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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. 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






2. AKA Pre-con meeting. A meeting at the primary facility at which an event will take place just prior to the event beginning. Attendees generally include the primary event organizer - representatives of the event organizer/host organization - departmen






3. 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






4. Company which designs and handles some or all elements of incentive travel programs.






5. When online activities take place at a designated time - they are referred to as real-time events. A Webcast of a keynote presenter that can be watched live over the Internet is an example of a real-time event.






6. Lens which produces a soft edged beam of light. Theatrical fixture with adjustable lens 150 W through 1500 W.






7. A contract clause in which one party agrees to pay damages or claims that the other party may be required to pay to another. For example - if a hotel is sued by an attendee that is injured at an event due to the fault of the group - an indemnificatio






8. A single source provider of goods or services.






9. 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.






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






11. Integrated services digital network. A single ISDN line carries data at 128 Kbps. Although video conferences are possible at slower speeds - ISDN is considered to be the minimum for acceptable-quality video transmission.






12. Compression/Decompression or Coder/Decoder. Videoconferencing standard - included in hardware and/or software - used to compress or code video - audio - and data signals for transmission and decompress or decode the signal at the other end of the tra






13. 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.






14. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






15. 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.






16. A supplier of a specific event service - such as photography - rental of furniture or audiovisual equipment - or floral decoration.






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






18. A tax that is added to a product at each step of the manufacturing and marketing process reflecting value which has been added to the product by processing.






19. Raised platform.






20. Event held to communicate information to media representatives.






21. A videoconference of more than two sites.






22. 1) The act of showing how to do something. 2) A group of individuals organized to picket or protest against a group using placards - literature - songs - shouts and - sometimes - marches or sit-ins.






23. 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.






24. Program and process by which a participant completes proscribed training and passes an assessment.






25. A voluntary payment added to a bill (e.g. a restaurant check) - to signify good service.






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






27. An apparatus for projecting a picture on a screen. Whether the device is an overhead projector - data (LCD) projector - slide projector - or a film projector - it is usually referred to as simply a projector.






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






29. A customs document permitting the holder to carry or send merchandise temporarily into certain foreign countries (for display - demonstration or similar purposes) without paying duties or posting bonds.






30. 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.






31. Accounts receivable made available to individuals or firms with established credit.






32. Supplier of booth/stand equipment - rental furnishings - floor coverings - labor - drayage and signs for exhibitions and trade shows. See GENERAL SERVICE CONTRACTOR.






33. The complete package of marketing materials used to promote an event such as brochures - emails - direct mail - etc. Organizations should consider developing a style sheet to ensure consistency across all marketing collateral.






34. Organizations offering this type of continuing education credits are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).






35. Any group of rooms that is classified or separated differently than the general attendee block within the Event-Contracted Block (ECB).






36. Period when the demand for a supplier's product or service is lowest. Prices general decrease in low season.






37. Raised horizontal surface - stage - or flooring.






38. The right granted by one party to let a another party use live or recorded music through special agreements and fee structures.






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






40. Recognizing the possibility of injury - damage or loss - and having a means to prevent it or provide insurance.






41. 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






42. The station used to transmit signals from Earth to a satellite (videoconferencing).






43. 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.






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






45. A plastic credit card with an embedded integrated circuit chip that can store up to 16 -000 bits of data for lead retrieval and other functions.






46. 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.






47. A popular digital format for meeetings with a good quality image - an extended recording time up to 184 minutes - with a tape stock that is less expensive than BetaSP.






48. AKA Pre Conference.Any event which is arranged for the period immediately preceeding the conference proper.






49. Notice as to how charges for an event should be handled and to whom invoices should be addressed.






50. 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