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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Flat rate for which a hotel or motel agrees to offer any of its available sleeping rooms (with the exception of suites) to a group. Final assignment of rooms is at the discretion of the hotel. See RUN-OF-THE-HOUSE RATE.






2. Carrier that specializes in shipping uncrated exhibits - high-tech equipment and delicate materials that require special handling.






3. Ability to transmit huge volumes of voice and video over a network or the internet - without jumpy images.






4. 1) Publicizing an event. See PUBLICITY. 2) An advancement in rank or position.






5. 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 %.






6. 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






7. Permits the customs broker to complete the customs document upon the return of your shipment to the country of origin. A Power of Attorney allows one person to act as agent for another. A Limited Power of Attorney grants the right to act in only limi






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






9. 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.






10. Informative and instructional speech.






11. A payment to a sales representative for meeting or exceeding a sales revenue goal. Or a payment made to an individual or organization for bringing business to another individual or organization.






12. A term used in food and beverage that refers to the purchasing option based on the amount utilized by the group. The organization pays for the food and beverage based on the actual food and beverage served.






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






14. 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.






15. An advanced partial payment to secure product or service.






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






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






18. Categorization of people - organizations or businesses by professional discipline or primary areas of interest for the purposes of sales analysis or assignment.






19. Food is plated in the kitchen and placed before the guest. Side dishes are used for bread and butter and salad. Food is served from the left - beverages from the right - and all items are removed from the right. This is generally the service used for






20. Record of an event over time.






21. 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.






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






23. Registration made via the Web.






24. The point at which revenues are equal to expenses.






25. The inducement to a contract. The cause - motive - price - or impelling influence which induces a contracting party to enter a contract.






26. An apparatus for projecting a picture on a screen. Whether the device is an overhead projector - data (LCD) projector - slide projector - or a film projector - it is usually referred to as simply a projector.






27. 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






28. Convention and visitor bureaus are not-for-profit organizations charged with representing a specific destination and helping the long-term development of communities through a travel and tourism strategy. Convention and visitor bureaus are usually me






29. An informal meeting for the purpose of discussion; usually of an academic or research nature and in order to ascertain areas of mutual interest through exchange of ideas. Conducted as and when convenient - but with little regularity.






30. Formalized statement of outcomes to be anticipated as a result of the educational process.






31. This beverage service includes both cash-bar and open-bar concepts. Guests are issued a certain number of tickets for free drinks and are then required to purchase additional drinks if desired.






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






33. Equipment - materials - and teaching aids used in sound and visual presentations - such as television monitors - video - sound equipment - etc.






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






35. Any meeting where people at two or more distant locations are linked using video - audio and data for two-way communication via satellite communications or the Internet. Each party sees and hears the other through a TV screen or computer monitor and






36. 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.






37. Anticipated dates and times of arrival of group members.






38. 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.






39. Raising and supporting sound - lighting or other equipment or décor from the ceiling.






40. FP. Projection of an image onto the front surface of a light reflecting screen from a projector placed within or behind the audience.






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






42. Staff person responsible for selling and servicing group and local food and beverage functions.






43. An alternative plan that may replace the original plan when circumstances change.






44. 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.






45. Method of doing research using a small group led by a facilitator.






46. Donated financial or material support - usually in exchange for recognition; Paid opportunity for entity or an exhibitor to increase its visibility at the event.






47. A prepared statement released to the news media. Can be "For immediate release -" or at a specified time or date; an article intended for use by the media about a company - product - service - individual - or show. Also Called NEWS RELEASE.






48. 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






49. List of names and addresses of the persons to whom publicity material or other information is to be sent.






50. Digital light processor data/video projectors were developed with an entirely new processor using microscopic mirrors to recreate video images and display them in a number of settings. These projectors picked up where LCD left off by reproducing vide