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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. AKA Brainstorming. Group decision-making software and services use technology on-site to maximize the group decision and brainstorming process. Often the set-up involves a network of computers that event participants use to respond to questions - pll
Freight forwarder
Backwall
Accessibility
Group ware
2. Preferred term for the specific person responsible for all aspects of planning - promoting - and producing an exhibition. Also Called SHOW MANAGER - SHOW ORGANIZER.
Workshop
APEX Post Event Report (PER)
Exhibition manager
Cafeteria service
3. Transportation for participants; usually by coach or van - provided on a continuous basis for a certain time period.
Full American Plan
Manifest
Shuttle service
Trade-out
4. Individuals who will participate in the pre-event meetings. Generally includes the planner - key members of planner's staff - CSM - Catering Managers - A/V representatives - room set-up representatives - etc.
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
Cash accounting
Computer assisted drawing (CAD)
lanning committee
5. Designated day when the facility will release a block of sleeping rooms to the general public.
Network
Uplink
Dram shop laws
Reservation review date
6. Assets minus liabilities.
Net worth
Professional
Audit
Commission
7. Shipment number designated by the common carrier to a single shipment - used in all cases where the shipment must be referred. Usually assigned at once.
Pro number
Assisted listening devices (ALD)
Market segments
Flying
8. 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.
Accreditation
Concession
Contract
Focus group
9. Recognizing the possibility of injury - damage or loss - and having a means to prevent it or provide insurance.
Program design
Risk management
On consumption
Exhibit house
10. A single source provider of goods or services.
One-stop shop
Straight-row seating
Omnidirectional microphone
Open bar (host bar)
11. A detailed section of a contract pertaining to a specific issue.
General service contractor GSC
American Society of Composers - Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Outboarding
Clause
12. Wooden platform used to carry goods. See SKID.
Flate rate
Pallet
French cart service
General service contractor GSC
13. 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.
Exclusive
Exhibitor service manual
Housing company
Hospitality suite
14. Booth/stand space with aisles on all four sides.
LED Light Emitting Diode
Island booth
Complimentary
Flying
15. An alternative plan that may replace the original plan when circumstances change.
Guest program
Contingency plan
Dais
Smart form
16. Seating arrangement in which seats are in rows facing the stage area - no tables. See AUDITORIUM SET-UP.
In conjunction with (ICW)
Theater set-up
Skid
Cash flow
17. Downloadable audio and video programs playable on MP3 players. This type of application may change the face of event marketing.
Lot labeling
Podcast
Barrier-free
Good faith
18. Designated date when the facility will release a block of sleeping rooms to the general public. The date is typically three to four weeks before the event.
Cut-off date
Advance registration
Balance sheet
Green event
19. 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.
Travel agent
Category cable
Packing list
Attrition clause
20. Service for meeting and greeting a person upon arrival in a city - usually at the airport - pier or rail station and assisting him or her with entrance formalities - collecting baggage and obtaining transportation.
Inducements
Citywide event
Kiosk
Meet and greet
21. Mandatory continuning education requirements for legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar Association (ABA).
U-shape set-up
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
Space assignment
Value proposition
22. Method to increase audience participation by dividing all participants in discussion groups each of which reports the group's findings and opinions during a following plenary session.
Buzz session
Videoconferencing
Tone
Video projection
23. A true and honest effort to uphold the law. (as in Good Faith Effort)
Good faith
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
Authorized signatory
Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
24. 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
Marshalling yard
Exclusive contractor
Service charge
Exhibition manager
25. A list of special spellings - terms and style points to be used consistently in publications related to an event.
Protocol
Style sheet
Buzz session
Pallet
26. A wired or wireless microphone that hooks around the neck or is clipped to clothing. Sometimes called a NECKLACE - LAPEL - or PENDANT MICROPHONE.
Inducements
Lecture
Lavaliere microphone
Certificate of insurance
27. 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
Rigging
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Platform
Event profile
28. DMC. A professional services company possessing extensive local knowledge - expertise and resources - specializing in the design and implementation of events - activities - tours - transportation and program logistics. Depending on the company and th
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
American service
Destination management company (DMC)
Omnidirectional microphone
29. Series of tables set up in the shape of the block T with chairs set all around except at the head table.
Tip
T-shape set-up
Group specifications guide
Destination Marketing Association International
30. System of assigning points to exhibiting companies to determine which firms will be allowed to select booth/stand space for the next event first. Also Called PRIORITY RATING SYSTEM.
Priority point system
Linear booth
Concession
Distance learning
31. Supplier of booth/stand equipment - rental furnishings - floor coverings - labor - drayage and signs for exhibitions and trade shows. See GENERAL SERVICE CONTRACTOR.
ite inspection
Exhibition service contractor
International event
APEX Post Event Report (PER)
32. Foods are cooked tableside. Servers put the food on platters and present themt ot he seated guests who serve themselves. Russian service requires sufficient space between tables for the servers to move about freely.
Booth
Russian restaurant service
Rooming list
Sales lead
33. Expenses that vary based upon various factors - such as the number of attendees .
Multi-management firm
Green event
Incremental budgeting
Variable costs
34. Structure of event program elements to achieve specific goals and objectives.
Conflict of interest statement
Lot labeling
APEX Post Event Report (PER)
Program design
35. A collection of publicity items that includes: 1) pertinent data on the meeting - such as agenda - historical data - guest speakers - special events - etc. The property - such as photos - descriptions of public space areas - local entertainment - etc
Attrition clause
Inducements
Air waybill
Press kit
36. Other names for event order (EO) - function sheet - or Banquet Event Order (BEO)
Function set-up order
Facilitator
Peninsula booth
Point-to-multipoint videoconference
37. 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.
Caterer
Rider
Document sharing
Projector
38. Apparatus used for projecting photographic slides onto a screen. It will often have a remote (either wired or wireless) that can be used to advance the slides.
Slide
Consular invoice
Event profile
Mag-stripe
39. An itemized statement furnished to a purchaser by a seller and usually specifying the price of goods or services and the terms of sale.
Fiber-optic cable
Press kit
Commerical invoice
Application sharing
40. 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.
Walk
On-demand
Outboarding
Credit card badge
41. The organization providing alcohol to guests.
Travel agent
LED Light Emitting Diode
Commerical invoice
Social host
42. A new development using computer chips that can be read from a distance (similar to a bar code without the need for line of sight). This type of technology holds promise to help attendees - event managers and exhibitors share information - log into c
Riser
B2B
Radio frequency identification (RFID)
Mailing list
43. A type of digital telecommunication line that provides high speed internet access for mulitple users.
ISDN
Digital video
Green event
American Bar Association (ABA)
44. Digital light processor data/video projectors were developed with an entirely new processor using microscopic mirrors to recreate video images and display them in a number of settings. These projectors picked up where LCD left off by reproducing vide
Leko
Telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD)
Commission
DLP projector
45. AKA Group Specification Guide or Resume. Spec Guide. The industry preferred term for a comprehensive document that outlines the complete requirements and instructions for an event. This document is typically authored by the event planner and is share
Stacked speaker system
Group specifications guide
Multi-point bridge
Non-performance
46. Business-to-Business.
Customs broker
B2B
Video projection
Shopping cart
47. Automated External Defibrillator. Device installed in many large public areas (e.g. airports - hotels - convention centers). Can be used by any individual to administer life-saving care to person experiencing a heart attack.
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
Group specifications guide
Press kit
Virtual conferencing
48. An advanced partial payment to secure product or service.
Credit card badge
Russian restaurant service
Deposit
Focus group
49. The standard seating supplied by most facilities. This kind of seating in wide rooms has the disadvantage of restricting the view of attendees sitting at the row ends. Best for presentations in which audience interaction is not required.
Straight-row seating
Pick-up
Conference reminder
Lifelong learning
50. 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
Commission
Videoconferencing
Stand