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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. MAP. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).
Modified American Plan
Point-to-multipoint videoconference
Service charge
Blog
2. 1) Broadly - one who acts or has the power to act: more usually - one that acts as the representative of another. Most frequently in travel - a specific kind of agent such as a retail travel agent. 2) Person that obtains engagements for entertainers
Booking agent
Pro number
Island booth
Computer assisted drawing (CAD)
3. A group of voluntary committee members with vested interests in program content who are commonly used to establish direction for educational programs offered at association meetings.
General liability insurance
ducational programming committee
Etiquette
Export license
4. The right granted by one party to let a another party use live or recorded music through special agreements and fee structures.
Music licensing
Barrier-free
Provision
Multi-point bridge
5. A type of exhibit construction in which the walls are of solid material - rather than fabric.
Hardwall
American Society of Composers - Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
lanning committee
Room block
6. Weblogs or online journals. An application that may change the face of event marketing.
Line level
Blog
Arbitration
Conference reminder
7. Lifts - trusses - pipe or other freestanding devices used to raise sound - lighting or other equipment above the heads of attendees and to support it from the floor.
Ground support
Convention center
Fresnel
American service
8. Portable videoconferencing system - usually mounted on a rolling cart or hard-sided case for ease of transport from room to room or across the globe.
High season
Press conference
Risk management
Set top box solutions (STBS)
9. Efforts of a dissident group to obstruct the conduct of an event.
Accommodation
Etiquette
APEX RFP
Confrontation
10. A feature of many videoconferencing systems that allows two or more people to use the same software program - even if all do not have it on their computer or conferencing system.
Break-even point
Group specifications guide
Application sharing
Exclusive
11. A larger-than-average bar code that uses the PDF417 standard (the same used for e-stamps). Stores up to 1 -800 characters in bar code on standard paper badge - which can then be used by exhibitors to get contact information from registrants.
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
American service
2-D bar code
Cost center
12. Expenses that vary based upon various factors - such as the number of attendees .
Variable costs
Value proposition
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
Strategic plan
13. Services performed by GENERAL SERVICE CONTRACTOR that includes delivery of exhibit materials from the dock to assigned space - removing empty crates - returning crates at the end of the event for re-crating - and delivering materials back to the dock
Less than truckload
Material handling (formerly drayage)
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
Radio frequency identification (RFID)
14. A meeting of a number of experts in a particular field - at which papers are presented and discussed by specialists on particular subjects with a view to making recommendations concerning the problems under discussion.
Decorator
Accommodation
Symposium
American Bar Association (ABA)
15. An advanced partial payment to secure product or service.
T-shape set-up
Deposit
Digital marketing
Dais
16. 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
Release date
Mag-stripe
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Booth
17. Net Profit divided by Net Worth. A financial ratio indicating the degree of profitability. To calculate - use event revenues minus program expenses divided by program expenses - multiplied by 100 to get the ROI %.
Return on investment ROI
Mixer
Chart of accounts
Webconferencing
18. Digital subscriber line. Brings high bandwidth via copper phone lines.
Sub-block
DSL
Mic level
Booth
19. Marketing activities with a common focus on the marketplace or a customer segment. The execution of each individual piece of the integrated marketing plan is consistent with - and supportive of - each of the other pieces of the plan.
Truckload
Certification
Interface
Integrated marketing
20. An event that requires the use of a convention center or event complex - as well as multiple hotels in the host city.
Casual attire
Russian restaurant service
Accrual accounting
Citywide event
21. FP. Projection of an image onto the front surface of a light reflecting screen from a projector placed within or behind the audience.
Balance sheet
Booking agent
Arrival pattern
Front projection
22. Facility that combines an exhibition space with a substantial number of smaller event spaces. The purpose of these buildings is to host trade shows - public shows - conventions - large food functions and other functions related to the convention indu
Convention center
Scoop
Stand
Line array
23. 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.
Smart card
Needs assessment
Social host
Facilitator
24. Generally refers to air-freight and van line shipments. Invoices are calculated with two weights - actual and dimensional. The dimensional weight is based upon the volume of the shipment. The billing weight is the larger of the two.
Online registration
Dimensional weight
American Plan (Full American Plan)
Mixer
25. The type of platform that multi-purpose technology solutions designed to handle many event planning and management tasks are built on. They range in price from a few hundred dollars for a basic single-user program to hundreds of thousands of dollars
LCD projector
Room block
Gratuity
Relational databases
26. Comp. Service - space or item provided at no charge.
Group specifications guide
Limited power of attorney
Customs
Complimentary
27. A member of the Convention Industry Council.
Pro number
Full American Plan
National Speakers Association (NSA)
General service contractor GSC
28. Seating arrangement in which seats are in rows facing the stage area - no tables. See AUDITORIUM SET-UP.
Cafeteria service
Lifelong learning
Theater set-up
Cut-off date
29. Assets minus liabilities.
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Attrition clause
Mic level
Net worth
30. The point at which revenues are equal to expenses.
Break-even point
Income statement
Decorator
Whiteboarding
31. A facility that provides a dedicated environment for events - especially small events. May be certified by the International Association of Conference Centers.
Conference center
Open bar (host bar)
Green event
Exclusive
32. 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.
Demonstration
Citywide event
Walk
VHS Video Home System
33. Wooden platform used to carry goods. See SKID.
Pallet
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
Zero-based budgeting
Release date
34. 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
Familiarization (fam) trip
Deposit
Tip
Concession
35. 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.
Mixer
Kiosk
Pad-wrapped
Catering manager
36. Record of an event over time.
Bid
Pad-wrapped
History
Scoop
37. Hiring an outside firm or individual to perform the task instead of using in-house staff; to subcontract a task or responsibility to a third party.
Trade show facilitation website
Outsourcing
Business exchange
Full American Plan
38. 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
CODEC
Objective
Pay-per-view
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
39. Used to sell products through a Web site. An online shopping cart application allows customers to select and then purchase books - tapes and other items.
Post-con
Shopping cart
Customs
Theater set-up
40. A new development using computer chips that can be read from a distance (similar to a bar code without the need for line of sight). This type of technology holds promise to help attendees - event managers and exhibitors share information - log into c
Hand carry
Radio frequency identification (RFID)
Liability
Hold harmless
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.
Slide
APEX RFP
Publicity
Event specifications guide (ESG)
42. Association of Destination Management Executives. A member of the Convention Industry Council.
Booking agent
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Air waybill
43. A sleeping room or function room provided to an individual or organization at no cost. See COMPLIMENTARY RATIO.
Air waybill
Complimentary room
Minimum labor call
Shopping cart
44. Legal responsibility. An obligation to pay an amount in damages. In a non-legal context - something that is a negative factor.
Master account
Etiquette
Liability
Style
45. The organization who provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Certified Special Event Professional (CSEP)
Post-con
Evaluation
46. A document - required by certain countries for tariff purposes - certifying as to the country of origin of specified goods.
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
Reservation review date
Certificate of origin
Sponsorship
47. A collection of publicity items that includes: 1) pertinent data on the meeting - such as agenda - historical data - guest speakers - special events - etc. The property - such as photos - descriptions of public space areas - local entertainment - etc
Hand carry
Zero-based budgeting
Cancellation or Interruption Insurance
Press kit
48. A document - required by some countries - describing a shipment of goods and showing information such as the consignor - consignee - and value of the shipment. Certified by a consular official of the foreign country - it is used by that country's cus
Consular invoice
Whiteboarding
Webcast
Broadband
49. 1) An accounting method that enters income and expenses into the books at the time of contract versus when payment is received or expenses incurred (cash accounting). 2) A system in which revenue and expenses are accounted for as soon as they are com
Modified American Plan MAP
Cancellation or Interruption Insurance
Multidisciplinary
Accrual accounting
50. 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.
Application service provider (ASP)
Webconferencing
Hold harmless
Cost center