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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. An event (e.g. war - labor strike - extreme weather - or other disruptive circumstances) or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled: a "fortuitous event."
Force majeure
Digital marketing
Exhibit house
Survey
2. In-house facility form authorizing cash withdrawal to be charged to master account or individual guest.
Marketing collateral
Sponsorship
Paid-out
Computer assisted drawing (CAD)
3. 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.
Backbone
Budget
Waiver of subrogation
Colloquium
4. 1) Room or suite of rooms used to entertain guests. 2) An event in the United States usually separate from the exhibit - in which refreshments are served and exhibitor personnel and visitors socialize.
Hospitality suite
Press kit
Secure digital certificate
Market segments
5. Abbreviation for "hundred weight." This is the unit of measure used in drayage and freight shipments.
Cancellation or Interruption Insurance
One-stop shop
Audience polling
Hundredweight (CWT)
6. A methodical examination and review of records pertaining to an event. For instance - an independent verification of attendance figures submitted by an exhibition's producers.
Projector
Audit
Video projection
Income statement
7. 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.
Official carrier
French cart service
Attrition clause
American Bar Association (ABA)
8. Method of doing research using a small group led by a facilitator.
Focus group
Conference center
Post-con
Net worth
9. 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.
Flying
Commission
Accessibility
Social host
10. The organization who provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).
Message board
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Deposit
Income statement
11. 1) Free-standing pavilion or light structure - often inside a facility - where printed or electronic information is available. 2) A small enclosure for ticket sales - information - etc.
Digital marketing
Lifelong learning
Teleconferencing
Kiosk
12. 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.
Bandwidth
Liability
Contract
Travel agency
13. Private room bar set up where guests do not pay for drinks.
Real-time
Event-contracted block (ECB)
Open bar (host bar)
General service contractor GSC
14. 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.
Backwall
Decorator
Projector
ISDN
15. Other names for event order (EO) - function sheet - or Banquet Event Order (BEO)
Peripheral block
Contract
Flying
Function set-up order
16. 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
Fishbowl
Intelligent lighting
Post-event report PER
Debate
17. 1) Meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The workshop concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a particular discipline or on a particular subject. 2) Informal and public session of free discussion organized to ta
Workshop
Mediation
Program design
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
18. Notice as to how charges for an event should be handled and to whom invoices should be addressed.
Foreign exchange currency risk
Billing instructions
Stakeholder
Audience polling
19. A meeting at the primary facility at which an event occurred just after it has ended. Attendees generally include the primary event organizer - representatives of the event organizer/host organization - department heads at the facility - other facili
Post-event meeting
Point-to-multipoint videoconference
Group ware
Mitigation
20. 1) Enclosed lights used to illuminate the top of film and stage sets. 2) Group of speakers mounted in auditoriums - arenas - and theaters.
Special event professional
Incremental budgeting
Cluster
B2B
21. Executive responsible for financial affairs of an organization.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Riser
Act of God
Lead retrieval
22. 1) Pallet. 2) Wooden platform used to support machinery or a collection of objects for easier handling. 3) Thick wood blocks attached to crates which allow forklift access for easier handling. 4) Wood runners protecting the exterior of a shipping cas
Skid
Citywide event
Break-even point
Arrival pattern
23. This pattern of service involves the use of serving pieces (usually silver); heating and garnishing of food table-side by a captain; and the serving of food on a heated plate - which is then served to the guest by a server. Plated entrees are usually
Rooming list
French cart service
Mag-stripe
Credit card badge
24. Process of translating one language into another while the speaker is speaking.
Simultaneous translation
Full American Plan
Teleconferencing
Poster session
25. A date set by event management and/or general service contractor for the arrival of freight at a trade event. Usually shipments received before or after this date are assessed a penalty charge.
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Target date
Space assignment
Pick-up
26. Program and process by which a participant completes proscribed training and passes an assessment.
Buffet
Export license
Cash bar
Certification
27. Device used to compensate for undesired sound system characteristics or room acoustics.
Hand carry
Bid
Modified American Plan MAP
Equalizer
28. An account (usually a number) to which expenses for a function or activity are charged.
Group ware
Computer data projection
Cost center
Concession
29. Structure of event program elements to achieve specific goals and objectives.
Virtual conferencing
Shopping cart
Marketing collateral
Program design
30. 1) Platforms of varying heights used together to create a stage - such as the rows of steps a choral group would use during a performance. 2) Stage background scene giving illusion or depth. Also called CYC.
Van line
One-stop shop
Exclusive
CYC
31. Preferred term for the specific person responsible for all aspects of planning - promoting - and producing an exhibition. Also Called SHOW MANAGER - SHOW ORGANIZER.
Assisted listening devices (ALD)
Opt-in
Credit card badge
Exhibition manager
32. Risk that an organization takes when dealing with foreign currency due to exchange rates fluctuating over time.
Floor plan
Marketing
DVCam
Foreign exchange currency risk
33. Written document requiring individuals to disclose any conflicts of interest that may be created by their involvement with an organization.
Streaming
Conflict of interest statement
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Projector
34. 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.
Exhibitor Advisory Committee
Accommodation
Post-event meeting
Assisted listening devices (ALD)
35. 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.
Billing instructions
Production company
Pre-con
Slide
36. Part of a cancellation clause that outlines the amount of damages to be paid to the noncelling party in the event of a cancellation.
Liquidated damage clause
Cancellation clause
Provision
Offer
37. Lighting instruments that can be computer controlled to move light around the room - and project color and patterns on screens - scenery - walls or floor.
Videoconferencing
Network
Intelligent lighting
Incremental budgeting
38. Raised horizontal surface - stage - or flooring.
ite inspection
Platform
LCD projector
Tip
39. Affordable videoconferencing equipment that is available and allows participants to use their computers indead of proprietary hardware for virtual meetings. They provide real-time interaction using a personal computer.
Desktop videoconferenceing (DVC)
Destination Marketing Association International
Lectern microphone
ISDN
40. Series of tables set up in the shape of the letter U with chairs set all around on one or both sides.
Full American Plan
Facilitator
Return on investment ROI
U-shape set-up
41. Assets minus liabilities.
Net worth
Less than truckload
Production company
Cancellation Clause
42. A member of the Convention Industry Council.
Shoulder season
National Speakers Association (NSA)
Fresnel
Whiteboarding
43. 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.
Advance registration
Target date
Convention services manager (CSM)
Function set-up order
44. 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.
Cafeteria service
Certificate of insurance
Reservation review date
Net worth
45. Booth/stand space with aisles on all four sides.
Island booth
Skid
Marketing
Platform
46. Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.
Market segments
Leko
Survey
Convention center
47. 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
French banquet service
Booth
Rooming list
Interface
48. An audio signal generated by a microphone.
Mic level
2-D bar code
Survey
Pipe & drape
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.
Export license
Production company
Assisted listening devices (ALD)
Exhibitor service manual
50. Transmitting data at speeds of up to 44.184 Mbps - is faster than a T-1 line - allowing performance of more tasks simultaneously at a greater speed. See T-1 LINE.
Official carrier
Charter
APEX
T-3 line