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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. 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






2. Other names for event order (EO) - function sheet - or Banquet Event Order (BEO)






3. Structure of event program elements to achieve specific goals and objectives.






4. A bill of lading issued by the airline that covers both domestic and international flights transporting goods to a specified destination. Technically - it is a non-negotiable instrument of air transport that serves as a receipt for the shipper - indi






5. A facility that provides a dedicated environment for events - especially small events. May be certified by the International Association of Conference Centers.






6. BEO. A form most often used by hotels to provide details to personnel concerned with a specific food and beverage function or event room set-up.






7. 1) The process of attaching the cable on a crane to a piece of machinery or equipment. 2) The process for hanging materials or signs.






8. Raised platform usually above the floor of a hall or large room.






9. 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






10. An email - bulk fax - or bulk mail broadcast that provides attendees and prospects with the latest news and information about an upcoming event. Such reminders are usually distributed on an opt-in basis. See EMAIL ALERT.






11. Booking before an event takes places. Allows attendees to register for an event before it actually takes place. Done through mail - phone - internet or fax.






12. Long range plan of action for a company or organization.






13. Association of Destination Management Executives. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






14. Private dispute resolution process - Often referred to as alternate dispute resolution - in which the parties agree to submit their dispute to an impartial third party for a decision. Depending on the type of arbitration - the arbitrator's decision m






15. A statement of estimated revenues and expenditures for a specified period of time; divided into subject categories and arranged by principal areas of revenue and expense.






16. Legal responsibility. An obligation to pay an amount in damages. In a non-legal context - something that is a negative factor.






17. Event held to communicate information to media representatives.






18. An audio signal generated by a microphone.






19. A true and honest effort to uphold the law. (as in Good Faith Effort)






20. Record of an event over time.






21. Complimentary tickets awarded by the official airline after the event according to the number of attendees who used the airline.






22. A promise - proposal or other expression of willingness to make and carry out a contract under proposed terms with another party which has the ability to accept it upon receiving it. Space and rent proposal from a facility. It may be in the form of a






23. Raised horizontal surface - stage - or flooring.






24. A return of part of a payment.






25. 1) Regeneration of sound from audio speakers back through a microphone causing a squealing sound. 2) Response about an activity - policy - or idea.






26. An individual or company providing installation & dismantle and booth/stand and hall dressing services for a trade show and/or its exhibitors. Decorator services may be provided by carpenters - sign painters or others depending upon union jurisdictio






27. MAP. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).






28. MICROPHONE attached to a lectern. See LECTERN.






29. DMC. A professional services company possessing extensive local knowledge - expertise and resources - specializing in the design and implementation of events - activities - tours - transportation and program logistics. Depending on the company and th






30. An extraordinary natural event such as extreme weather - flood - hurricanes - tornadoes - earthquake or similar natural disaster that cannot be reasonably foreseen or prevented over which a contracting party has no reasonable control - making perform






31. Booth/stand space assigned to exhibiting companies or meeting rooms assigned to event groups.






32. An insurance policy that provides protection against claims involving bodily injury and property damage to third parties.






33. 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.






34. Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.






35. FP. Projection of an image onto the front surface of a light reflecting screen from a projector placed within or behind the audience.






36. Series of tables set up in the shape of the block T with chairs set all around except at the head table.






37. Direct mail promotional materials sent to current and prospective exhibitors to encourage participation and promote the benefits of exhibiting in a specific show. Contains information about technical points - cost of exhibition space - floor plan of






38. The day-to-day cost of doing business that is pre-committed - such as salaries - insurance - lease expenses - utilities - etc.






39. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






40. 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.






41. A service provider of videoconferencing which allows multiple sites to connect simultaneously. A bridge connects three or more tele- or videoconference sites for simultaneous communication.






42. The process whereby exhibitors receive a potential customer's contact information in a standardized manner. A system for capturing and following-up on leads generated at an exhibition.






43. Date beyond which a facility is free to rent the unused sleeping rooms or function space to other groups.






44. The tone of a document refers to the feeling or impression a document conveys. Formal writing style tends to convey an objective tone that is deliberate and factual. The toneo f an informal document typically is relaxed - informative - helpful - casu






45. An event (e.g. war - labor strike - extreme weather - or other disruptive circumstances) or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled: a "fortuitous event."






46. A single source provider of goods or services.






47. A statement of revenues and expenses. Also known as a profit & loss statement.






48. 1) A statement of what one will give or take in return for something else (a price); proposal. 2) Proposal submitted by a convention & visitors bureau and/or hotel(s) to an event organizer that includes defined dates and room blocks.






49. Labor performed and paid at standard rate for work during normal business hours as established by unions.






50. A wired or wireless microphone that hooks around the neck or is clipped to clothing. Sometimes called a NECKLACE - LAPEL - or PENDANT MICROPHONE.