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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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






2. AKA Pre Conference.Any event which is arranged for the period immediately preceeding the conference proper.






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. Unpublished rates offered from the areas of the U.S. and Canada to specified event destinations; they do not require Saturday night stay over.






6. In-house facility form authorizing cash withdrawal to be charged to master account or individual guest.






7. Facility that combines an exhibition space with a substantial number of smaller event spaces. The purpose of these buildings is to host trade shows - public shows - conventions - large food functions and other functions related to the convention indu






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






9. 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.






10. Equipment which projects an image on a screen by passing light through a transparent slide or other transparency.






11. AP. A type of hotel rate that includes the price of the room and all meals. Also Called FULL AMERICAN PLAN (FAP).






12. BEO. A form most often used by hotels to provide details to personnel concerned with a specific food and beverage function or event room set-up.






13. A holding area where trucks or buses check in and wait for instructions before delivering or picking up freight or passengers.






14. This beverage service includes both cash-bar and open-bar concepts. Guests are issued a certain number of tickets for free drinks and are then required to purchase additional drinks if desired.






15. The projection of a computer signal from a personal computer - laptop or other computer device onto a screen from a LCD or equivalent projector for viewing by audience.






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






17. 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.






18. Any group of rooms that is classified or separated differently than the general attendee block within the Event-Contracted Block (ECB).






19. 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.






20. An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an outer circle of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other.






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






22. MAP. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).






23. A cable that is made up of tiny glass strands that are wrapped and bundled together to make up a cable. Fiber can transmit voice - data and video at gigabyte speed - or 1 billion bytes per second - with less signal loss than copper wire because the s






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






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






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






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






28. A Web-site whose primary function is to provide attendees (buyers) and exhibitors (sellers) with online tools that help facilitate participation in an upcoming event.






29. ASP. A company that manages and distributes software-based solutions to customers across a wide area network from a central data center. In essence - ASPs are a way for organizations to outsource some or almost all aspects of their information techno






30. 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.






31. 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






32. 1) A research method based upon selecting a portion of a population for study. 2) Paperwork and fees paid to a building by exhibitors for the right to serve food product.






33. A contract clause in which one party agrees to pay damages or claims that the other party may be required to pay to another. For example - if a hotel is sued by an attendee that is injured at an event due to the fault of the group - an indemnificatio






34. A type of exhibit construction in which the walls are of solid material - rather than fabric.






35. 1) Meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The workshop concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a particular discipline or on a particular subject. 2) Informal and public session of free discussion organized to ta






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






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






38. 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).






39. The presenter is questioned by a moderator on behalf of the audience.






40. Raised platform.






41. The point at which revenues are equal to expenses.






42. Compression/Decompression or Coder/Decoder. Videoconferencing standard - included in hardware and/or software - used to compress or code video - audio - and data signals for transmission and decompress or decode the signal at the other end of the tra






43. Facility form to advise departments of changes in reservations or functions.






44. Association of Destination Management Executives. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






45. Truckload rates apply where the tariff shows a truckload minimum weight. Charges will be at the truckload minimum weight unless weight is higher.






46. Contractor appointed by event or building management as the sole agent to provide specific services or products.






47. One of the advantages of a web-based event planning software solution or ASP is that clients already have the necessary tools available: a computer and a web browser. This familiar interface is cross-platforming - meaning that PCs - MACs - and large






48. 1) A food service vendor - often used to describe a vendor who specializes in banquets and theme parties. 2) An exclusive food & beverage contractor within a facility.






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






50. Carrier that specializes in shipping uncrated exhibits - high-tech equipment and delicate materials that require special handling.