINE.






38. Two or more computers or peripherals that are linked together for the purpose of sharing data.






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






42. Computer Assisted Drawing/Computer Assisted Manufacturing. Some facilities have CAD systems to provide room setup diagrams.






43. Transportation for participants; usually by coach or van - provided on a continuous basis for a certain time period.






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






45. Compression/Decompression or Coder/Decoder. Videoconferencing standard - included in hardware and/or software - used to compress or code video - audio - and data signals for transmission and decompress or decode the signal at the other end of the tra






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






47. 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






48. Sequential numbering as part of a total number of pieces indicated on each package - carton - or crate. For example - box number 2 of 12.






49. 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.






50. 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