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Event Industry
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Subject
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industries
Instructions:
Answer 41 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Day or two before event - meet all hotel reps - reconfirm arrangements
retreat
pre con meetings
four methods of housing
assembly
2. 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
conference center
workshops
122.31 billion
convention
3. One day meeting
seminar
workshops
assembly
SMART
4. Request for proposal - written descriptio of all meeting requirements -
RFP
retreat facilites
exposition
pre con meetings
5. Familiairization trips to get the planner to pick a place
CEC
incentive travel
FAM
cruise ships
6. Incentive meeting - event - travel company
seminar
Consumer or public show
pre con meetings
incentive travel
7. 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
pre con meetings
122.31 billion
convention centers
conference center
8. direct spending figure from meeting industry
2001
seminar
FAM
122.31 billion
9. 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
standard bus
CLC
RFP
meeting
10. Hotel CSM has people report to them and then talks to the meeting planner catering manager is the exception
lecture
CEC
assembly
key person concept
11. 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
incentive travel
post con
associations
convention center revenue
12. Inter-changeable term for tradeshow Also known as expo
first thing to determine
corporations
exposition
seven divisions of the industry
13. Attendees arrange their own - attendees get group rate - planners arrange room list - third party housing bureau
seven divisions of the industry
four methods of housing
incentive travel
first thing to determine
14. Meetings - expositions - events - and conventions industry
SMART
MEEC
CEC
corporations
15. They do more meetings - spend less money try to minimize spending - mandatory
CLC
corporations
key person concept
exhibitions
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
standard bus
seminar
convention center revenue
revenue sources
17. Discussion with moderator and 2 or more participants
retreat facilites
RFP
CLC
panel
18. Officers - Senior managers in sales and marketing - Senior financial managers and controllers
exposition
SMART
meeting decision makers
corporations
19. Holds 52 passengers
seminar
standard bus
MEEC
pre con meetings
20. Test to be a certified meeting professional establisheed in 1985
CMP
corporations
RFP
122.31 billion
21. Gathering for business - educational - or social purposes-- need to meet face to face - learn from peers - verbal and non verbal communication
retreat
four methods of housing
RFP
meeting
22. 844 -100 corporate meetings -10.3 billion in expenditures - avg attendance 60 people
2001
seminar
four methods of housing
convention centers
23. Goals and objectives
types of associations
122.31 billion
standard bus
first thing to determine
24. Continuing educational credits
exhibitions
CEC
post con
CLC
25. Improving the skills or participants
associations
panel
seminar
first thing to determine
26. Specific - measurable - achievable - relevant - time based
SMART
seven divisions of the industry
meeting
conference center
27. Brings experts to share diverging views with a particular discipline
trade show/fair
MEEC
workshops
CLC
28. Representing a profession - Trades - Representing an industry - Not for profits/ Nonprofits - SMERFs- Social military educational religious fraternal
corporations
incentive travel
CEC
types of associations
29. Meeting providing intensive education on a particular study
key person concept
exhibitions
convention centers
lecture
30. Meeting with an exhibit component
incentive travel
convention
revenue sources
CMP
31. An exposition open to the public - Admission may or may not be changed
corporations
RFP
four methods of housing
Consumer or public show
32. Small- meeting planner and small amount of staff - give feedback - go over master account
CMP
122.31 billion
assembly
post con
33. Closed to public - businesss to business event
trade show/fair
types of associations
associations
corporations
34. 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
assembly
retreat facilites
lecture
first thing to determine
35. Where is the event being held- could be physical location like the Washington D.C. Hilton or the city
venue
lecture
key person concept
four methods of housing
36. Lodging - food - beverage - transportation - attractions - entertainment - shopping
panel
seminar
seven divisions of the industry
corporations
37. 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
CEC
pre con meetings
corporations
Consumer or public show
38. Captive audience - Variety of styles - Incentive trips - Special interest cruises - Isolated meetings - Unique meeting space - Complete meeting package pricing
first thing to determine
retreat
seminar
cruise ships
39. Revenue sources - Rental fees for exhibit space and meeting rooms - Catering services - Convention service fees - Pay ala carte
convention center revenue
MEEC
122.31 billion
2001
40. Team of people who knoweachother meeting about one subject
2001
retreat
post con
CEC
41. Open to public - interchangeable term for trade show
CLC
exhibitions
convention
corporations