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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. Proof of Registration - i.e. - a reservation number that will be accepted by the hotel holding the room.
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
Confirmation number
Exhibition service contractor
Site inspection
2. Device used to compensate for undesired sound system characteristics or room acoustics.
Intelligent lighting
Equalizer
Booth
Arrival pattern
3. 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).
Line level
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
Style
Fresnel
4. 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.
Debate
V-shape set-up
Webconferencing
Document sharing
5. Number of facility guest rooms actually used out of a room block.
Charter
Bid
Manifest
Pick-up
6. Part of a cancellation clause that outlines the amount of damages to be paid to the noncelling party in the event of a cancellation.
Contract
Liquidated damage clause
Exclusive contractor
Peripheral block
7. 1) Ability of a projection system to distinguish and reproduce fine detail. 2) Motion put forward for a joint decision; usually has the force of a legislative decision.
Multidisciplinary
Resolution
Variable costs
American Bar Association (ABA)
8. Downloadable audio and video programs playable on MP3 players. This type of application may change the face of event marketing.
Distributed speaker system
Quick set
Podcast
Foreign exchange currency risk
9. 1) Any seat - berth - room - or service provided and/or sold to a guest - attendee or passenger. 2) Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - a step taken to allow a person with a disability to participate in an event or employment.
Evaluation
Accommodation
Audit
Interface
10. 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.
Dram shop laws
Balance sheet
Hold harmless
Cafeteria service
11. An alternative procedure that can be specified in contracts instead of going through the process of filing a complaint and pursuing the claim in court.
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
U-shape set-up
Schoolroom set-up
Force majeure
12. 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.
Lavaliere microphone
U-shape set-up
Buzz session
B2B
13. One or more standard units of exhibit space. In the US - a standard unit is generally known to be a 10' x 10' space (one standard booth/stand unit - equaling 100 nsf). However - if an exhibitor purchases multiple units side-by-side or back-to-back -
Stakeholder
Post-event meeting
Room-based videoconferencing
Booth
14. 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
T-3 line
Etiquette
Post-event meeting
Certified Special Event Professional (CSEP)
15. A pre-cut - etched pattern fabricated from metal or glass that fits in the focal plane of a lighting instrument to form projected light into a shape (logo - graphic or even scenery). Templates can form light images on ceilings and walls. The pattern
Group specifications guide
Gobo
B2B
Ultraviolet lighting
16. 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.
Integrated marketing
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Commission
Productivity ticket
17. AKA Group Travel Agency. Company specializing in planning and handling group travel.
Overtime
Bid
Accreditation
Travel agency
18. 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
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Theater set-up
Lavaliere microphone
Seminar
19. MAP. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).
Press conference
Modified American Plan
Complimentary
E-conferencing
20. A type of barter. The exchange of goods and services instead of using money.
In-house contractor
Interface
Trade-out
Destination Marketing Association International
21. 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
Confirmation number
Radio frequency identification (RFID)
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Air waybill
22. In Conjunction With. An event or function that occurs because of another event.
In conjunction with (ICW)
Lead retrieval
Production company
Post-event report PER
23. Services performed by GENERAL SERVICE CONTRACTOR that includes delivery of exhibit materials from the dock to assigned space - removing empty crates - returning crates at the end of the event for re-crating - and delivering materials back to the dock
Accrual accounting
Material handling
Confrontation
Meet and greet
24. When a company tries to sell its product or service on the show floor without the permission or consent of the event's management.
CODEC
Continental breakfast
Suitcasing
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
25. A feature of videoconferencing systems which allows the placement of shared documents on an on-screen shared space or "whiteboard." Participants can edit and mark up the document just as on a physical whiteboard.
Post-event report PER
Whiteboarding
Streaming
Document sharing
26. A type of education where students work on their own at home or from an office - and communicate with faculty and other students via email - electronic forums - chat - webconferencing and other forms of online communication. Includes correspondence c
Distance learning
Message board
Trade-out
Certified Professional Catering Executive (CPCE)
27. PER. 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
Post event report
Virtual conferencing
Demonstration
APEX Post Event Report (PER)
28. Long range plan of action for a company or organization.
Videoconferencing
Suitcasing
Strategic plan
Contingency plan
29. CSM. Professional at a hotel - convention center or convention bureau who is responsible for event operations management on all levels.
Opt-out
Convention services manager (CSM)
Multi-point bridge
Tone
30. Requirement of many professional groups by which members must certify participation in formal educational programs designed to maintain their level of ability beyond their original certification date. CEUs are non-academic credit. One CEU is awarded
Breakout session
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Projector
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
31. A hollow square whose corners are replaced by serpentine or half-moon tables.
Rounded hollow square
Booth
Linear booth
Room-based videoconferencing
32. 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
DLP projector
Exclusive
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Material handling (formerly drayage)
33. Method of doing research using a small group led by a facilitator.
Application service provider (ASP)
Good faith
Focus group
Digital video
34. 1) Banquet Russian: The food is fully prepared in the kitchen. All courses are served either from platters or an escoffier dish. Tureens are used for soup and special bowls for salad. The server places the proper plate in front of the guest. After th
Russian banquet service
Export declaration
Sampling
American service
35. The software that makes Webcasting work. These "stream" audio and video from a central source - or media server - to recipients on their personal computers.
Interview
APEX Post Event Report (PER)
Streaming
Integrated marketing
36. 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
Marketing plan
Group ware
Wireless microphone
LCD projector
37. An audio signal generated by a microphone.
Lectern
Modified American Plan
Mic level
Bid
38. Direct mail promotional materials sent to current and prospective exhibitors to encourage participation and promote the benefits of exhibiting in a specific show. Contains information about technical points - cost of exhibition space - floor plan of
Exhibitor prospectus
Shopping cart
Contract
Schedule of services
39. 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.
Liquidated damage clause
Value-added tax (VAT)
Attrition clause
French cart service
40. Type of adjustable spotlight used to light lecterns - signs and areas that need a tightly focused pool of light.
Continental breakfast
Outboarding
Professional congress organizer (PCO)
Leko
41. A marketing plan should answer the question - What is the benefit to attending the event?
Videoconferencing
Green event
Accessibility
Value proposition
42. AKA CSEP or Certified Special Event Professional - a designation offered by the International Special Events Society (ISES) earned through education - perofrmance - experience - and service to the industry.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
In-house contractor
Special event professional
Multidisciplinary
43. 1) A statement of what one will give or take in return for something else (a price); proposal. 2) Proposal submitted by a convention & visitors bureau and/or hotel(s) to an event organizer that includes defined dates and room blocks.
Multidisciplinary
Yield management
Housing company
Bid
44. The rooms that are contracted for by an event organizer with a hotel(s) or housing facility(s) for a particular event.
Event-contracted block (ECB)
Resolution
Colloquium
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
45. A type of exhibit construction in which the walls are of solid material - rather than fabric.
Fixed costs
Application sharing
In-house contractor
Hardwall
46. Function room set-up that saves room turnover time - limits the number of event rooms required - and avoids additional charges for changing room set-ups.
Quick set
Marketing plan
Group specifications guide
Evaluation
47. Names and contact information of potential customers. Attendee lists are often provided as sales leads to exhibitors as an incentive to participate in an exhibition.
Riser
Exclusive
Certified Professional Catering Executive (CPCE)
Sales lead
48. 1) Schematic drawing of an exhibit hall including dimensions - design - shape - entrances - aisles - numbered exhibit booth/stands - lounges - concession areas - restrooms - electrical/plumbing accessibility - etc. 2) Scale plan of the floor area of
Travel agent
Floor plan
Style sheet
Combination bar
49. Assortment of foods - offered on a table - self-served.
Virtual conferencing
Transfer
Packing list
Buffet
50. 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.
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
Continental breakfast
lanning committee
Demonstration