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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. An advanced partial payment to secure product or service.
Site inspection
Caterer
Deposit
Concession
2. A sleeping room or function room provided to an individual or organization at no cost. See COMPLIMENTARY RATIO.
Bandwidth
Complimentary room
Opt-out
Radio frequency identification (RFID)
3. A Web site that serves as a year-round online marketplace for buyers and sellers within a given marketplace. Such sites are also referred to as business-to-business (B2B) marketplaces - business-to-consumer (B2C) marketplaces or consumer-to-consumer
Carnet
Acceptance
Trade show facilitation website
Business exchange
4. Primary uses of satellite videoconferencing today are major announcements - product launches - and other presentations for which timeliness and a top-quality broadcaset is desired. they are typically sent to a large - geographically remote audience -
Full American Plan
Cancellation Clause
Event-contracted block (ECB)
Videoconferencing
5. Accepted Practices Exchange. An initiative of the meetings - conventions & exhibitions industry managed by the Convention Industry Council (CIC). APEX develops and manages the implementation of accepted practices (voluntary standards) for the industr
Provision
APEX
Category cable
Bid
6. A voluntary and selective amount of money - given at will for special or excellent service.
Lead retrieval
Omnidirectional microphone
Conference reminder
Tip
7. Linear exhibits are generally 10' deep. They are offered in 10' or 15' widths and can be combined to create an exhibit of almost any length.
Value proposition
Linear booth
History
Multi-management firm
8. A statement of revenues and expenses. Also known as a profit & loss statement.
PAR
Bid
Income statement
Virtual conferencing
9. (Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable or UTP) Usually referred to as Cat 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 or 5 cable. Cat 5 transmits data the fastest. Fast Ethernet requires enhanced Cat 5 cable or Cat 5 to operate at its full potential.
Category cable
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Feedback
B2B
10. 1) Regeneration of sound from audio speakers back through a microphone causing a squealing sound. 2) Response about an activity - policy - or idea.
Leko
Feedback
French cart service
Complimentary room
11. 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.
Mic level
Podcast
Strategic plan
Request for proposal (RFP)
12. Service for meeting and greeting a person upon arrival in a city - usually at the airport - pier or rail station and assisting him or her with entrance formalities - collecting baggage and obtaining transportation.
Truckload
Buzz session
Equalizer
Meet and greet
13. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).
Cluster
Convention services manager (CSM)
Familiarization (fam) trip
Modified American Plan MAP
14. Guest holding confirmed sleeping room reservation is denied accommodations at the hotel where to reservation is held upon their arrival and is relocated to another hotel.
Manifest
Walk
Dram shop laws
Van line
15. 1) Certified Meeting Professional. 2) Complete Meeting Package at conference centers; includes lodging - all food and beverage - support services - including audio visual equipment - room rental - etc.
Complimentary room
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
Customs broker
Multi-management firm
16. Land-based system for videoconferencing designed to manage communication between one group of people - usually in a conference room setting - with another group or groups in similar settings elsewhere.
Modified American Plan
Room-based videoconferencing
Union
Exhibitor service manual
17. Raising and supporting sound - lighting or other equipment or décor from the ceiling.
lanning committee
Flying
Acceptance
Housing company
18. 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.
Exclusive
Chart of accounts
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Webcast
19. 1) Pallet. 2) Wooden platform used to support machinery or a collection of objects for easier handling. 3) Thick wood blocks attached to crates which allow forklift access for easier handling. 4) Wood runners protecting the exterior of a shipping cas
Skid
Rider
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Schoolroom set-up
20. Audio unit by which sound signals from all sources feed into one system; allows for dissimilar inputs (microphone and line) to be combined and controlled into one output.
B2B
ite inspection
Mixer
Digital video
21. 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
Rider
Override
NCR form
22. Building an event budget on estimates of potential income and likely expenses because there is no financial history from prior events available to use.
Mic level
Zero-based budgeting
Butler service
NCR form
23. A labor organization - typically made up of workers from the same trade formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests such as dealing collectively with their employer on issues of wages - hours - working conditions and other matters pert
Link
Freight forwarder
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
Union
24. 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.
Backwall
Union
Exhibition manager
Special event professional
25. 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.
Mitigation
Modified American Plan
Commission
Event specifications guide (ESG)
26. Transportation for participants; usually by coach or van - provided on a continuous basis for a certain time period.
Shuttle service
Bandwidth
Return on investment ROI
Lot labeling
27. A holding area where trucks or buses check in and wait for instructions before delivering or picking up freight or passengers.
LED Light Emitting Diode
Flying
Marshalling yard
Transfer
28. A Web-site whose primary function is to provide attendees (buyers) and exhibitors (sellers) with online tools that help facilitate participation in an upcoming event.
Uplink
Trade show facilitation website
PAR
Event-contracted block (ECB)
29. The transfer of monies into and out of an enterprise.
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
Cash flow
Marketing plan
Link
30. Multi-page pressure-sensitive form where multiple copies are made by writing on the top copy of the form. NCR stands for No-Carbon Required.
Feedback
NCR form
History
ISDN
31. The point at which revenues are equal to expenses.
Booking agent
Break-even point
Casual attire
Limited power of attorney
32. A company that offers complete turnkey organization support for an event - including administrative and event management services.
Rear projection
Platform
Peripheral block
Multi-management firm
33. A process of identifying human wants and needs - and developing a plan to meet those wants and needs. Refers to everything involved with convincing an attendee to come to the event. Also refers to providing information to support the exhibit sales fu
Marketing
Floor plan
Webconferencing
Good faith
34. A return of part of a payment.
Jurisdiction
Rebates
Material handling (formerly drayage)
Focus group
35. Formalized statement of outcomes to be anticipated as a result of the educational process.
Audit
Press conference
Objective
Export declaration
36. Actual number of meals served at a catered meal function or in a restaurant. See AUDIENCE COUNT.
International event
Set top box solutions (STBS)
Covers
Post-event report PER
37. Familiarization Trip. Offered to potential buyers of a venue - a program designed to acquaint participants with specific destinations or services and to stimulate the booking of an event. Often offered in groups - but sometimes on an individual basis
Platform
Material handling
On consumption
Familiarization (fam) trip
38. 1) Publicizing an event. See PUBLICITY. 2) An advancement in rank or position.
Wireless microphone
Exhibition manager
Promotion
Group specifications guide
39. Abbreviation for "hundred weight." This is the unit of measure used in drayage and freight shipments.
Skid
Concession
Charter
Hundredweight (CWT)
40. Registration made via the Web.
Indirect costs
Debate
Evaluation
Online registration
41. Official authorization or approval; to provide with credentials; to send (an envoy) with letters of authorization; to recognize or vouch for as conforming with a standard; to recognize a college as maintaining academic standards; to consider or recog
Mailing list
Distance learning
Accreditation
Fishbowl
42. Dispute resolution process in which the parties use a third party to assist them in reaching a compromise. The mediator may work with both sides together - or may act as "go between" in an attempt to move the sides toward agreement. The mediator may
Mediation
Poster session
Professional
Confirmation number
43. The day-to-day cost of doing business that is pre-committed - such as salaries - insurance - lease expenses - utilities - etc.
Fixed costs
Lead retrieval
Accrual accounting
Flying
44. A commission over and above the normal base commission percentage.
Consular invoice
Projector
Override
Destination Marketing Association International
45. Assets minus liabilities.
Contract
Pre-event meeting
Net worth
Carnet
46. A person who is authorized to legally bind an individual or organization to a contract - to sign checks on behalf of an organization - or charge to an organization's master account.
Marshalling yard
Authorized signatory
Multidisciplinary
Transfer
47. 1) The back wall (either hardwall or draped) of a perimeter - booth/stand/exhibit - or inline. 2) Panel arrangement at rear of booth/stand area.
Van line
Hardwall
Destination Marketing Association International
Backwall
48. An electronic form of marketing communication that can be used as an element of an integrated marketing effort. Methods may include emailing digital brochures - delivering voice mail marketing - or sending video emails to the target audience.
Override
Digital marketing
Audience reaction team
Hand carry
49. 1) Some Web-based content such as event Webcasts are made available to online customers on a pay-per-view basis - which means that customers have to pay to access this programming. 2) Video productions accessible to customers who pay for access to th
Shopping cart
Broadband
Pay-per-view
Category cable
50. AKA Post Conference.Any event which is arranged for the period immediately following the conference proper.
Distributed speaker system
Uplink
Post-con
Sub-block