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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. A discussion which takes place within a meeting - a public or private sitting or in one of the various types of assembly or meeting.






2. MICROPHONE attached to a lectern. See LECTERN.






3. Executive responsible for financial affairs of an organization.






4. Amount of money paid to secure a room - facility or service in advance.






5. 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






6. 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.






7. Transmitting data at speeds of up to 1.544 Mbps - operates at a much higher capacity than an ISDN line and can be split to accommodate several users at one time (known as a fractional T-1).






8. Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. 1) Lecture and dialogue allowing participants to share experiences in a particular field under the guidance of an expert discussion leader. 2) A meeting or series of meetings of from 10 to 50 specialists who have different specific skills but have a






12. A document provided by an insurance company as proof that a policy has been issued and coverage is in effect.






13. A list of special spellings - terms and style points to be used consistently in publications related to an event.






14. An event that draws a national and international audience. Typically 15% or more of attendees reside outside of the host country.






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 1) Merchandise or refreshments sold on site - to individuals - in conjunction with an event. 2) Contractual agreement where one party provides something of value to the other party in exchange for something else - pending certain conditions.






18. 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






19. A record of transactions during an event where the resulting balance is paid directly by the group. May include room - tax - incidentals - food and beverage - audiovisual equipment - decor - etc. Also Called MASTER BILL.






20. 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






21. 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.






22. Certified Special Event Professional; an earned designation from the International Special Events Society (ISES).






23. Formalized statement of outcomes to be anticipated as a result of the educational process.






24. This pattern of service involves the use of serving pieces (usually silver); heating and garnishing of food table-side by a captain; and the serving of food on a heated plate - which is then served to the guest by a server. Plated entrees are usually






25. A hollow square whose corners are replaced by serpentine or half-moon tables.






26. Building an event budget on estimates of potential income and likely expenses because there is no financial history from prior events available to use.






27. 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.






28. Equipment which projects an image on a screen by passing light through a transparent slide or other transparency.






29. Method to increase audience participation by dividing all participants in discussion groups each of which reports the group's findings and opinions during a following plenary session.






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






31. An email marketing campaign that only sends messages to users who have requested (or opted-in) to receive specific types of information. Email conference reminders and newsletters are examples of opt-in email marketing campaigns based upon permission






32. Expenses that vary based upon various factors - such as the number of attendees .






33. An exhibit with aisles on three sides.






34. 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.






35. A feature of many videoconference systems that allows participants at each conference site to view and edit the same document.






36. Written document requiring individuals to disclose any conflicts of interest that may be created by their involvement with an organization.






37. 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.






38. Facility form to advise departments of changes in reservations or functions.






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






40. A cable that is made up of tiny glass strands that are wrapped and bundled together to make up a cable. Fiber can transmit voice - data and video at gigabyte speed - or 1 billion bytes per second - with less signal loss than copper wire because the s






41. Contractor retained by a facility to be on-site and provide services as needed. In some cases - Planners are not required to use their services - but may be charged a surcharge or facility fee for bringing in an outside contractor for the same servic






42. Period when the demand for a supplier's product or service is neither high nor low.






43. A permanently installed series of cable comprised of copper wire cable and/or fiber optic cable - utilized as the main thoroughfare in a building to transmit voice and data signals in or out of the facility.






44. 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.






45. Casting video images on monitors or on large screen.






46. Also called overhead or administrative costs - these are expenses not directly related to the event. They can include salaries - rent - and building and equipment maintenance.






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






48. AKA Housing Bureau. Organization that provides reservation services for a group and its attendees.






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






50. Large theatrical floodlight usually used for work lights or occasionally in place of strip lights to light a cyclorama or sky drop.