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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. 1) Regeneration of sound from audio speakers back through a microphone causing a squealing sound. 2) Response about an activity - policy - or idea.






2. 1) A mandatory and automatic amount added to standard food and beverage charges - usually used to defray the cost of labor - such as housemen - servers - technicians - etc. and which the facility receives a portion of the charge. In return - the gues






3. Written document requiring individuals to disclose any conflicts of interest that may be created by their involvement with an organization.






4. Transportation company which handles crated materials; an agency or business that is available to the public for transportation of persons - goods - or messages; usually referring to freight transportation on regularly scheduled trucks or airplanes.






5. Names and contact information of potential customers. Attendee lists are often provided as sales leads to exhibitors as an incentive to participate in an exhibition.






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Pre-program information distributed to tour guides - field representatives - venues or vendors - regarding the details of their program assignment for a given event or program.






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






12. Light-weight aluminum tubing and drapery used to separate exhibit booths/stands - staging areas - and other similar locations.






13. Private dispute resolution process - Often referred to as alternate dispute resolution - in which the parties agree to submit their dispute to an impartial third party for a decision. Depending on the type of arbitration - the arbitrator's decision m






14. Association of Destination Management Executives. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






15. 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






16. All individuals who are invested in a project or event such as the sponsors - attendees - vendors - media and others.






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






18. 1) Any seat - berth - room - or service provided and/or sold to a guest - attendee or passenger. 2) Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - a step taken to allow a person with a disability to participate in an event or employment.






19. 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.






20. A writtten plan that's purpose is to define the market for an event - outline a strategy for attracting and keeping participants - and prepare to adapt to changes in the market. This working document guides decisions about how - when - and where to e






21. An insurance policy that provides protection against claims involving bodily injury and property damage to third parties.






22. Organizations offering this type of continuing education credits are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).






23. An exhibit with aisles on three sides.






24. Equipment which projects an image on a screen by passing light through a transparent slide or other transparency.






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






26. The organization providing alcohol to guests.






27. Structured educational and training experiences for personal or professional development.






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






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






30. Building an event budet by analyzing both the projected and actual figures from the previous year's budget.






31. A popular digital format for meeetings with a good quality image - an extended recording time up to 184 minutes - with a tape stock that is less expensive than BetaSP.






32. 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.






33. Assets minus liabilities.






34. Average (power) level at which a signal is output from devices like mixers - cassette decks and other devices which process sound. Technically - this corresponds to -30 dBM (one microwatt) to +30 dBM (one watt).






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. Informative and instructional speech.






38. When a company tries to sell its product or service on the show floor without the permission or consent of the event's management.






39. A nonprofit organization representing specific destinations formerly known as the International Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus. Members have expert knowledge of their city and its surrounding areas; typically they represent local hotels






40. 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 %.






41. An audio signal generated by a microphone.






42. 1) Broadly - one who acts or has the power to act: more usually - one that acts as the representative of another. Most frequently in travel - a specific kind of agent such as a retail travel agent. 2) Person that obtains engagements for entertainers






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






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






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






46. A stand upon which a speaker may rest notes or books. May be "standing -" which rests on the floor - or "table-top" which is placed on a table. Often confused with PODIUM.






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






48. An alternative procedure that can be specified in contracts instead of going through the process of filing a complaint and pursuing the claim in court.






49. A company that presents special effects and theatrical acts. This type of company may contract to put on an entire event or only parts of one. They sometimes hire speakers as part of their contract.






50. Minimum amount for which union labor must be paid.