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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Computer program that uses variable pricing models to maximize the return on a fixed (perishable) inventory - such as hotel rooms - based on supply-and-demand theory.






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






3. Sports shirt (possibly with jacket) for men; resort wear for women.






4. 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






5. 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






6. Meeting Industry Network (formerly CINET or Convention Industry Network). On-line information network tracking historical and future site/booking information. CINET is provided by IACVB to its members.






7. A wired or wireless microphone that hooks around the neck or is clipped to clothing. Sometimes called a NECKLACE - LAPEL - or PENDANT MICROPHONE.






8. 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.






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






10. Formalized statement of outcomes to be anticipated as a result of the educational process.






11. 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.






12. A company that presents special effects and theatrical acts. This type of company may contract to put on an entire event or only parts of one. They sometimes hire speakers as part of their contract.






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






14. A type of audio system for meetings and concerts. The speakers sit on the floor and project from each side of the room. The sound may be louder in the front than the back.






15. A list showing the number and kinds of items being shipped - as well as other information needed for transportation purposes.






16. International Association for Continuing Education and Training.






17. A labor organization - typically made up of workers from the same trade formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests such as dealing collectively with their employer on issues of wages - hours - working conditions and other matters pert






18. A release of rights to substitute one party for another party. The release of an insurance company right to succeed to the insured's rights to sue for damages against the tortfeasor - after the insurance company pays an insured's claim of loss due to






19. 1) Pallet. 2) Wooden platform used to support machinery or a collection of objects for easier handling. 3) Thick wood blocks attached to crates which allow forklift access for easier handling. 4) Wood runners protecting the exterior of a shipping cas






20. 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






21. A document provided by an insurance company as proof that a policy has been issued and coverage is in effect.






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






23. Provides the event's basic specifications and captures all the information gathered. A detailed event specifications package should include things like the goals and objectives of the event - attendee profile - prefered and optional dates - the numbe






24. A Web-based form that can be designed to guide the user through the process of completing the form and can alert the user to errors.






25. An additional clause in artist's contract stipulating special requirements such as travel - dressing rooms - technical equipment - etc.






26. A videoconference of more than two sites.






27. Raised horizontal surface - stage - or flooring.






28. 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






29. Linear exhibits are generally 10' deep. They are offered in 10' or 15' widths and can be combined to create an exhibit of almost any length.






30. The opposite of an opt-in email marketing campaign






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






32. Magnetic Stripe. A lead retrieval system using a magnetic strip on either the back of a paper badge (similar to some airline tickets) or on plastic badges similar to credit cards.






33. An event that incoporates environmental considerations throughout all states of the planning process in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment.






34. 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






35. Procurement - maintenance and transportation of materials. Involves all related functions and services.






36. A self-contained unit with a LCD (liquid crystal display) panel - light source and lens that works with both PC and Mac computers and duplicates the image being shown on the monitor without any need for special software or complex setting up.






37. AKA Pre-con meeting. A meeting at the primary facility at which an event will take place just prior to the event beginning. Attendees generally include the primary event organizer - representatives of the event organizer/host organization - departmen






38. 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.






39. AKA Housing Bureau. Organization that provides reservation services for a group and its attendees.






40. CSM. Professional at a hotel - convention center or convention bureau who is responsible for event operations management on all levels.






41. 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.






42. 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






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






44. I&D. 1) The set-up and teardown of exhibits. 2) Firm that does I&D work.






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






46. 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.






47. Equipment - materials - and teaching aids used in sound and visual presentations - such as television monitors - video - sound equipment - etc.






48. 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.






49. One or more standard units of exhibit space. In the US - a standard unit is generally known to be a 10' x 10' space (one standard booth/stand unit - equaling 100 nsf). However - if an exhibitor purchases multiple units side-by-side or back-to-back -






50. Pre-program information distributed to tour guides - field representatives - venues or vendors - regarding the details of their program assignment for a given event or program.






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