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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. 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.






2. A cable that is made up of tiny glass strands that are wrapped and bundled together to make up a cable. Fiber can transmit voice - data and video at gigabyte speed - or 1 billion bytes per second - with less signal loss than copper wire because the s






3. 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.






4. A company that offers complete turnkey organization support for an event - including administrative and event management services.






5. A speaker system that is typically used in ballrooms - exhibit hall venues - etc - and are most appropriate for voice reproduction.






6. Insurance that protects a event organizer against financial loss or expenses incurred when contractually specified perils necessitate canceling or relocating a event - or cause a reduction in attendance.






7. Process of translating one language into another while the speaker is speaking.






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






9. 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.






10. Certified Professional Catering Executive. A certification program offered by the National Association of Catering Executives (NACE).






11. Light morning meal consisting of pastries - juices - and hot beverages. Usually served buffet style.






12. MICROPHONE that picks up sound from all directions.






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






14. 1) Servers offer a variety of both hot and cold hors d'oeuvres on platters to guests at receptions. 2) A style of table service where guests serve themselves from platters presented by the server. 3) Specialized in-room service offered by a hotel.






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






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






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






18. A list of special spellings - terms and style points to be used consistently in publications related to an event.






19. Multi-page pressure-sensitive form where multiple copies are made by writing on the top copy of the form. NCR stands for No-Carbon Required.






20. 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.






21. A document provided by an insurance company as proof that a policy has been issued and coverage is in effect.






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. Event held to communicate information to media representatives.






30. 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.






31. An individual or company which provides customs clearing services to shippers of goods to and from another country. Licensing and requirements vary from country to country. In the United States - a customs broker must be licensed by the Treasury Depa






32. 1) Meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The workshop concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a particular discipline or on a particular subject. 2) Informal and public session of free discussion organized to ta






33. Private room bar set up where guests pay for drinks individually.






34. The rooms that are contracted for by an event organizer with a hotel(s) or housing facility(s) for a particular event.






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






36. Date beyond which a facility is free to rent the unused sleeping rooms or function space to other groups.






37. 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






38. A list showing the number and kinds of items being shipped - as well as other information needed for transportation purposes.






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






40. Linear exhibits are generally 10' deep. They are offered in 10' or 15' widths and can be combined to create an exhibit of almost any length.






41. EAC. Any company other than the designated "official" contractor providing a service to an exhibitor. Can refer to an Install & Dismantle Company (I&D House) - photographer - florist or any other type of contractor.






42. AKA Group Travel Agency. Company specializing in planning and handling group travel.






43. 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






44. A pre-cut - etched pattern fabricated from metal or glass that fits in the focal plane of a lighting instrument to form projected light into a shape (logo - graphic or even scenery). Templates can form light images on ceilings and walls. The pattern






45. 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.






46. A group of rooms that is reserved by a party outside of the ECB but is present in the city as a result of the Main Event (for example - some exhibitors - some international tour groups). A Peripheral Block's consumed room nights should be credited to






47. Dispute resolution process in which the parties use a third party to assist them in reaching a compromise. The mediator may work with both sides together - or may act as "go between" in an attempt to move the sides toward agreement. The mediator may






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






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






50. A discussion which takes place within a meeting - a public or private sitting or in one of the various types of assembly or meeting.