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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. A statement that indicates overall financial status by subtracting expenses from income.






2. Risk that an organization takes when dealing with foreign currency due to exchange rates fluctuating over time.






3. Seating arrangement in which chairs are arranged in rows slanted in a V shape and separated by a center aisle. They face the head table or speaker.






4. 4 or 5 participants query the main speaker from the stage with questions from the audience and follow up questions.






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






6. Average (power) level at which a signal is output from devices like mixers - cassette decks and other devices which process sound. Technically - this corresponds to -30 dBM (one microwatt) to +30 dBM (one watt).






7. Organizations offering this type of continuing education credits are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).






8. Complimentary tickets awarded by the official airline after the event according to the number of attendees who used the airline.






9. 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.






10. List of names and addresses of the persons to whom publicity material or other information is to be sent.






11. Labor performed and paid at standard rate for work during normal business hours as established by unions.






12. Marketing tools or programs used to influence buying patterns and build customer loyalty.






13. Total number of sleeping rooms that are utilized and attributable to one event.






14. Accredited designation offered by the National Speakers Association. This designation is earned for extensive - documented speaking experience and client satisfaction.






15. An event that incoporates environmental considerations throughout all states of the planning process in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment.






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






17. 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.






18. Marketing activities with a common focus on the marketplace or a customer segment. The execution of each individual piece of the integrated marketing plan is consistent with - and supportive of - each of the other pieces of the plan.






19. 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.






20. An alternative plan that may replace the original plan when circumstances change.






21. Lifts - trusses - pipe or other freestanding devices used to raise sound - lighting or other equipment above the heads of attendees and to support it from the floor.






22. 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.






23. Two or more computers or peripherals that are linked together for the purpose of sharing data.






24. A Web site that serves as a year-round online marketplace for buyers and sellers within a given marketplace. Such sites are also referred to as business-to-business (B2B) marketplaces - business-to-consumer (B2C) marketplaces or consumer-to-consumer






25. Informative and instructional speech.






26. Provision in a contract which outlines damages to be paid to the non-canceling party if cancellation occurs - due the canceling party's breach of the contract.






27. A true and honest effort to uphold the law. (as in Good Faith Effort)






28. 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






29. Equipment - materials - and teaching aids used in sound and visual presentations - such as television monitors - video - sound equipment - etc.






30. A document provided by an insurance company as proof that a policy has been issued and coverage is in effect.






31. 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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. A document provided by an insurance company as proof that a policy has been issued and coverage is in effect.






35. Exhibit hours that do not overlap other programming - which encourages attendees to visit the exhibition and increases the value for exhibitors.






36. 1) Regeneration of sound from audio speakers back through a microphone causing a squealing sound. 2) Response about an activity - policy - or idea.






37. 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






38. A list - whether printed or electronic - by which an event organizer and/or their designates (e.g. a housing bureau) delivers multiple reservations to a hotel or other housing facility. Often the information contained in a rooming list is originally






39. Any agreement which limits who may provide specific products or services under certain conditions to only one party. A general service contractor - for instance - may have an "exclusive" in a particular facility - meaning that no other contractor is






40. An encrypted file that authenticates the source of financial data - usually for an online credit card transaction.






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






42. Raised platform.






43. 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






44. Other names for event order (EO) - function sheet - or Banquet Event Order (BEO)






45. The inducement to a contract. The cause - motive - price - or impelling influence which induces a contracting party to enter a contract.






46. 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.






47. 1) Customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality - precedence - and etiquette. 2) A formal description of message formats and the rules two computers must follow to exchange messages.






48. An insurance policy that provides protection against claims involving bodily injury and property damage to third parties.






49. 1) The back wall (either hardwall or draped) of a perimeter - booth/stand/exhibit - or inline. 2) Panel arrangement at rear of booth/stand area.






50. A tax that is added to a product at each step of the manufacturing and marketing process reflecting value which has been added to the product by processing.