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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. An individual or company which provides customs clearing services to shippers of goods to and from another country. Licensing and requirements vary from country to country. In the United States - a customs broker must be licensed by the Treasury Depa






2. Series of tables set up in the shape of the letter U with chairs set all around on one or both sides.






3. Two or more computers or peripherals that are linked together for the purpose of sharing data.






4. A third party vendor or company that offers complete turnkey organization support for an event - including administrative and event management services.






5. 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.






6. Assets minus liabilities.






7. Unpublished rates offered from the areas of the U.S. and Canada to specified event destinations; they do not require Saturday night stay over.






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






9. EAC. Any company other than the designated "official" contractor providing a service to an exhibitor. Can refer to an Install & Dismantle Company (I&D House) - photographer - florist or any other type of contractor.






10. International Association for Continuing Education and Training.






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






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






13. A voluntary and selective amount of money - given at will for special or excellent service.






14. 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.






15. The rooms that are contracted for by an event organizer with a hotel(s) or housing facility(s) for a particular event.






16. 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






17. MICROPHONE that picks up sound from all directions.






18. Any meeting where people at two or more distant locations are linked using video - audio and data for two-way communication via satellite communications or the Internet. Each party sees and hears the other through a TV screen or computer monitor and






19. The station which receives data transmissions from a communications satellite.






20. Movie - slide - or computer image presentation where the screen is between the viewer and the projector. Often used in terms of a FRONT PROJECTION SCREEN which is translucent to images being projected from the rear and can be viewed from the front.






21. European term for booth or exhibit.






22. Raising and supporting sound - lighting or other equipment or décor from the ceiling.






23. AP. A type of hotel rate that includes the price of the room and all meals. Also Called FULL AMERICAN PLAN (FAP).






24. Actual number of meals served at a catered meal function or in a restaurant. See AUDIENCE COUNT.






25. A document - required by certain countries for tariff purposes - certifying as to the country of origin of specified goods.






26. Web based conferencing - a vital component of the modern event professional's toolbox.






27. 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.






28. Number of facility guest rooms actually used out of a room block.






29. In the United States - a legal term for laws covering the liability of people serving alcoholic beverages. Under dram shop laws - a party injured by an intoxicated person can sue establishments contributing to that person's intoxication. Many dram sh






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






31. A music licensing organization that represents individuals who hold the copyrights to music written in the United States. It grants licensing agreements for the performance of music.






32. 1) Common term for sealed beam spot or flood lamp with self-contained lens surfaced glass. 2) In golf - one less than bogey.






33. The industry preferred term for a report of the details and activities of an event. A collection of post event reports over time will provide the complete History for an event. The industry accepted practice is to use the APEX POST EVENT REPORT - whi






34. Informative and instructional speech.






35. Transfer a file from a host computer to your computer.






36. Contractor appointed by event or building management as the sole agent to provide specific services or products.






37. Weblogs or online journals. An application that may change the face of event marketing.






38. 1) Display of reports and papers - usually scientific - accompanied by authors or researchers. 2) A session dedicated to the discussion of the posters shown inside the meeting area. When this discussion is not held in a special session - it can take






39. Contract wording that outlines potential damages or fees that a party may be required to pay in the event that it does not fulfill minimum commitments in the contract.






40. 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.






41. An event that incoporates environmental considerations throughout all states of the planning process in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment.






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. An electronic message center or online discussion group - usually serving a special-interest group. They allow you to review messages left by others - and leave your own message if you choose. Also known as bulletin board systems or electronic forum.






45. Items that an exhibitor is allowed to carry unaided into a event facility without being charged.






46. AKA Group Specification Guide or Resume. Spec Guide. The industry preferred term for a comprehensive document that outlines the complete requirements and instructions for an event. This document is typically authored by the event planner and is share






47. A release of rights to substitute one party for another party. The release of an insurance company right to succeed to the insured's rights to sue for damages against the tortfeasor - after the insurance company pays an insured's claim of loss due to






48. A seating arrangement with a row of seats on low risers around a BOARDROOM SET-UP. A very space-intensive set-up.






49. A meeting at the primary facility at which an event occurred just after it has ended. Attendees generally include the primary event organizer - representatives of the event organizer/host organization - department heads at the facility - other facili






50. An alternative procedure that can be specified in contracts instead of going through the process of filing a complaint and pursuing the claim in court.