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