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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. Risk that an organization takes when dealing with foreign currency due to exchange rates fluctuating over time.
Foreign exchange currency risk
Cut-off date
Less than truckload
Function set-up order
2. A media campaign - normally consisting of a series of public notices and advertising activities - aimed at ensuring maximum attendance by focusing attention on an event.
B2B
Publicity
Tone
Radio frequency identification (RFID)
3. Multi-page pressure-sensitive form where multiple copies are made by writing on the top copy of the form. NCR stands for No-Carbon Required.
Smart form
PCMA Space Verification Program
NCR form
On-demand
4. 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
Group ware
T-shape set-up
American service
Lectern microphone
5. 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
Pallet
CODEC
PCMA Space Verification Program
Relational databases
6. 1) Certified Meeting Professional. 2) Complete Meeting Package at conference centers; includes lodging - all food and beverage - support services - including audio visual equipment - room rental - etc.
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
Webconferencing
Podcast
Deposit
7. 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.
Flate rate
Shuttle service
Relational databases
Streaming
8. Equipment which projects an image on a screen by passing light through a transparent slide or other transparency.
National Speakers Association (NSA)
Survey
General liability insurance
Overhead
9. 1) Way in which a function room is arranged. 2) Erecting displays - installation - or - articles in their assembled condition. 3) Mixers - fruit - and glassware accompanying a liquor order.
Dram shop laws
VHS Video Home System
Set-up
Bid
10. A type of education where students work on their own at home or from an office - and communicate with faculty and other students via email - electronic forums - chat - webconferencing and other forms of online communication. Includes correspondence c
International event
General service contractor GSC
Gratuity
Distance learning
11. 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
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
Union
Hardwall
On-demand
12. An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an outer circle of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other.
Cancellation clause
Fishbowl
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Backwall
13. Booth/stand space with aisles on all four sides.
Deposit
Island booth
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
American service
14. European term for booth or exhibit.
Feedback
Stand
Attrition clause
On-demand
15. Event held to communicate information to media representatives.
Style
Specialty contractor
Press conference
Front projection
16. 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.
Concession
Barrier-free
Lectern microphone
Bandwidth
17. Period when the demand for a supplier's product or service is neither high nor low.
Mag-stripe
Shoulder season
Distributed speaker system
Complimentary
18. A Web-site whose primary function is to provide attendees (buyers) and exhibitors (sellers) with online tools that help facilitate participation in an upcoming event.
Lead retrieval
Computer assisted drawing (CAD)
Blog
Trade show facilitation website
19. 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.
Production company
Peripheral block
Online registration
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
20. Official authorization or approval; to provide with credentials; to send (an envoy) with letters of authorization; to recognize or vouch for as conforming with a standard; to recognize a college as maintaining academic standards; to consider or recog
Certificate of origin
Site inspection
Accreditation
Casual attire
21. 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
Exhibitor prospectus
Professional
Service charge
22. Structured educational and training experiences for personal or professional development.
Market segments
Continuing education
Pipe & drape
Value-added tax (VAT)
23. The rooms that are contracted for by an event organizer with a hotel(s) or housing facility(s) for a particular event.
Lead retrieval
Event-contracted block (ECB)
Set-up
Freight forwarder
24. A speaker system that is typically used in ballrooms - exhibit hall venues - etc - and are most appropriate for voice reproduction.
Backbone
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Exhibitor prospectus
Distributed speaker system
25. 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.
Billing instructions
Conflict of interest statement
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
Pallet
26. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).
Conflict of interest statement
Modified American Plan MAP
Slide
Concession
27. Devices for the deaf or hearing imparied available in public phone banks and/or at the registration desk.
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD)
Professional congress organizer (PCO)
Convention services manager (CSM)
28. A food service operation in which customers carry their own trays and select food from a display counter or counters. It is similar to a buffet - but food is served by attendants.
Booth
Symposium
Cafeteria service
Feedback
29. MICROPHONE attached to a lectern. See LECTERN.
Lectern microphone
Cash accounting
Sales lead
Pallet
30. The inducement to a contract. The cause - motive - price - or impelling influence which induces a contracting party to enter a contract.
Advance registration
Consideration
Mitigation
Contract
31. A manner of behavior that touches all elements of communication and the way that we interact with customers and colleagues.
Lectern
Podcast
Front projection
Etiquette
32. A supplier of a specific event service - such as photography - rental of furniture or audiovisual equipment - or floral decoration.
Income statement
Backwall
Simultaneous translation
Specialty contractor
33. Using hypertext - a link is a selectable connection from one word - picture or information object to another. From a Web site - a link points to content.
Leko
Indirect costs
Marshalling yard
Link
34. Registration made via the Web.
Digital video
Shopping cart
Online registration
Overhead
35. 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.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Contract
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Lavaliere microphone
36. A pre-cut - etched pattern fabricated from metal or glass that fits in the focal plane of a lighting instrument to form projected light into a shape (logo - graphic or even scenery). Templates can form light images on ceilings and walls. The pattern
Flying
Gobo
Accrual accounting
Sampling
37. 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
Press conference
Post-event report PER
Digital marketing
Quick set
38. Device used to compensate for undesired sound system characteristics or room acoustics.
T-shape set-up
Return on investment ROI
Equalizer
Exclusive
39. Recognizing the possibility of injury - damage or loss - and having a means to prevent it or provide insurance.
Risk management
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
T-1 line
Rebates
40. In-person on-site review and evaluation of a venue or location for an event.
Contingency plan
ite inspection
Hardwall
Certificate of insurance
41. The style of a document refers to choices writers make that create the tone to readers. A writing style could be either formal or informal.
Audit
Audiovisual A/V
APEX
Style
42. 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.
Schedule of services
Assisted listening devices (ALD)
Downlink
Contract
43. Series of tables set up in the shape of the block T with chairs set all around except at the head table.
Act of God
Marketing collateral
Wireless microphone
T-shape set-up
44. An exhibit with aisles on three sides.
Release date
Stakeholder
Complimentary room
Peninsula booth
45. The station which receives data transmissions from a communications satellite.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Downlink
Press kit
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
46. Association of Destination Management Executives. A member of the Convention Industry Council.
Lectern
Seminar
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Pipe & drape
47. EAC. Any company other than the designated "official" contractor providing a service to an exhibitor. Can refer to an Install & Dismantle Company (I&D House) - photographer - florist or any other type of contractor.
Space assignment
DSL
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
Act of God
48. Accredited designation offered by the National Speakers Association. This designation is earned for extensive - documented speaking experience and client satisfaction.
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
Release date
Accommodation
Multi-management firm
49. A document provided by an insurance company as proof that a policy has been issued and coverage is in effect.
Objective
Marketing plan
Line array
Certificate of insurance
50. A voluntary and selective amount of money - given at will for special or excellent service.
Confrontation
Tip
Booking agent
ISDN