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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. A discussion which takes place within a meeting - a public or private sitting or in one of the various types of assembly or meeting.
Debate
Exhibitor Advisory Committee
Interview
Rear projection
2. The station which receives data transmissions from a communications satellite.
Downlink
PAR
Chart of accounts
Convention center
3. Portable MICROPHONE operating on its own power source. Often used to pass through an audience for questions or comments. Also Called WIRELESS MICROPHONE.
Post-event report PER
Ground support
Wireless microphone
Advance deposit
4. Hiring an outside firm or individual to perform the task instead of using in-house staff; to subcontract a task or responsibility to a third party.
Outsourcing
Dimensional weight
Marketing
Buzz session
5. The inducement to a contract. The cause - motive - price - or impelling influence which induces a contracting party to enter a contract.
Sponsorship
Computer data projection
Consideration
Overtime
6. A voluntary and selective amount of money - given at will for special or excellent service.
Conference reminder
Lifelong learning
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
Tip
7. Relating to organizations whose membership hold common occupational credentials or interests.
Platform
Professional
Site inspection
LED Light Emitting Diode
8. 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.
Mitigation
Mailing list
Lead retrieval
Transfer
9. Carrier that specializes in shipping uncrated exhibits - high-tech equipment and delicate materials that require special handling.
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
CYC
Van line
Rigging
10. 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.
Attrition clause
Convention center
Marketing collateral
Rigging
11. AKA Pre Conference.Any event which is arranged for the period immediately preceeding the conference proper.
Certificate of insurance
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
Non-performance
Pre-con
12. 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.
Blog
Webcast
Marketing plan
Liability
13. 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.
Hold harmless
Direct billing
Peripheral block
Exhibitor service manual
14. 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
LED Light Emitting Diode
Pay-per-view
Schoolroom set-up
Barrier-free
15. An itemized statement furnished to a purchaser by a seller and usually specifying the price of goods or services and the terms of sale.
Commerical invoice
Computer data projection
Objective
B2B
16. Equipment - materials - and teaching aids used in sound and visual presentations - such as television monitors - video - sound equipment - etc.
Audiovisual A/V
Intelligent lighting
Lot labeling
Integrated marketing
17. An electronic message center or online discussion group - usually serving a special-interest group. They allow you to review messages left by others - and leave your own message if you choose. Also known as bulletin board systems or electronic forum.
Promotion
Exclusive contractor
Message board
Cafeteria service
18. Lens which produces a soft edged beam of light. Theatrical fixture with adjustable lens 150 W through 1500 W.
Green event
Fresnel
Booth
Opt-out
19. Detailed section of a contract.
Clause
Material handling
Interview
Provision
20. 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.
Chart of accounts
Outboarding
Release date
Return on investment ROI
21. A group of rooms that is reserved by a party outside of the ECB but is present in the city as a result of the Main Event (for example - some exhibitors - some international tour groups). A Peripheral Block's consumed room nights should be credited to
Peripheral block
Dais
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
U-shape set-up
22. 1) Some Web-based content such as event Webcasts are made available to online customers on a pay-per-view basis - which means that customers have to pay to access this programming. 2) Video productions accessible to customers who pay for access to th
Packing list
Computer assisted drawing (CAD)
Pay-per-view
Function set-up order
23. Foods are cooked tableside. Servers put the food on platters and present themt ot he seated guests who serve themselves. Russian service requires sufficient space between tables for the servers to move about freely.
Guest program
Theater set-up
Customs broker
Russian restaurant service
24. Period when the demand for a supplier's product or service is lowest. Prices general decrease in low season.
Low season
Feedback
Hospitality suite
Audit
25. Contractor appointed by event or building management as the sole agent to provide specific services or products.
Exclusive contractor
Override
Mitigation
Conference center
26. The right granted by one party to let a another party use live or recorded music through special agreements and fee structures.
Backbone
Poster session
Music licensing
Accrual accounting
27. Comp. Service - space or item provided at no charge.
PAR
Productivity ticket
Feedback
Complimentary
28. Requirement of many professional groups by which members must certify participation in formal educational programs designed to maintain their level of ability beyond their original certification date. CEUs are non-academic credit. One CEU is awarded
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
Meet and greet
Rigging
Authorized signatory
29. An ongoing process in which an individual actively seeks to understand and contribute to change.
Copy editor
Lifelong learning
APEX Post Event Report (PER)
Foreign exchange currency risk
30. 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.
Lead retrieval
Conference center
Intelligent lighting
Teleconferencing
31. 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.
Publicity
Cut-off date
Certificate of insurance
Cash bar
32. Building an event budget on estimates of potential income and likely expenses because there is no financial history from prior events available to use.
Zero-based budgeting
Act of God
Audiovisual A/V
Change order
33. The organization who administers Continuing Legal Education and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education courses (CLE and MCLE).
Link
Feedback
Russian restaurant service
American Bar Association (ABA)
34. 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.
Exhibitor Advisory Committee
Tone
Full American Plan
Media relations
35. Lifts - trusses - pipe or other freestanding devices used to raise sound - lighting or other equipment above the heads of attendees and to support it from the floor.
Mailing list
Ground support
National Speakers Association (NSA)
Sub-block
36. 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.
Backwall
Intelligent lighting
Booth
Chart of accounts
37. 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.
Lectern microphone
Priority point system
Webcast
High season
38. 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.
Suitcasing
Air waybill
Target date
Contingency plan
39. 1) A statement of what one will give or take in return for something else (a price); proposal. 2) Proposal submitted by a convention & visitors bureau and/or hotel(s) to an event organizer that includes defined dates and room blocks.
Bid
Master account
Straight time
Post event report
40. Method of doing research using a small group led by a facilitator.
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Variable costs
Focus group
Slide
41. 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.
Concession
LED Light Emitting Diode
Distance learning
Pre-set
42. LTL. Rates applicable when the quantity of freight is less than the volume of truckload minimum weight.
Less than truckload
Computer data projection
Multi-point bridge
Chat room
43. Video tape recorder and player utilizing ½-inch (1.27 centimeter) tape. Not compatible with beta format.
VHS Video Home System
Digital video
Trade show facilitation website
Copy editor
44. Lighting instruments that can be computer controlled to move light around the room - and project color and patterns on screens - scenery - walls or floor.
Intelligent lighting
Marshalling yard
Buzz session
Market segments
45. A videoconference of more than two sites.
Feedback
Cash bar
Point-to-multipoint videoconference
Casual attire
46. 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
Equalizer
Virtual conferencing
Shopping cart
Streaming
47. 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
General service contractor GSC
Lot labeling
Cafeteria service
Pad-wrapped
48. An audio signal generated by a microphone.
Budget
Radio frequency identification (RFID)
Mic level
Stacked speaker system
49. Total number of sleeping rooms that are utilized and attributable to one event.
Non-performance
Export license
Room block
Contract
50. AP. A type of hotel rate that includes the price of the room and all meals. Also Called FULL AMERICAN PLAN (FAP).
Music licensing
Full American Plan
Pad-wrapped
Accommodation