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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Exhibit hours that do not overlap other programming - which encourages attendees to visit the exhibition and increases the value for exhibitors.






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






3. A government document which permits the "licensee" to engage in the export of designated goods to certain destinations.






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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






8. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






9. Raised horizontal surface - stage - or flooring.






10. 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.






11. 1) Exclusive use of all or some space on an airplane - bus - ship - or other vehicle for a special period of time and for a specific itinerary. 2) To create a new association - organization or chapter of an association or organization.






12. Computer Assisted Drawing/Computer Assisted Manufacturing. Some facilities have CAD systems to provide room setup diagrams.






13. 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.






14. 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






15. The transfer of monies into and out of an enterprise.






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






17. The organization who provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).






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






19. 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.






20. 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






21. 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.






22. Flat rate for which a hotel or motel agrees to offer any of its available sleeping rooms (with the exception of suites) to a group. Final assignment of rooms is at the discretion of the hotel. See RUN-OF-THE-HOUSE RATE.






23. A sleeping room or function room provided to an individual or organization at no cost. See COMPLIMENTARY RATIO.






24. 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






25. Raised horizontal surface - stage - or flooring.






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






27. Risk that an organization takes when dealing with foreign currency due to exchange rates fluctuating over time.






28. Lighting instruments that can be computer controlled to move light around the room - and project color and patterns on screens - scenery - walls or floor.






29. A detailed list of the individual line items that make up the revenue and expense categories in a budget. A numbering system used to identify every line item in a budget - so income and expenses are posted to the correct accounts.






30. Assortment of foods - offered on a table - self-served.






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






32. 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.






33. 1) Meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The workshop concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a particular discipline or on a particular subject. 2) Informal and public session of free discussion organized to ta






34. A detailed section of a contract pertaining to a specific issue.






35. A marketing plan should answer the question - What is the benefit to attending the event?






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






37. An agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty.






38. Person or firm which is licensed and specializes in travel related arrangements - such booking hotel rooms - meals - transportation - cruises - tours - vacation packages and other travel elements.






39. 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






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






41. Absence of obstacles preventing handicapped persons from moving freely to all public areas within a building.






42. 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.






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






44. 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






45. Web browser-based videoconferencing.






46. A type of digital telecommunication line that provides high speed internet access for mulitple users.






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






48. Placing plated foods on banquet tables prior to seating guests.






49. 1) The jobs that may be performed by a specific labor union. 2) The locality where a contractual dispute is decided. 3) In law - the ability of a court to hear and decide a matter brought before it.






50. PER. 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