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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. 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






2. 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






3. I&D. 1) The set-up and teardown of exhibits. 2) Firm that does I&D work.






4. A videoconference of more than two sites.






5. An advanced partial payment to secure product or service.






6. Relating to organizations whose membership hold common occupational credentials or interests.






7. 1) The opposite of real-time. 2) Audio and/or video programming available on a Web site after the completion of an event - providing this content so Web site visitors can listen or view at their discretion. 3) FAX system for sending out faxed materia






8. 1) Servers offer a variety of both hot and cold hors d'oeuvres on platters to guests at receptions. 2) A style of table service where guests serve themselves from platters presented by the server. 3) Specialized in-room service offered by a hotel.






9. Device used to compensate for undesired sound system characteristics or room acoustics.






10. Representatives of an event's exhibiting companies who act as advisers to show management on rules and procedures - and also update show management on industry trends and issues.






11. 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






12. A food service operation in which customers carry their own trays and select food from a display counter or counters. It is similar to a buffet - but food is served by attendants.






13. Procurement - maintenance and transportation of materials. Involves all related functions and services.






14. Video tape recorder and player utilizing ½-inch (1.27 centimeter) tape. Not compatible with beta format.






15. Certified Professional Catering Executive. A certification program offered by the National Association of Catering Executives (NACE).






16. Devices for the deaf or hearing imparied available in public phone banks and/or at the registration desk.






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






18. Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.






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






20. 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.






21. Equipment - materials - and teaching aids used in sound and visual presentations - such as television monitors - video - sound equipment - etc.






22. Airline company designated airline of choice for an event in exchange for special rates or services.






23. 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






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






25. Private room bar set up where guests pay for drinks individually.






26. Web browser-based videoconferencing.






27. Designated day when the facility will release a block of sleeping rooms to the general public.






28. Names and contact information of potential customers. Attendee lists are often provided as sales leads to exhibitors as an incentive to participate in an exhibition.






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






30. An ongoing process in which an individual actively seeks to understand and contribute to change.






31. The inducement to a contract. The cause - motive - price - or impelling influence which induces a contracting party to enter a contract.






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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






36. 1) Room or suite of rooms used to entertain guests. 2) An event in the United States usually separate from the exhibit - in which refreshments are served and exhibitor personnel and visitors socialize.






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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






41. 1) Platforms of varying heights used together to create a stage - such as the rows of steps a choral group would use during a performance. 2) Stage background scene giving illusion or depth. Also called CYC.






42. A payment to a sales representative for meeting or exceeding a sales revenue goal. Or a payment made to an individual or organization for bringing business to another individual or organization.






43. 1) Certified Meeting Professional. 2) Complete Meeting Package at conference centers; includes lodging - all food and beverage - support services - including audio visual equipment - room rental - etc.






44. Portable MICROPHONE operating on its own power source. Often used to pass through an audience for questions or comments. Also Called WIRELESS MICROPHONE.






45. Accepted Practices Exchange. An initiative of the meetings - conventions & exhibitions industry managed by the Convention Industry Council (CIC). APEX develops and manages the implementation of accepted practices (voluntary standards) for the industr






46. Small group sessions - panels - workshops or presentations - offered concurrently within the event - formed to focus on specific subjects. The event is apart from the general session - but within the event format - formed to focus on specific subject






47. Convention and visitor bureaus are not-for-profit organizations charged with representing a specific destination and helping the long-term development of communities through a travel and tourism strategy. Convention and visitor bureaus are usually me






48. 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






49. The newest development in audio systems that can take traditional distributed systems - which require delay speakers to be hung throughout the room - to a new level. The advantage is that you can cover a room from a single line of speakers over the r






50. 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.







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