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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Informative and instructional speech.






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






3. Period when the demand for a supplier's product or service is lowest. Prices general decrease in low season.






4. Web sites that give visitors a reason to return to the site and be exposed to new offers.






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






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






7. Using hypertext - a link is a selectable connection from one word - picture or information object to another. From a Web site - a link points to content.






8. Seating arrangement in which seats are in rows facing the stage area - no tables. See AUDITORIUM SET-UP.






9. 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






10. 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.






11. Private room bar set up where guests do not pay for drinks.






12. 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.






13. Anticipated dates and times of arrival of group members.






14. The station used to transmit signals from Earth to a satellite (videoconferencing).






15. 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.






16. A methodical examination and review of records pertaining to an event. For instance - an independent verification of attendance figures submitted by an exhibition's producers.






17. 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.






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






19. A date set by event management and/or general service contractor for the arrival of freight at a trade event. Usually shipments received before or after this date are assessed a penalty charge.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. 1) Any seat - berth - room - or service provided and/or sold to a guest - attendee or passenger. 2) Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - a step taken to allow a person with a disability to participate in an event or employment.






26. Required for shipments valued at more than $2500; used by the U.S. government to monitor the dollar volume of export shipments.






27. 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.






28. A media campaign - normally consisting of a series of public notices and advertising activities - aimed at ensuring maximum attendance by focusing attention on an event.






29. Land-based system for videoconferencing designed to manage communication between one group of people - usually in a conference room setting - with another group or groups in similar settings elsewhere.






30. A popular digital format for meeetings with a good quality image - an extended recording time up to 184 minutes - with a tape stock that is less expensive than BetaSP.






31. Light-weight aluminum tubing and drapery used to separate exhibit booths/stands - staging areas - and other similar locations.






32. An account (usually a number) to which expenses for a function or activity are charged.






33. An audio signal generated by a microphone.






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.






35. Staff person responsible for selling and servicing group and local food and beverage functions.






36. 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.






37. 1) Enclosed lights used to illuminate the top of film and stage sets. 2) Group of speakers mounted in auditoriums - arenas - and theaters.






38. Platters of food are composed in the kitchen. Each food item is then served from the guest's left by the server from platters to individual plates. Any course can be 'Frenched' by having the dressing put on the salad or having sauce added to a entrée






39. An insurance policy that provides protection against claims involving bodily injury and property damage to third parties.






40. Booking before an event takes places. Allows attendees to register for an event before it actually takes place. Done through mail - phone - internet or fax.






41. Service for meeting and greeting a person upon arrival in a city - usually at the airport - pier or rail station and assisting him or her with entrance formalities - collecting baggage and obtaining transportation.






42. In-person on-site review and evaluation of a venue or location for an event.






43. System of assigning points to exhibiting companies to determine which firms will be allowed to select booth/stand space for the next event first. Also Called PRIORITY RATING SYSTEM.






44. 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






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






46. Building an event budet by analyzing both the projected and actual figures from the previous year's budget.






47. Comp. Service - space or item provided at no charge.






48. See BLANKET WRAP. Non-crated freight shipped via van line covered with protective blankets or padding.






49. 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.






50. 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.