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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A type of exhibit construction in which the walls are of solid material - rather than fabric.
Hardwall
U-shape set-up
Specialty contractor
Booth
2. 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.
Podcast
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Real-time
Net worth
3. 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.
Paid-out
Packing list
Production company
Computer assisted drawing (CAD)
4. Educational and/or social events planned for spouses and guests of event participants.
Overhead
Customs broker
Guest program
Conflict of interest statement
5. A needs assessment is an essential setp in ensuring that educational offerings are relevant to attendees. The results of post-event evaluations can be as valuable as a needs assessment.
Flying
One-stop shop
ISDN
Needs assessment
6. Casting video images on monitors or on large screen.
Opt-in
Quick set
Lifelong learning
Video projection
7. Sequential numbering as part of a total number of pieces indicated on each package - carton - or crate. For example - box number 2 of 12.
Lot labeling
Trade show facilitation website
Fixed costs
Certificate of origin
8. A date set by event management and/or general service contractor for the arrival of freight at a trade event. Usually shipments received before or after this date are assessed a penalty charge.
Seminar
Target date
Booth
Projector
9. RFP. A document that stipulates what services the organization wants from an outside contractor and requests a bid to perform such services. Same As BID MANUAL/SPECIFICATIONS.
Housing company
Dimensional weight
NCR form
Request for proposal (RFP)
10. A statement that indicates overall financial status by subtracting expenses from income.
DLP projector
Concession
Balance sheet
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
11. Contractor retained by a facility to be on-site and provide services as needed. In some cases - Planners are not required to use their services - but may be charged a surcharge or facility fee for bringing in an outside contractor for the same servic
In-house contractor
Charter
Indemnification clause
Lavaliere microphone
12. A voluntary payment added to a bill (e.g. a restaurant check) - to signify good service.
Seminar
Event-contracted block (ECB)
Pre-set
Gratuity
13. All individuals who are invested in a project or event such as the sponsors - attendees - vendors - media and others.
Deposit
Convention center
Flate rate
Stakeholder
14. 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)
Leko
APEX
Union
15. A facility that provides a dedicated environment for events - especially small events. May be certified by the International Association of Conference Centers.
Hold harmless
Conference center
Advance registration
Charter
16. 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.
Incentive travel company
Backwall
International event
Budget
17. A black light used to make phosphorescent and fluorescent paints glow in the dark.
Pad-wrapped
Event specifications guide (ESG)
Carnet
Ultraviolet lighting
18. Exhibit hours that do not overlap other programming - which encourages attendees to visit the exhibition and increases the value for exhibitors.
Waiver of subrogation
Digital marketing
Value-added tax (VAT)
Unopposed exhibit hours
19. Required for shipments valued at more than $2500; used by the U.S. government to monitor the dollar volume of export shipments.
Lavaliere microphone
Site inspection
Cash bar
Export declaration
20. 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
Desktop videoconferenceing (DVC)
Yield management
DLP projector
Protocol
21. 1) Room or suite of rooms used to entertain guests. 2) An event in the United States usually separate from the exhibit - in which refreshments are served and exhibitor personnel and visitors socialize.
Lectern microphone
B2B
Hospitality suite
Logistics
22. 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
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
American service
Decorator
Press release
23. Abbreviation for "hundred weight." This is the unit of measure used in drayage and freight shipments.
Hundredweight (CWT)
Scoop
Confirmation number
Focus group
24. Contract wording that outlines potential damages or fees that a party may be required to pay in the event that it does not fulfill minimum commitments in the contract.
Attrition clause
Accommodation
Front projection
Value proposition
25. The process whereby exhibitors receive a potential customer's contact information in a standardized manner. A system for capturing and following-up on leads generated at an exhibition.
Lead retrieval
Front projection
APEX
Audience polling
26. 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
Distance learning
Marketing plan
Exclusive
27. 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).
Survey
T-1 line
Material handling (formerly drayage)
Manifest
28. Facility form to advise departments of changes in reservations or functions.
Event profile
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Change order
Butler service
29. 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.
Pre-con
Pre-set
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Commission
30. A permanently installed series of cable comprised of copper wire cable and/or fiber optic cable - utilized as the main thoroughfare in a building to transmit voice and data signals in or out of the facility.
Trade show facilitation website
Backbone
Social host
Program design
31. Organizations offering this type of continuing education credits are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
ISDN
Walk
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Audience reaction team
32. A supplier of a specific event service - such as photography - rental of furniture or audiovisual equipment - or floral decoration.
Specialty contractor
National Speakers Association (NSA)
Radio frequency identification (RFID)
Link
33. See BLANKET WRAP. Non-crated freight shipped via van line covered with protective blankets or padding.
Pad-wrapped
Air waybill
Assisted listening devices (ALD)
Press kit
34. Date beyond which a facility is free to rent the unused sleeping rooms or function space to other groups.
T-1 line
Release date
Lead retrieval
Category cable
35. The point at which revenues are equal to expenses.
Russian banquet service
PAR
Break-even point
Limited power of attorney
36. 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.
Cancellation Clause
Credit card badge
Rear projection
Production company
37. Categorization of people - organizations or businesses by professional discipline or primary areas of interest for the purposes of sales analysis or assignment.
Distance learning
Indirect costs
Market segments
Music licensing
38. Contract wording that outlines potential damages or fees that a party may be required to pay in the event that it does not fulfill minimum commitments in the contract.
Videoconferencing
Attrition clause
Theater set-up
Video projection
39. An event that broadcasts the audio and/or video portion of a keynote presentation or other educational sessions over the Web in real-time or on-demand.
Customs
Platform
Webcast
Overtime
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.
Lectern
Projector
Official carrier
Lecture
41. A document that stipulates what services the organization wants from an outside contractor and requests a bid to perform such services. Same As BID MANUAL/SPECIFICATIONS.
Skid
Theater set-up
APEX RFP
Arrival pattern
42. Any meeting where people at two or more distant locations are linked using video - audio and data for two-way communication via satellite communications or the Internet. Each party sees and hears the other through a TV screen or computer monitor and
Virtual conferencing
Press conference
American Society of Composers - Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Pipe & drape
43. 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.
Citywide event
Hold harmless
Event-contracted block (ECB)
Publicity
44. 1) Lecture and dialogue allowing participants to share experiences in a particular field under the guidance of an expert discussion leader. 2) A meeting or series of meetings of from 10 to 50 specialists who have different specific skills but have a
Balance sheet
Hundredweight (CWT)
Fishbowl
Seminar
45. Lighting instruments that can be computer controlled to move light around the room - and project color and patterns on screens - scenery - walls or floor.
Intelligent lighting
Feedback
Production company
Distance learning
46. 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.
Digital marketing
Income statement
Video projection
Mitigation
47. 1) Platforms of varying heights used together to create a stage - such as the rows of steps a choral group would use during a performance. 2) Stage background scene giving illusion or depth. Also called CYC.
Front projection
Union
CYC
Schedule of services
48. 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
Link
Exclusive
Ultraviolet lighting
Special event professional
49. 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.
Line level
Value-added tax (VAT)
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Booth
50. The newest development in audio systems that can take traditional distributed systems - which require delay speakers to be hung throughout the room - to a new level. The advantage is that you can cover a room from a single line of speakers over the r
Application sharing
Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
Line array
Whiteboarding