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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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






2. Formalized statement of outcomes to be anticipated as a result of the educational process.






3. Facility form to advise departments of changes in reservations or functions.






4. The tone of a document refers to the feeling or impression a document conveys. Formal writing style tends to convey an objective tone that is deliberate and factual. The toneo f an informal document typically is relaxed - informative - helpful - casu






5. Movie - slide - or computer image presentation where the screen is between the viewer and the projector. Often used in terms of a FRONT PROJECTION SCREEN which is translucent to images being projected from the rear and can be viewed from the front.






6. Web browser-based videoconferencing.






7. 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.






8. A supplier of a specific event service - such as photography - rental of furniture or audiovisual equipment - or floral decoration.






9. AKA Pre Conference.Any event which is arranged for the period immediately preceeding the conference proper.






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






11. A government document which permits the "licensee" to engage in the export of designated goods to certain destinations.






12. Devices that help people who are hard of hearing connect to the speaker system and use their hearing aids to hear the speaker more clearly.






13. A discussion which takes place within a meeting - a public or private sitting or in one of the various types of assembly or meeting.






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 1) Publicizing an event. See PUBLICITY. 2) An advancement in rank or position.






18. 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






19. 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.






20. Abbreviation for "hundred weight." This is the unit of measure used in drayage and freight shipments.






21. AKA Classroom set-up. Seating arrangement in which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing. Also Called SCHOOLROOM SET-UP.






22. Series of tables set up in the shape of the block T with chairs set all around except at the head table.






23. Number of facility guest rooms actually used out of a room block.






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






25. An individual or company which provides customs clearing services to shippers of goods to and from another country. Licensing and requirements vary from country to country. In the United States - a customs broker must be licensed by the Treasury Depa






26. 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.






27. Web based conferencing - a vital component of the modern event professional's toolbox.






28. Transportation company which handles crated materials; an agency or business that is available to the public for transportation of persons - goods - or messages; usually referring to freight transportation on regularly scheduled trucks or airplanes.






29. See BLANKET WRAP. Non-crated freight shipped via van line covered with protective blankets or padding.






30. Detailed section of a contract.






31. The activities that are undertaken to either reduce the probability that an emergency or crisis will occur or reduce the consequences if it does occur.






32. Transmitting data at speeds of up to 1.544 Mbps - operates at a much higher capacity than an ISDN line and can be split to accommodate several users at one time (known as a fractional T-1).






33. 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






34. 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.






35. 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






36. Staff person responsible for selling and servicing group and local food and beverage functions.






37. AP. A type of hotel rate that includes the price of the room and all meals. Also Called FULL AMERICAN PLAN (FAP).






38. 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.






39. A voluntary and selective amount of money - given at will for special or excellent service.






40. 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.






41. Assets minus liabilities.






42. In which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing.






43. 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.






44. The right granted by one party to let a another party use live or recorded music through special agreements and fee structures.






45. An account (usually a number) to which expenses for a function or activity are charged.






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.






47. An individual or company which provides customs clearing services to shippers of goods to and from another country. Licensing and requirements vary from country to country. In the United States - a customs broker must be licensed by the Treasury Depa






48. An advanced partial payment to secure product or service.






49. AKA Post Conference.Any event which is arranged for the period immediately following the conference proper.






50. Weblogs or online journals. An application that may change the face of event marketing.