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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. 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 -






2. Assortment of foods - offered on a table - self-served.






3. Items that an exhibitor is allowed to carry unaided into a event facility without being charged.






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






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






6. 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.






7. Marketing activities with a common focus on the marketplace or a customer segment. The execution of each individual piece of the integrated marketing plan is consistent with - and supportive of - each of the other pieces of the plan.






8. (Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable or UTP) Usually referred to as Cat 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 or 5 cable. Cat 5 transmits data the fastest. Fast Ethernet requires enhanced Cat 5 cable or Cat 5 to operate at its full potential.






9. A hollow square whose corners are replaced by serpentine or half-moon tables.






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






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 Unpublished rates offered from the areas of the U.S. and Canada to specified event destinations; they do not require Saturday night stay over.






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






13. Raising and supporting sound - lighting or other equipment or décor from the ceiling.






14. Categorization of people - organizations or businesses by professional discipline or primary areas of interest for the purposes of sales analysis or assignment.






15. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers. A membership organization that represents individuals who hold the copyrights to music written in the United States and grants licensing agreements for the performance of that music.






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






17. 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






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






19. 1) The opposite of real-time. 2) Audio and/or video programming available on a Web site after the completion of an event - providing this content so Web site visitors can listen or view at their discretion. 3) FAX system for sending out faxed materia






20. A videoconference of more than two sites.






21. Efforts of a dissident group to obstruct the conduct of an event.






22. To neglect to carry out an agreement.






23. 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.






24. 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 -






25. 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.






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






27. Mandatory continuning education requirements for legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar Association (ABA).






28. 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






29. An electronic form of marketing communication that can be used as an element of an integrated marketing effort. Methods may include emailing digital brochures - delivering voice mail marketing - or sending video emails to the target audience.






30. 1) The act of showing how to do something. 2) A group of individuals organized to picket or protest against a group using placards - literature - songs - shouts and - sometimes - marches or sit-ins.






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






32. 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.






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






34. Contract wording that outlines potential damages or fees that a party may be required to pay in the event that it does not fulfill minimum commitments in the contract.






35. 1) Critiquing and rating the overall success of an event. 2) Developing an event profile from accurate event statistics.






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






37. Sequential numbering as part of a total number of pieces indicated on each package - carton - or crate. For example - box number 2 of 12.






38. 1) Publicizing an event. See PUBLICITY. 2) An advancement in rank or position.






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






42. When a company tries to sell its product or service on the show floor without the permission or consent of the event's management.






43. 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.






44. Company which designs and handles some or all elements of incentive travel programs.






45. Minimum amount for which union labor must be paid.






46. Private room bar set up where guests pay for drinks individually.






47. 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.






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






49. A manner of behavior that touches all elements of communication and the way that we interact with customers and colleagues.






50. A voluntary payment added to a bill (e.g. a restaurant check) - to signify good service.