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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. A type of indemnity clause that requires one party to fully protect the other from a claim asserted. This would include the payment of costs or attorney fees.






2. An independent business which handles export shipments for compensation. At the request of the shipper - the forwarder makes the actual arrangements and provides the necessary services for expediting the shipment to its overseas destination. The forw






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






4. 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






5. LTL. Rates applicable when the quantity of freight is less than the volume of truckload minimum weight.






6. When a company contracts space at a hotel or other adjacent venue to display their products and meet with exhibition attendees without paying show management for booth space or sponsorship fees.






7. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers. A membership organization that represents individuals who hold the copyrights to music written in the United States and grants licensing agreements for the performance of that music.






8. The organization providing alcohol to guests.






9. 1) The act of showing how to do something. 2) A group of individuals organized to picket or protest against a group using placards - literature - songs - shouts and - sometimes - marches or sit-ins.






10. 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






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






12. A service provider of videoconferencing which allows multiple sites to connect simultaneously. A bridge connects three or more tele- or videoconference sites for simultaneous communication.






13. European term for booth or exhibit.






14. Type of meeting which brings together three or more people in two or more locations through telecommunications.






15. The station used to transmit signals from Earth to a satellite (videoconferencing).






16. 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.






17. A black light used to make phosphorescent and fluorescent paints glow in the dark.






18. Method of doing research using a small group led by a facilitator.






19. Linear exhibits are generally 10' deep. They are offered in 10' or 15' widths and can be combined to create an exhibit of almost any length.






20. 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






21. A document - required by some countries - describing a shipment of goods and showing information such as the consignor - consignee - and value of the shipment. Certified by a consular official of the foreign country - it is used by that country's cus






22. Proof of Registration - i.e. - a reservation number that will be accepted by the hotel holding the room.






23. 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.






24. Equipment which projects an image on a screen by passing light through a transparent slide or other transparency.






25. Americans with Disabilities Act. U.S. legislation passed in 1992 requiring public buildings (offices - hotels - restaurants - etc.) to make adjustments meeting minimum standards to make their facilities accessible to individuals with physical disabil






26. A promise - proposal or other expression of willingness to make and carry out a contract under proposed terms with another party which has the ability to accept it upon receiving it. Space and rent proposal from a facility. It may be in the form of a






27. An electronic form of marketing communication that can be used as an element of an integrated marketing effort. Methods may include emailing digital brochures - delivering voice mail marketing - or sending video emails to the target audience.






28. AKA Pre-con meeting. A meeting at the primary facility at which an event will take place just prior to the event beginning. Attendees generally include the primary event organizer - representatives of the event organizer/host organization - departmen






29. Placing plated foods on banquet tables prior to seating guests.






30. An additional clause in artist's contract stipulating special requirements such as travel - dressing rooms - technical equipment - etc.






31. In-person on-site review and evaluation of a venue or location for an event.






32. 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.






33. 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






34. Primary uses of satellite videoconferencing today are major announcements - product launches - and other presentations for which timeliness and a top-quality broadcaset is desired. they are typically sent to a large - geographically remote audience -






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.






36. Items that an exhibitor is allowed to carry unaided into a event facility without being charged.






37. 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.






38. Raised platform usually above the floor of a hall or large room.






39. An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an outer circle of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other.






40. Accounts receivable made available to individuals or firms with established credit.






41. 1) Critiquing and rating the overall success of an event. 2) Developing an event profile from accurate event statistics.






42. When a company tries to sell its product or service on the show floor without the permission or consent of the event's management.






43. In the United States - a legal term for laws covering the liability of people serving alcoholic beverages. Under dram shop laws - a party injured by an intoxicated person can sue establishments contributing to that person's intoxication. Many dram sh






44. 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.






45. Required for shipments valued at more than $2500; used by the U.S. government to monitor the dollar volume of export shipments.






46. Anticipated dates and times of arrival of group members.






47. 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






48. Devices for the deaf or hearing imparied available in public phone banks and/or at the registration desk.






49. 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.






50. Computer application that enables voting and then collects and displays the results - simplifying decision-making among event participants.