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Event Industry
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industries
Instructions:
Answer 41 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Where is the event being held- could be physical location like the Washington D.C. Hilton or the city
retreat facilites
exposition
venue
first thing to determine
2. Gathering for business - educational - or social purposes-- need to meet face to face - learn from peers - verbal and non verbal communication
pre con meetings
CEC
four methods of housing
meeting
3. Revenue sources - Rental fees for exhibit space and meeting rooms - Catering services - Convention service fees - Pay ala carte
conference center
convention center revenue
exposition
CLC
4. Captive audience - Variety of styles - Incentive trips - Special interest cruises - Isolated meetings - Unique meeting space - Complete meeting package pricing
CEC
cruise ships
Consumer or public show
CMP
5. Hotel CSM has people report to them and then talks to the meeting planner catering manager is the exception
standard bus
key person concept
convention centers
exposition
6. Residential or non-residential - Specialize in small to mid-size meetings - Designed for comfort of meeting participant and focused on learning and teaching. Offers complete meeting package- "CMP" - May comply with guidelines of the international ass
seven divisions of the industry
trade show/fair
conference center
pre con meetings
7. Goals and objectives
exposition
incentive travel
first thing to determine
pre con meetings
8. One day meeting
cruise ships
incentive travel
assembly
FAM
9. Legally chartered enterprises conduct business on behalf of owners with intentions of increasing the value of the corpotation. public- sell stock - has a board of directors - owned by stockholders. private- owned privately and stock is not sold
lecture
post con
exhibitions
corporations
10. Test to be a certified meeting professional establisheed in 1985
FAM
CEC
exposition
CMP
11. Day or two before event - meet all hotel reps - reconfirm arrangements
2001
convention centers
pre con meetings
MEEC
12. Discussion with moderator and 2 or more participants
panel
retreat
corporations
exhibitions
13. Attendees arrange their own - attendees get group rate - planners arrange room list - third party housing bureau
convention center revenue
four methods of housing
standard bus
122.31 billion
14. They do more meetings - spend less money try to minimize spending - mandatory
corporations
RFP
types of associations
2001
15. Inter-changeable term for tradeshow Also known as expo
FAM
2001
exposition
standard bus
16. Guest rooms - Guest room charges - Restaurants - bars and room service - Concessions at pool - spa or beach - Telephone and business services - Meetings - Food and beverage - Space rental - Vendor commissions - Audio visual - entertainment - d
CLC
revenue sources
first thing to determine
standard bus
17. Improving the skills or participants
revenue sources
cruise ships
seminar
convention
18. Small- meeting planner and small amount of staff - give feedback - go over master account
corporations
retreat facilites
revenue sources
post con
19. Holds 52 passengers
standard bus
pre con meetings
FAM
Consumer or public show
20. Hosts meetings and exhibits has no sleeping rooms. Offers banquet and concession food and beverage service - Large flexible space- hosts large and small trade shows; also meetings and banquets - Usually owned by city - county or local government
associations
types of associations
convention centers
lecture
21. Meeting with an exhibit component
lecture
seven divisions of the industry
MEEC
convention
22. Specific - measurable - achievable - relevant - time based
SMART
convention centers
exposition
corporations
23. Lodging - food - beverage - transportation - attractions - entertainment - shopping
workshops
seven divisions of the industry
meeting decision makers
standard bus
24. Closed to public - businesss to business event
seminar
trade show/fair
corporations
post con
25. Tend to be very rural - Similar to conference centers - May be owned by religious or nonprofit groups - families or closely held corporations - May specialize in extra-curricular activities
seminar
CMP
retreat facilites
lecture
26. Convention liason council. members - american hotel and lodging owners and gm's ASAE(american society of association executives) HSMAI(hotel sales marketing association international aka people who sell hotels) IACVB(international association of conv
122.31 billion
standard bus
CLC
exhibitions
27. Familiairization trips to get the planner to pick a place
FAM
revenue sources
RFP
panel
28. Brings experts to share diverging views with a particular discipline
CEC
key person concept
workshops
conference center
29. Representing a profession - Trades - Representing an industry - Not for profits/ Nonprofits - SMERFs- Social military educational religious fraternal
seven divisions of the industry
exposition
retreat facilites
types of associations
30. 844 -100 corporate meetings -10.3 billion in expenditures - avg attendance 60 people
122.31 billion
2001
trade show/fair
pre con meetings
31. Officers - Senior managers in sales and marketing - Senior financial managers and controllers
meeting decision makers
exhibitions
122.31 billion
2001
32. direct spending figure from meeting industry
122.31 billion
assembly
four methods of housing
cruise ships
33. Request for proposal - written descriptio of all meeting requirements -
conference center
RFP
convention
post con
34. Meetings - expositions - events - and conventions industry
associations
revenue sources
trade show/fair
MEEC
35. Open to public - interchangeable term for trade show
retreat facilites
CMP
exhibitions
FAM
36. An exposition open to the public - Admission may or may not be changed
key person concept
meeting decision makers
CLC
Consumer or public show
37. Incentive meeting - event - travel company
CEC
meeting
incentive travel
Consumer or public show
38. They do less meetings - spend more money blown out - An organized body that serves a group of people who have some interest - activity or purpose that they share in common have some volunteer leadership structure and many employ a staff
retreat facilites
associations
meeting
retreat
39. Team of people who knoweachother meeting about one subject
exhibitions
retreat
CMP
Consumer or public show
40. Meeting providing intensive education on a particular study
key person concept
seven divisions of the industry
lecture
convention centers
41. Continuing educational credits
workshops
incentive travel
CEC
key person concept