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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. The standard seating supplied by most facilities. This kind of seating in wide rooms has the disadvantage of restricting the view of attendees sitting at the row ends. Best for presentations in which audience interaction is not required.






2. A pre-cut - etched pattern fabricated from metal or glass that fits in the focal plane of a lighting instrument to form projected light into a shape (logo - graphic or even scenery). Templates can form light images on ceilings and walls. The pattern






3. A facility that provides a dedicated environment for events - especially small events. May be certified by the International Association of Conference Centers.






4. 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.






5. A process of identifying human wants and needs - and developing a plan to meet those wants and needs. Refers to everything involved with convincing an attendee to come to the event. Also refers to providing information to support the exhibit sales fu






6. Manual or kit - usually developed by the service contractor for an event - containing general event information - labor/service order forms - rules and regulations and other information pertinent to an exhibitor's participation in an exhibition.






7. Portable videoconferencing system - usually mounted on a rolling cart or hard-sided case for ease of transport from room to room or across the globe.






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






9. Digital light processor data/video projectors were developed with an entirely new processor using microscopic mirrors to recreate video images and display them in a number of settings. These projectors picked up where LCD left off by reproducing vide






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






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






12. 1) Ability of a projection system to distinguish and reproduce fine detail. 2) Motion put forward for a joint decision; usually has the force of a legislative decision.






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






14. An organization who locates and books speakers according to my specifications and budget.






15. Event held to communicate information to media representatives.






16. A type of education where students work on their own at home or from an office - and communicate with faculty and other students via email - electronic forums - chat - webconferencing and other forms of online communication. Includes correspondence c






17. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers. A membership organization that represents individuals who hold the copyrights to music written in the United States and grants licensing agreements for the performance of that music.






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






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






20. 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






21. When a company contracts space at a hotel or other adjacent venue to display their products and meet with exhibition attendees without paying show management for booth space or sponsorship fees.






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. Official authorization or approval; to provide with credentials; to send (an envoy) with letters of authorization; to recognize or vouch for as conforming with a standard; to recognize a college as maintaining academic standards; to consider or recog






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






27. Type of meeting which brings together three or more people in two or more locations through telecommunications.






28. The organization who administers Continuing Legal Education and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education courses (CLE and MCLE).






29. A company that offers complete turnkey organization support for an event - including administrative and event management services.






30. An organization that provides event management and exhibitors with a wide range of services - sometimes including - but not limited to - Installation & Dismantle - creating and hanging signage and banners - laying carpet - drayage - and providing boo






31. A black light used to make phosphorescent and fluorescent paints glow in the dark.






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






33. 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






34. An event that broadcasts the audio and/or video portion of a keynote presentation or other educational sessions over the Web in real-time or on-demand.






35. Generally refers to air-freight and van line shipments. Invoices are calculated with two weights - actual and dimensional. The dimensional weight is based upon the volume of the shipment. The billing weight is the larger of the two.






36. Long range plan of action for a company or organization.






37. Process of translating one language into another while the speaker is speaking.






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






39. Services performed by GENERAL SERVICE CONTRACTOR that includes delivery of exhibit materials from the dock to assigned space - removing empty crates - returning crates at the end of the event for re-crating - and delivering materials back to the dock






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






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






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






43. The process whereby exhibitors receive a potential customer's contact information in a standardized manner. A system for capturing and following-up on leads generated at an exhibition.






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






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






46. AKA Post Conference.Any event which is arranged for the period immediately following the conference proper.






47. 1) Schematic drawing of an exhibit hall including dimensions - design - shape - entrances - aisles - numbered exhibit booth/stands - lounges - concession areas - restrooms - electrical/plumbing accessibility - etc. 2) Scale plan of the floor area of






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






49. A feature of videoconferencing systems which allows the placement of shared documents on an on-screen shared space or "whiteboard." Participants can edit and mark up the document just as on a physical whiteboard.






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