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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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






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






3. A lead retrieval method using embossed plastic cards similar to credit cards.






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






5. Structured educational and training experiences for personal or professional development.






6. When online activities take place at a designated time - they are referred to as real-time events. A Webcast of a keynote presenter that can be watched live over the Internet is an example of a real-time event.






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






8. A needs assessment is an essential setp in ensuring that educational offerings are relevant to attendees. The results of post-event evaluations can be as valuable as a needs assessment.






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. A new development using computer chips that can be read from a distance (similar to a bar code without the need for line of sight). This type of technology holds promise to help attendees - event managers and exhibitors share information - log into c






12. Small group sessions - panels - workshops or presentations - offered concurrently within the event - formed to focus on specific subjects. The event is apart from the general session - but within the event format - formed to focus on specific subject






13. 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.






14. The person hired to review the content of advertising or marketing materials for consistency - accuracy - and to elminate repititious information.






15. 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






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






17. Absence of obstacles preventing handicapped persons from moving freely to all public areas within a building.






18. Other names for event order (EO) - function sheet - or Banquet Event Order (BEO)






19. Labor performed and paid at standard rate for work during normal business hours as established by unions.






20. 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.






21. A stand upon which a speaker may rest notes or books. May be "standing -" which rests on the floor - or "table-top" which is placed on a table. Often confused with PODIUM.






22. Casting video images on monitors or on large screen.






23. To neglect to carry out an agreement.






24. A collection of publicity items that includes: 1) pertinent data on the meeting - such as agenda - historical data - guest speakers - special events - etc. The property - such as photos - descriptions of public space areas - local entertainment - etc






25. A meeting of a number of experts in a particular field - at which papers are presented and discussed by specialists on particular subjects with a view to making recommendations concerning the problems under discussion.






26. Transportation company which handles crated materials; an agency or business that is available to the public for transportation of persons - goods - or messages; usually referring to freight transportation on regularly scheduled trucks or airplanes.






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






28. A person who is authorized to legally bind an individual or organization to a contract - to sign checks on behalf of an organization - or charge to an organization's master account.






29. The station used to transmit signals from Earth to a satellite (videoconferencing).






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






31. The software that makes Webcasting work. These "stream" audio and video from a central source - or media server - to recipients on their personal computers.






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. A type of barter. The exchange of goods and services instead of using money.






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






39. A supplier of a specific event service - such as photography - rental of furniture or audiovisual equipment - or floral decoration.






40. 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.






41. AKA Classroom set-up. Seating arrangement in which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing. Also Called SCHOOLROOM SET-UP.






42. Anticipated dates and times of arrival of group members.






43. 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.






44. Informative and instructional speech.






45. Transmitting data at speeds of up to 44.184 Mbps - is faster than a T-1 line - allowing performance of more tasks simultaneously at a greater speed. See T-1 LINE.






46. Certified Special Event Professional; an earned designation from the International Special Events Society (ISES).






47. Booking before an event takes places. Allows attendees to register for an event before it actually takes place. Done through mail - phone - internet or fax.






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






49. List of names and addresses of the persons to whom publicity material or other information is to be sent.






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