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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. Program and process by which a participant completes proscribed training and passes an assessment.
APEX
Rear projection
Exhibitor service manual
Certification
2. 1) Process of moving equipment and/or people from one point to another. 2) Transportation between terminals and hotels. 3) To copy a picture or sound that is transmitted by one recorder to another - or to make a tape copy from film.
Transfer
Cut-off date
Flying
Exhibitor prospectus
3. Professional Congress Organizer. European term for DMC (Destination Management Company). Local supplier who can arrange - manage and/or plan any function or service an event.
Professional congress organizer (PCO)
Value proposition
Lead retrieval
Press release
4. 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.
Rear projection
Walk
Complimentary
Advance registration
5. Minimum amount for which union labor must be paid.
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
Cancellation or Interruption Insurance
Minimum labor call
6. 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.
Outboarding
Clause
Master account
Debate
7. A statement that indicates overall financial status by subtracting expenses from income.
Balance sheet
Chart of accounts
Cluster
Whiteboarding
8. An itemized statement furnished to a purchaser by a seller and usually specifying the price of goods or services and the terms of sale.
Two-tiered set-up
Theater set-up
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Commerical invoice
9. A solid-state diode rectifier whose atomic properties cause it to emit light when electric current is passed through it. Current LED technology allows the emission of light from infrared through green frequencies - and visible light LEDs are availabl
Low season
LED Light Emitting Diode
Budget
Fishbowl
10. Notice as to how charges for an event should be handled and to whom invoices should be addressed.
Style sheet
Billing instructions
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Flate rate
11. Continuning education requirements for legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar Association (ABA).
Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
Complimentary
Pallet
Rounded hollow square
12. A larger-than-average bar code that uses the PDF417 standard (the same used for e-stamps). Stores up to 1 -800 characters in bar code on standard paper badge - which can then be used by exhibitors to get contact information from registrants.
Certificate of insurance
Survey
2-D bar code
Full American Plan
13. CSM. Professional at a hotel - convention center or convention bureau who is responsible for event operations management on all levels.
Stand
Convention services manager (CSM)
Covers
Export license
14. Web based conferencing - a vital component of the modern event professional's toolbox.
E-conferencing
Uplink
Zone fare
Inducements
15. RFP. A document that stipulates what services the organization wants from an outside contractor and requests a bid to perform such services. Same As BID MANUAL/SPECIFICATIONS.
Conference center
Mitigation
Request for proposal (RFP)
Function set-up order
16. 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
One-stop shop
Network
Post-event report PER
Air waybill
17. European term for booth or exhibit.
Stand
Workshop
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
Post-con
18. Registration made via the Web.
Computer assisted drawing (CAD)
Online registration
Low season
Broadband
19. 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).
Customs broker
Risk management
T-1 line
Colloquium
20. 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.
Certificate of insurance
Booking agent
Lead retrieval
Union
21. The software that makes Webcasting work. These "stream" audio and video from a central source - or media server - to recipients on their personal computers.
Streaming
Rider
Booth
Contract
22. 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
One-stop shop
Copy editor
Virtual conferencing
Destination management company (DMC)
23. A statement of estimated revenues and expenditures for a specified period of time; divided into subject categories and arranged by principal areas of revenue and expense.
Post event report
Budget
Net worth
Slide
24. 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
Convention services manager (CSM)
Risk management
Good faith
Booking agent
25. 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
Commerical invoice
Customs broker
Group specifications guide
Consular invoice
26. Primary uses of satellite videoconferencing today are major announcements - product launches - and other presentations for which timeliness and a top-quality broadcaset is desired. they are typically sent to a large - geographically remote audience -
Video projection
Videoconferencing
Certification
Catering manager
27. 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
Provision
APEX Post Event Report (PER)
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Production company
28. Date beyond which a facility is free to rent the unused sleeping rooms or function space to other groups.
Customs
Cafeteria service
Release date
Carnet
29. Permits the customs broker to complete the customs document upon the return of your shipment to the country of origin. A Power of Attorney allows one person to act as agent for another. A Limited Power of Attorney grants the right to act in only limi
French banquet service
Return on investment ROI
T-3 line
Limited power of attorney
30. Americans with Disabilities Act. U.S. legislation passed in 1992 requiring public buildings (offices - hotels - restaurants - etc.) to make adjustments meeting minimum standards to make their facilities accessible to individuals with physical disabil
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Set-up
Paid-out
Distributed speaker system
31. A voluntary payment added to a bill (e.g. a restaurant check) - to signify good service.
Gratuity
Peninsula booth
Pallet
Certificate of insurance
32. Transportation for participants; usually by coach or van - provided on a continuous basis for a certain time period.
Symposium
Low season
Music licensing
Shuttle service
33. A sleeping room or function room provided to an individual or organization at no cost. See COMPLIMENTARY RATIO.
Complimentary room
Simultaneous translation
Two-tiered set-up
Demonstration
34. 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.
Release date
Concession
Attrition clause
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
35. A supplier of a specific event service - such as photography - rental of furniture or audiovisual equipment - or floral decoration.
Specialty contractor
Catering manager
Material handling (formerly drayage)
Overhead
36. The station used to transmit signals from Earth to a satellite (videoconferencing).
Barrier-free
Network
Uplink
Common carrier
37. 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.
American service
Pre-set
Promotion
Marketing collateral
38. Web browser-based videoconferencing.
Music licensing
Telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD)
Webconferencing
Bandwidth
39. Unpublished rates offered from the areas of the U.S. and Canada to specified event destinations; they do not require Saturday night stay over.
Customs broker
Assisted listening devices (ALD)
Mixer
Zone fare
40. In-person on-site review and evaluation of a venue or location for an event.
Site inspection
Clause
Cafeteria service
Kiosk
41. 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
Guest program
Desktop videoconferenceing (DVC)
Relational databases
Pre-registration
42. In-house facility form authorizing cash withdrawal to be charged to master account or individual guest.
Good faith
Cost center
Paid-out
Return on investment ROI
43. Company which designs and handles some or all elements of incentive travel programs.
Priority point system
Incentive travel company
Exhibition manager
Destination Marketing Association International
44. In-person on-site review and evaluation of a venue or location for an event.
Return on investment ROI
ite inspection
Pre-event meeting
Audit
45. 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
Liquidated damage clause
Secure digital certificate
Truckload
Material handling (formerly drayage)
46. Large theatrical floodlight usually used for work lights or occasionally in place of strip lights to light a cyclorama or sky drop.
Secure digital certificate
Resolution
Meet and greet
Scoop
47. Americans with Disabilities Act. U.S. legislation passed in 1992 requiring public buildings (offices - hotels - restaurants - etc.) to make adjustments meeting minimum standards to make their facilities accessible to individuals with physical disabil
Indemnification clause
International event
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
48. Guest holding confirmed sleeping room reservation is denied accommodations at the hotel where to reservation is held upon their arrival and is relocated to another hotel.
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Waiver of subrogation
Walk
Speakers bureau
49. Used to sell products through a Web site. An online shopping cart application allows customers to select and then purchase books - tapes and other items.
Post-event report PER
Floor plan
Shopping cart
Authorized signatory
50. 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.
Hospitality suite
Installation and dismantle (I&D)
APEX
Booth