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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. 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.
Lot labeling
Outsourcing
Multi-management firm
Confrontation
2. A detailed section of a contract pertaining to a specific issue.
Zone fare
Union
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
Clause
3. 1) Customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality - precedence - and etiquette. 2) A formal description of message formats and the rules two computers must follow to exchange messages.
Protocol
Facilitator
Line array
Flying
4. An account (usually a number) to which expenses for a function or activity are charged.
Convention center
Certificate of origin
Cost center
Cancellation clause
5. Time worked by an employee outside of - or in addition to - regular working time or beyond the standard forty-hour workweek.
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
Advance deposit
Overtime
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
6. Americans with Disabilities Act. U.S. legislation passed in 1992 requiring public buildings (offices - hotels - restaurants - etc.) to make adjustments meeting minimum standards to make their facilities accessible to individuals with physical disabil
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Booth
Jurisdiction
Continuing education
7. Carrier that specializes in shipping uncrated exhibits - high-tech equipment and delicate materials that require special handling.
Peripheral block
Booth
Accreditation
Van line
8. Written document requiring individuals to disclose any conflicts of interest that may be created by their involvement with an organization.
Distributed speaker system
Conflict of interest statement
Cash accounting
Uplink
9. Method to increase audience participation by dividing all participants in discussion groups each of which reports the group's findings and opinions during a following plenary session.
Exclusive contractor
Complimentary
History
Buzz session
10. Services performed by GENERAL SERVICE CONTRACTOR that includes delivery of exhibit materials from the dock to assigned space - removing empty crates - returning crates at the end of the event for re-crating - and delivering materials back to the dock
Arbitration
Customs broker
Risk management
Material handling
11. Devices that help people who are hard of hearing connect to the speaker system and use their hearing aids to hear the speaker more clearly.
Logistics
Schoolroom set-up
Freight forwarder
Assisted listening devices (ALD)
12. Transfer a file from a host computer to your computer.
Download
Space assignment
On consumption
Pre-con
13. A wired or wireless microphone that hooks around the neck or is clipped to clothing. Sometimes called a NECKLACE - LAPEL - or PENDANT MICROPHONE.
Housing company
Lavaliere microphone
Link
Exhibition manager
14. Affordable videoconferencing equipment that is available and allows participants to use their computers indead of proprietary hardware for virtual meetings. They provide real-time interaction using a personal computer.
High season
Desktop videoconferenceing (DVC)
Straight time
Return on investment ROI
15. A type of exhibit construction in which the walls are of solid material - rather than fabric.
Market segments
Master account
Citywide event
Hardwall
16. 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
Dram shop laws
Provision
Stakeholder
17. A single source provider of goods or services.
One-stop shop
Strategic plan
Post-event report PER
Music licensing
18. A payment to a sales representative for meeting or exceeding a sales revenue goal. Or a payment made to an individual or organization for bringing business to another individual or organization.
Accommodation
Commission
Covers
Cost center
19. An ongoing process in which an individual actively seeks to understand and contribute to change.
Cut-off date
Lifelong learning
Sponsorship
Downlink
20. A type of indemnity clause that requires one party to fully protect the other from a claim asserted. This would include the payment of costs or attorney fees.
Hold harmless
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Focus group
One-stop shop
21. 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.
Press release
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
Mailing list
Ground support
22. 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.
Sales lead
V-shape set-up
Schoolroom set-up
Barrier-free
23. MICROPHONE that picks up sound from all directions.
Gobo
Omnidirectional microphone
Cash flow
Skid
24. Web sites that give visitors a reason to return to the site and be exposed to new offers.
Authorized signatory
Complimentary room
Professional
Chat room
25. 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.
Straight-row seating
Webcast
Pre-con
Mag-stripe
26. Program and process by which a participant completes proscribed training and passes an assessment.
Music licensing
Certification
Outsourcing
Webconferencing
27. An individual or company which provides customs clearing services to shippers of goods to and from another country. Licensing and requirements vary from country to country. In the United States - a customs broker must be licensed by the Treasury Depa
Union
Function set-up order
Customs broker
Charter
28. 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.
Conflict of interest statement
Point-to-multipoint videoconference
Sponsorship
Russian restaurant service
29. 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
Broadband
Media relations
Event profile
Outboarding
30. Final official listing of all passengers and/or cargo aboard a transportation vehicle or vessel.
Manifest
Certificate of insurance
Interface
Exclusive contractor
31. 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.
Music licensing
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
Lot labeling
Non-performance
32. Certified Professional Catering Executive. A certification program offered by the National Association of Catering Executives (NACE).
Risk management
Force majeure
Certified Professional Catering Executive (CPCE)
DVCam
33. RFP. A document that stipulates what services the organization wants from an outside contractor and requests a bid to perform such services. Same As BID MANUAL/SPECIFICATIONS.
Guest program
Interview
Ultraviolet lighting
Request for proposal (RFP)
34. An individual or company which provides customs clearing services to shippers of goods to and from another country. Licensing and requirements vary from country to country. In the United States - a customs broker must be licensed by the Treasury Depa
Attrition clause
Customs broker
Manifest
One-stop shop
35. This pattern of service involves the use of serving pieces (usually silver); heating and garnishing of food table-side by a captain; and the serving of food on a heated plate - which is then served to the guest by a server. Plated entrees are usually
American Society of Composers - Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
French cart service
Lifelong learning
Podcast
36. A term used in food and beverage that refers to the purchasing option based on the amount utilized by the group. The organization pays for the food and beverage based on the actual food and beverage served.
Distance learning
Function set-up order
Workshop
On consumption
37. Staff person responsible for selling and servicing group and local food and beverage functions.
Catering manager
ducational programming committee
Decorator
Indirect costs
38. Web browser-based videoconferencing.
Feedback
Application service provider (ASP)
Webconferencing
Rear projection
39. 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)
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Booth
Clause
40. Business-to-Business.
Non-performance
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
B2B
Common carrier
41. Event held to communicate information to media representatives.
Ground support
Master account
Press conference
Assisted listening devices (ALD)
42. 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
Skid
Unopposed exhibit hours
Telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD)
Zone fare
43. AKA Post Conference.Any event which is arranged for the period immediately following the conference proper.
Integrated marketing
Ground support
Post-con
Webcast
44. A nonprofit organization representing specific destinations formerly known as the International Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus. Members have expert knowledge of their city and its surrounding areas; typically they represent local hotels
Marketing
National Speakers Association (NSA)
Contingency plan
Destination Marketing Association International
45. 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
Travel agency
Freight forwarder
Customs broker
Videoconferencing
46. 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
Schedule of services
Override
Sampling
47. 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).
Sampling
T-1 line
Line level
Indirect costs
48. Notice as to how charges for an event should be handled and to whom invoices should be addressed.
Billing instructions
Riser
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
Concession
49. The industry preferred term for a report of the details and activities of an event. A collection of post event reports over time will provide the complete History for an event. The industry accepted practice is to use the APEX POST EVENT REPORT - whi
Post-event report PER
Continuing education
Lead retrieval
lanning committee
50. Accounts receivable made available to individuals or firms with established credit.
LED Light Emitting Diode
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
Direct billing
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)