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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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






2. Type of meeting which brings together three or more people in two or more locations through telecommunications.






3. Provides the event's basic specifications and captures all the information gathered. A detailed event specifications package should include things like the goals and objectives of the event - attendee profile - prefered and optional dates - the numbe






4. Person or firm which is licensed and specializes in travel related arrangements - such booking hotel rooms - meals - transportation - cruises - tours - vacation packages and other travel elements.






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






6. 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.






7. Business-to-Business.






8. 1) Some Web-based content such as event Webcasts are made available to online customers on a pay-per-view basis - which means that customers have to pay to access this programming. 2) Video productions accessible to customers who pay for access to th






9. 1) The back wall (either hardwall or draped) of a perimeter - booth/stand/exhibit - or inline. 2) Panel arrangement at rear of booth/stand area.






10. 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.






11. Raised platform.






12. A music licensing organization that represents individuals who hold the copyrights to music written in the United States. It grants licensing agreements for the performance of music.






13. Provision in a contract which outlines damages to be paid to the non-canceling party if cancellation occurs - due the canceling party's breach of the contract.






14. Used to sell products through a Web site. An online shopping cart application allows customers to select and then purchase books - tapes and other items.






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






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






17. An exhibit with aisles on three sides.






18. Actual number of meals served at a catered meal function or in a restaurant. See AUDIENCE COUNT.






19. Building an event budget on estimates of potential income and likely expenses because there is no financial history from prior events available to use.






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






23. The newest development in audio systems that can take traditional distributed systems - which require delay speakers to be hung throughout the room - to a new level. The advantage is that you can cover a room from a single line of speakers over the r






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






27. Time worked by an employee outside of - or in addition to - regular working time or beyond the standard forty-hour workweek.






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






29. 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.






30. Seating arrangement in which chairs are arranged in rows slanted in a V shape and separated by a center aisle. They face the head table or speaker.






31. 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






32. Transfer a file from a host computer to your computer.






33. The transfer of monies into and out of an enterprise.






34. To neglect to carry out an agreement.






35. 1) Banquet Russian: The food is fully prepared in the kitchen. All courses are served either from platters or an escoffier dish. Tureens are used for soup and special bowls for salad. The server places the proper plate in front of the guest. After th






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






37. 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.






38. In Conjunction With. An event or function that occurs because of another event.






39. An encrypted file that authenticates the source of financial data - usually for an online credit card transaction.






40. 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.






41. 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






42. A labor organization - typically made up of workers from the same trade formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests such as dealing collectively with their employer on issues of wages - hours - working conditions and other matters pert






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






44. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).






45. A self-contained unit with a LCD (liquid crystal display) panel - light source and lens that works with both PC and Mac computers and duplicates the image being shown on the monitor without any need for special software or complex setting up.






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






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






50. Assets minus liabilities.