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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Lot labeling
ducational programming committee
Webconferencing
American service
2. The point at which revenues are equal to expenses.
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Message board
Break-even point
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
3. An additional clause in artist's contract stipulating special requirements such as travel - dressing rooms - technical equipment - etc.
Pre-con
Liquidated damage clause
Rider
Banquet event order (BEO)
4. BEO. A form most often used by hotels to provide details to personnel concerned with a specific food and beverage function or event room set-up.
Banquet event order (BEO)
Message board
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Stand
5. Individuals who will participate in the pre-event meetings. Generally includes the planner - key members of planner's staff - CSM - Catering Managers - A/V representatives - room set-up representatives - etc.
Marshalling yard
Contract
Reservation review date
lanning committee
6. 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.
Schoolroom set-up
Meet and greet
Force majeure
Press release
7. An ongoing process in which an individual actively seeks to understand and contribute to change.
Hand carry
T-1 line
Overhead
Lifelong learning
8. 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
Barrier-free
Chat room
Room block
Workshop
9. Amount of money paid to secure a room - facility or service in advance.
Advance deposit
Dram shop laws
Scoop
Tone
10. 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.
Dais
Accommodation
Colloquium
Housing company
11. A document - required by some countries - describing a shipment of goods and showing information such as the consignor - consignee - and value of the shipment. Certified by a consular official of the foreign country - it is used by that country's cus
Seminar
Consular invoice
Russian restaurant service
T-1 line
12. DMC. A professional services company possessing extensive local knowledge - expertise and resources - specializing in the design and implementation of events - activities - tours - transportation and program logistics. Depending on the company and th
Destination management company (DMC)
Attrition clause
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Less than truckload
13. Facility form to advise departments of changes in reservations or functions.
Audience polling
Mediation
Change order
American service
14. A commission over and above the normal base commission percentage.
Credit card badge
Downlink
Event profile
Override
15. Private room bar set up where guests do not pay for drinks.
Computer data projection
Cost center
Open bar (host bar)
Shopping cart
16. Period when the demand for a supplier's product or service is lowest. Prices general decrease in low season.
Low season
Two-tiered set-up
Platform
Island booth
17. 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
Conflict of interest statement
Exhibition service contractor
Marketing
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
18. An event that draws a national and international audience. Typically 15% or more of attendees reside outside of the host country.
V-shape set-up
Confrontation
Carnet
International event
19. Accounts receivable made available to individuals or firms with established credit.
Direct billing
Professional congress organizer (PCO)
Rooming list
Rear projection
20. 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.
Line level
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
Quick set
French banquet service
21. A statement of estimated revenues and expenditures for a specified period of time; divided into subject categories and arranged by principal areas of revenue and expense.
Liquidated damage clause
Budget
Smart card
T-3 line
22. An extraordinary natural event such as extreme weather - flood - hurricanes - tornadoes - earthquake or similar natural disaster that cannot be reasonably foreseen or prevented over which a contracting party has no reasonable control - making perform
Lavaliere microphone
Decorator
Act of God
Webcast
23. 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
Production company
Request for proposal (RFP)
Customs broker
Limited power of attorney
24. Formalized statement of outcomes to be anticipated as a result of the educational process.
Sales lead
Backbone
Application service provider (ASP)
Objective
25. 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.
Authorized signatory
Production company
Debate
Linear booth
26. Minimum amount for which union labor must be paid.
Attrition clause
Minimum labor call
Interface
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
27. 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
Seminar
APEX Post Event Report (PER)
V-shape set-up
Good faith
28. 1) Lecture and dialogue allowing participants to share experiences in a particular field under the guidance of an expert discussion leader. 2) A meeting or series of meetings of from 10 to 50 specialists who have different specific skills but have a
ISDN
B2B
Market segments
Seminar
29. In the United States - a legal term for laws covering the liability of people serving alcoholic beverages. Under dram shop laws - a party injured by an intoxicated person can sue establishments contributing to that person's intoxication. Many dram sh
Dram shop laws
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Liability
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
30. 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
Exclusive
Market segments
Minimum labor call
Material handling (formerly drayage)
31. Video tape recorder and player utilizing ½-inch (1.27 centimeter) tape. Not compatible with beta format.
VHS Video Home System
Exclusive
Overhead
Shuttle service
32. Web based conferencing - a vital component of the modern event professional's toolbox.
Buffet
E-conferencing
Downlink
Needs assessment
33. 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
Contingency plan
Business exchange
Productivity ticket
34. Informative and instructional speech.
Teleconferencing
Billing instructions
Force majeure
Lecture
35. The tone of a document refers to the feeling or impression a document conveys. Formal writing style tends to convey an objective tone that is deliberate and factual. The toneo f an informal document typically is relaxed - informative - helpful - casu
E-conferencing
Tone
Catering manager
Variable costs
36. MICROPHONE that picks up sound from all directions.
Omnidirectional microphone
Event specifications guide (ESG)
ISDN
Trade-out
37. Certification of measurements of meeting space through the Function Space Verification Program offered by the Professional Convention Management Association or through graphics layout software companies - e.g. MeetingMatrix.
Broadband
PCMA Space Verification Program
Category cable
Production company
38. 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.
Uplink
Indirect costs
Release date
Needs assessment
39. A hollow square whose corners are replaced by serpentine or half-moon tables.
Event specifications guide (ESG)
ducational programming committee
Webconferencing
Rounded hollow square
40. An insurance policy that provides protection against claims involving bodily injury and property damage to third parties.
Skid
General liability insurance
APEX
Charter
41. A return of part of a payment.
Rebates
Secure digital certificate
Dais
Set-up
42. Detailed section of a contract.
Theater set-up
Provision
Bid
In conjunction with (ICW)
43. Web browser-based videoconferencing.
Webconferencing
B2B
Lead retrieval
Cash accounting
44. A company that offers complete turnkey organization support for an event - including administrative and event management services.
Digital video
Multi-management firm
Concession
Group specifications guide
45. 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.
Booking agent
ducational programming committee
Continental breakfast
Fishbowl
46. 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
Productivity ticket
Certificate of insurance
Exhibitor prospectus
Smart card
47. An event that broadcasts the audio and/or video portion of a keynote presentation or other educational sessions over the Web in real-time or on-demand.
Webcast
Sponsorship
Marketing plan
General liability insurance
48. 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 %.
Fresnel
Return on investment ROI
Manifest
Value-added tax (VAT)
49. In-person on-site review and evaluation of a venue or location for an event.
Service charge
Bid
Foreign exchange currency risk
ite inspection
50. Efforts of a dissident group to obstruct the conduct of an event.
Demonstration
Confrontation
Marketing plan
Marketing