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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. Seating arrangement in which seats are in rows facing the stage area - no tables. See AUDITORIUM SET-UP.
Pallet
Theater set-up
Low season
Link
2. 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.
Contract
Protocol
APEX
Cancellation or Interruption Insurance
3. Final official listing of all passengers and/or cargo aboard a transportation vehicle or vessel.
Lot labeling
Music licensing
Manifest
Continental breakfast
4. Any group of rooms that is classified or separated differently than the general attendee block within the Event-Contracted Block (ECB).
Rigging
Booking agent
Sub-block
Continental breakfast
5. Guest holding confirmed sleeping room reservation is denied accommodations at the hotel where to reservation is held upon their arrival and is relocated to another hotel.
Hardwall
International event
Bid
Walk
6. Private room bar set up where guests do not pay for drinks.
Offer
Interview
Mailing list
Open bar (host bar)
7. 1) Common term for sealed beam spot or flood lamp with self-contained lens surfaced glass. 2) In golf - one less than bogey.
PAR
Event profile
Colloquium
Two-tiered set-up
8. 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.
Service charge
Contract
Press release
Cut-off date
9. A record of transactions during an event where the resulting balance is paid directly by the group. May include room - tax - incidentals - food and beverage - audiovisual equipment - decor - etc. Also Called MASTER BILL.
Butler service
Promotion
Booth
Master account
10. The right granted by one party to let a another party use live or recorded music through special agreements and fee structures.
Fresnel
Music licensing
Contingency plan
Customs broker
11. A document provided by an insurance company as proof that a policy has been issued and coverage is in effect.
Liability
Certificate of insurance
Destination Marketing Association International
Destination management company (DMC)
12. Large theatrical floodlight usually used for work lights or occasionally in place of strip lights to light a cyclorama or sky drop.
Exclusive
Limited power of attorney
On consumption
Scoop
13. Computer program that uses variable pricing models to maximize the return on a fixed (perishable) inventory - such as hotel rooms - based on supply-and-demand theory.
Direct billing
Secure digital certificate
Yield management
Destination management company (DMC)
14. 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.
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
Logistics
DVCam
Priority point system
15. 1) An accounting method that enters income and expenses into the books at the time of contract versus when payment is received or expenses incurred (cash accounting). 2) A system in which revenue and expenses are accounted for as soon as they are com
Evaluation
Resolution
Accrual accounting
Jurisdiction
16. 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.
Customs broker
Colloquium
Customs broker
Audience polling
17. 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.
Ultraviolet lighting
T-3 line
Packing list
Schedule of services
18. An advanced partial payment to secure product or service.
DVCam
Production company
Russian banquet service
Deposit
19. CSM. Professional at a hotel - convention center or convention bureau who is responsible for event operations management on all levels.
Convention services manager (CSM)
B2B
On-demand
Commission
20. Hiring an outside firm or individual to perform the task instead of using in-house staff; to subcontract a task or responsibility to a third party.
Outsourcing
In-house contractor
French banquet service
Packing list
21. Weblogs or online journals. An application that may change the face of event marketing.
Download
Budget
Blog
Debate
22. 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
Credit card badge
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
Concession
Booking agent
23. 1) Servers offer a variety of both hot and cold hors d'oeuvres on platters to guests at receptions. 2) A style of table service where guests serve themselves from platters presented by the server. 3) Specialized in-room service offered by a hotel.
Outboarding
Butler service
Audience polling
Indemnification clause
24. Seating arrangement in which seats are in rows facing the stage area - no tables. See AUDITORIUM SET-UP.
Theater set-up
Banquet event order (BEO)
Cut-off date
Arrival pattern
25. 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.
Promotion
Audit
Application service provider (ASP)
Real-time
26. 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
Fiber-optic cable
Limited power of attorney
Force majeure
Stakeholder
27. A holding area where trucks or buses check in and wait for instructions before delivering or picking up freight or passengers.
Customs
Resolution
Production company
Marshalling yard
28. An additional clause in artist's contract stipulating special requirements such as travel - dressing rooms - technical equipment - etc.
Rider
B2B
Marketing plan
Exclusive contractor
29. The station which receives data transmissions from a communications satellite.
Function set-up order
Dimensional weight
Theater set-up
Downlink
30. Absence of obstacles preventing handicapped persons from moving freely to all public areas within a building.
Barrier-free
Rounded hollow square
Chart of accounts
Common carrier
31. 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.
Style
Authorized signatory
Floor plan
Event specifications guide (ESG)
32. One of the advantages of a web-based event planning software solution or ASP is that clients already have the necessary tools available: a computer and a web browser. This familiar interface is cross-platforming - meaning that PCs - MACs - and large
Interface
Sub-block
Bandwidth
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
33. Two or more computers or peripherals that are linked together for the purpose of sharing data.
Application sharing
Ground support
Flying
Network
34. Dispute resolution process in which the parties use a third party to assist them in reaching a compromise. The mediator may work with both sides together - or may act as "go between" in an attempt to move the sides toward agreement. The mediator may
Liquidated damage clause
Equalizer
Mediation
Hospitality suite
35. Type of adjustable spotlight used to light lecterns - signs and areas that need a tightly focused pool of light.
In-house contractor
Waiver of subrogation
Exhibitor prospectus
Leko
36. Minimum amount for which union labor must be paid.
Tip
Minimum labor call
Ground support
Pay-per-view
37. A bill of lading issued by the airline that covers both domestic and international flights transporting goods to a specified destination. Technically - it is a non-negotiable instrument of air transport that serves as a receipt for the shipper - indi
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
Fixed costs
Arbitration
Air waybill
38. International Association for Continuing Education and Training.
Balance sheet
Specialty contractor
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
Breakout session
39. (Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable or UTP) Usually referred to as Cat 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 or 5 cable. Cat 5 transmits data the fastest. Fast Ethernet requires enhanced Cat 5 cable or Cat 5 to operate at its full potential.
Category cable
Manifest
APEX
Video projection
40. Organizations offering this type of continuing education credits are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Authorized signatory
Hundredweight (CWT)
Confirmation number
41. 1) Critiquing and rating the overall success of an event. 2) Developing an event profile from accurate event statistics.
Room-based videoconferencing
Evaluation
Stand
Link
42. A black light used to make phosphorescent and fluorescent paints glow in the dark.
Demonstration
Confrontation
Ultraviolet lighting
Stakeholder
43. A marketing plan should answer the question - What is the benefit to attending the event?
Travel agent
Value proposition
Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
Common carrier
44. Private room bar set up where guests pay for drinks individually.
Hand carry
History
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
Cash bar
45. 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
Skid
Pre-set
Line level
Act of God
46. 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.
Equalizer
American Plan (Full American Plan)
Zone fare
Contract
47. Process of translating one language into another while the speaker is speaking.
Sales lead
Simultaneous translation
Jurisdiction
Stakeholder
48. A detailed section of a contract pertaining to a specific issue.
ISDN
Clause
Good faith
Citywide event
49. 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.
Non-performance
Walk
Concession
Teleconferencing
50. Preferred term for the specific person responsible for all aspects of planning - promoting - and producing an exhibition. Also Called SHOW MANAGER - SHOW ORGANIZER.
Exclusive
Post-event meeting
Manifest
Exhibition manager