Test your basic knowledge |

CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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.






2. A collection of publicity items that includes: 1) pertinent data on the meeting - such as agenda - historical data - guest speakers - special events - etc. The property - such as photos - descriptions of public space areas - local entertainment - etc






3. Manual or kit - usually developed by the service contractor for an event - containing general event information - labor/service order forms - rules and regulations and other information pertinent to an exhibitor's participation in an exhibition.






4. AKA Housing Bureau. Organization that provides reservation services for a group and its attendees.






5. 1) Schematic drawing of an exhibit hall including dimensions - design - shape - entrances - aisles - numbered exhibit booth/stands - lounges - concession areas - restrooms - electrical/plumbing accessibility - etc. 2) Scale plan of the floor area of






6. Event held to communicate information to media representatives.






7. PER. 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






8. 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.






9. Portable videoconferencing system - usually mounted on a rolling cart or hard-sided case for ease of transport from room to room or across the globe.






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






11. 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.






12. A manner of behavior that touches all elements of communication and the way that we interact with customers and colleagues.






13. 1) Exclusive use of all or some space on an airplane - bus - ship - or other vehicle for a special period of time and for a specific itinerary. 2) To create a new association - organization or chapter of an association or organization.






14. An agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty.






15. Complimentary tickets awarded by the official airline after the event according to the number of attendees who used the airline.






16. Risk that an organization takes when dealing with foreign currency due to exchange rates fluctuating over time.






17. 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.






18. 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






19. Assortment of foods - offered on a table - self-served.






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






21. A voluntary and selective amount of money - given at will for special or excellent service.






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






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






24. Booth/stand space assigned to exhibiting companies or meeting rooms assigned to event groups.






25. AKA Classroom set-up. Seating arrangement in which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing. Also Called SCHOOLROOM SET-UP.






26. 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.






27. An organization who locates and books speakers according to my specifications and budget.






28. An event that incoporates environmental considerations throughout all states of the planning process in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment.






29. 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.






30. A new development using computer chips that can be read from a distance (similar to a bar code without the need for line of sight). This type of technology holds promise to help attendees - event managers and exhibitors share information - log into c






31. A type of exhibit construction in which the walls are of solid material - rather than fabric.






32. Placing plated foods on banquet tables prior to seating guests.






33. 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.






34. 1) A research method based upon selecting a portion of a population for study. 2) Paperwork and fees paid to a building by exhibitors for the right to serve food product.






35. Meeting Industry Network (formerly CINET or Convention Industry Network). On-line information network tracking historical and future site/booking information. CINET is provided by IACVB to its members.






36. Total number of sleeping rooms that are utilized and attributable to one event.






37. Assets minus liabilities.






38. Seating arrangement in which seats are in rows facing the stage area - no tables. See AUDITORIUM SET-UP.






39. 1) Registering in advance to attend an event. See ADVANCE REGISTRATION. 2) At a facility - pre-assigned sleeping rooms available for occupancy.






40. The complete package of marketing materials used to promote an event such as brochures - emails - direct mail - etc. Organizations should consider developing a style sheet to ensure consistency across all marketing collateral.






41. 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.






42. Business-to-Business.






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. The day-to-day cost of doing business that is pre-committed - such as salaries - insurance - lease expenses - utilities - etc.






46. A list - whether printed or electronic - by which an event organizer and/or their designates (e.g. a housing bureau) delivers multiple reservations to a hotel or other housing facility. Often the information contained in a rooming list is originally






47. 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






48. European term for booth or exhibit.






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






50. An independent business which handles export shipments for compensation. At the request of the shipper - the forwarder makes the actual arrangements and provides the necessary services for expediting the shipment to its overseas destination. The forw