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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. 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.






2. An individual who guides discussion and/or decision making.






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






4. 1) Registering in advance to attend an event. See ADVANCE REGISTRATION. 2) At a facility - pre-assigned sleeping rooms available for occupancy.






5. An organization who locates and books speakers according to my specifications and budget.






6. Program and process by which a participant completes proscribed training and passes an assessment.






7. A food service operation in which customers carry their own trays and select food from a display counter or counters. It is similar to a buffet - but food is served by attendants.






8. 1) Common term for sealed beam spot or flood lamp with self-contained lens surfaced glass. 2) In golf - one less than bogey.






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






10. 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.






11. A tax that is added to a product at each step of the manufacturing and marketing process reflecting value which has been added to the product by processing.






12. A bill of lading issued by the airline that covers both domestic and international flights transporting goods to a specified destination. Technically - it is a non-negotiable instrument of air transport that serves as a receipt for the shipper - indi






13. 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






14. Insurance that protects a event organizer against financial loss or expenses incurred when contractually specified perils necessitate canceling or relocating a event - or cause a reduction in attendance.






15. Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.






16. Marketing tools or programs used to influence buying patterns and build customer loyalty.






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






18. Wooden platform used to carry goods. See SKID.






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






22. Educational and/or social events planned for spouses and guests of event participants.






23. The rooms that are contracted for by an event organizer with a hotel(s) or housing facility(s) for a particular event.






24. An independent business which handles export shipments for compensation. At the request of the shipper - the forwarder makes the actual arrangements and provides the necessary services for expediting the shipment to its overseas destination. The forw






25. Part of a cancellation clause that outlines the amount of damages to be paid to the noncelling party in the event of a cancellation.






26. Names and contact information of potential customers. Attendee lists are often provided as sales leads to exhibitors as an incentive to participate in an exhibition.






27. 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.






28. Digital subscriber line. Brings high bandwidth via copper phone lines.






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






30. Accredited designation offered by the National Speakers Association. This designation is earned for extensive - documented speaking experience and client satisfaction.






31. Series of tables set up in the shape of the block T with chairs set all around except at the head table.






32. 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






33. The inducement to a contract. The cause - motive - price - or impelling influence which induces a contracting party to enter a contract.






34. 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.






35. Shipment number designated by the common carrier to a single shipment - used in all cases where the shipment must be referred. Usually assigned at once.






36. Raised horizontal surface - stage - or flooring.






37. A speaker system that is typically used in ballrooms - exhibit hall venues - etc - and are most appropriate for voice reproduction.






38. Complimentary tickets awarded by the official airline after the event according to the number of attendees who used the airline.






39. Downloadable audio and video programs playable on MP3 players. This type of application may change the face of event marketing.






40. The style of a document refers to choices writers make that create the tone to readers. A writing style could be either formal or informal.






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






42. 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






43. 1) The governmental authorities designated to collect duties levied by a country on imports and exports. The term also applies to the procedures involved in such collection. 2) Practices common to many of a particular group.






44. Two or more computers or peripherals that are linked together for the purpose of sharing data.






45. A process of identifying human wants and needs - and developing a plan to meet those wants and needs. Refers to everything involved with convincing an attendee to come to the event. Also refers to providing information to support the exhibit sales fu






46. Automated External Defibrillator. Device installed in many large public areas (e.g. airports - hotels - convention centers). Can be used by any individual to administer life-saving care to person experiencing a heart attack.






47. 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.






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






49. A system in which revenue and expenses are counted as they are actually received.






50. Number of facility guest rooms actually used out of a room block.