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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. The opposite of an opt-in email marketing campaign
Priority point system
Radio frequency identification (RFID)
Tip
Opt-out
2. 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.
Charter
Digital marketing
Destination management company (DMC)
Projector
3. The station used to transmit signals from Earth to a satellite (videoconferencing).
Cash accounting
Uplink
Professional congress organizer (PCO)
Covers
4. 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.
Interface
Official carrier
Production company
Style
5. A writtten plan that's purpose is to define the market for an event - outline a strategy for attracting and keeping participants - and prepare to adapt to changes in the market. This working document guides decisions about how - when - and where to e
Request for proposal (RFP)
Marketing plan
Arbitration
Backbone
6. Person or firm which is licensed and specializes in travel related arrangements - such booking hotel rooms - meals - transportation - cruises - tours - vacation packages and other travel elements.
Travel agent
Protocol
Risk management
U-shape set-up
7. Function room set-up that saves room turnover time - limits the number of event rooms required - and avoids additional charges for changing room set-ups.
Scoop
Hospitality suite
Resolution
Quick set
8. A seating arrangement with a row of seats on low risers around a BOARDROOM SET-UP. A very space-intensive set-up.
Banquet event order (BEO)
Certificate of insurance
Two-tiered set-up
Casual attire
9. Any group of rooms that is classified or separated differently than the general attendee block within the Event-Contracted Block (ECB).
Cut-off date
Low season
Fixed costs
Sub-block
10. The presenter is questioned by a moderator on behalf of the audience.
Fixed costs
Virtual conferencing
E-conferencing
Interview
11. AKA Post Conference.Any event which is arranged for the period immediately following the conference proper.
Post-con
Barrier-free
Interface
On-demand
12. The software that makes Webcasting work. These "stream" audio and video from a central source - or media server - to recipients on their personal computers.
Streaming
Paid-out
Sampling
Continuing education
13. 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.
Commerical invoice
Attrition clause
Customs broker
CODEC
14. 1) Enclosed lights used to illuminate the top of film and stage sets. 2) Group of speakers mounted in auditoriums - arenas - and theaters.
Cluster
Commission
Application sharing
Application service provider (ASP)
15. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).
Modified American Plan MAP
Low season
Schedule of services
Media relations
16. Carrier that specializes in shipping uncrated exhibits - high-tech equipment and delicate materials that require special handling.
Specialty contractor
American service
Van line
Survey
17. 1) Broadly - one who acts or has the power to act: more usually - one that acts as the representative of another. Most frequently in travel - a specific kind of agent such as a retail travel agent. 2) Person that obtains engagements for entertainers
Production company
Catering manager
Skid
Booking agent
18. An exhibit with aisles on three sides.
Flate rate
Lead retrieval
Mic level
Peninsula booth
19. 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.
Needs assessment
Pro number
Cut-off date
Outsourcing
20. 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
Air waybill
Customs broker
Press release
T-1 line
21. Educational and/or social events planned for spouses and guests of event participants.
Overtime
Download
Guest program
Butler service
22. Association of Destination Management Executives. A member of the Convention Industry Council.
Projector
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Broadcast Music - Inc. (BMI)
T-3 line
23. 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.
Exhibitor prospectus
Service charge
Front projection
Commission
24. Series of tables set up in the shape of the block T with chairs set all around except at the head table.
T-shape set-up
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Productivity ticket
Unopposed exhibit hours
25. Lens which produces a soft edged beam of light. Theatrical fixture with adjustable lens 150 W through 1500 W.
Flying
Audiovisual A/V
Strategic plan
Fresnel
26. A government document which permits the "licensee" to engage in the export of designated goods to certain destinations.
Line array
Network
LED Light Emitting Diode
Export license
27. A methodical examination and review of records pertaining to an event. For instance - an independent verification of attendance figures submitted by an exhibition's producers.
Floor plan
Pre-registration
Document sharing
Audit
28. Computer application that enables voting and then collects and displays the results - simplifying decision-making among event participants.
History
ducational programming committee
Clause
Audience polling
29. Other names for event order (EO) - function sheet - or Banquet Event Order (BEO)
Function set-up order
Straight time
LED Light Emitting Diode
Multidisciplinary
30. An account (usually a number) to which expenses for a function or activity are charged.
Stakeholder
Event profile
Cost center
Accessibility
31. Food is plated in the kitchen and placed before the guest. Side dishes are used for bread and butter and salad. Food is served from the left - beverages from the right - and all items are removed from the right. This is generally the service used for
Market segments
Publicity
American service
Specialty contractor
32. 1) Schematic drawing of an exhibit hall including dimensions - design - shape - entrances - aisles - numbered exhibit booth/stands - lounges - concession areas - restrooms - electrical/plumbing accessibility - etc. 2) Scale plan of the floor area of
Shoulder season
Virtual conferencing
Floor plan
Trade show facilitation website
33. A single source provider of goods or services.
One-stop shop
Travel agent
General liability insurance
Deposit
34. 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
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Sampling
Destination Marketing Association International
35. An advanced partial payment to secure product or service.
Provision
Flying
Deposit
Lead retrieval
36. Net Profit divided by Net Worth. A financial ratio indicating the degree of profitability. To calculate - use event revenues minus program expenses divided by program expenses - multiplied by 100 to get the ROI %.
E-conferencing
Return on investment ROI
Suitcasing
Cafeteria service
37. The station which receives data transmissions from a communications satellite.
Gobo
Downlink
General service contractor GSC
Sampling
38. An event that requires the use of a convention center or event complex - as well as multiple hotels in the host city.
Theater set-up
Citywide event
Media relations
Budget
39. Direct mail promotional materials sent to current and prospective exhibitors to encourage participation and promote the benefits of exhibiting in a specific show. Contains information about technical points - cost of exhibition space - floor plan of
General service contractor GSC
Mixer
Feedback
Exhibitor prospectus
40. 1) Free-standing pavilion or light structure - often inside a facility - where printed or electronic information is available. 2) A small enclosure for ticket sales - information - etc.
Clause
Kiosk
Desktop videoconferenceing (DVC)
Less than truckload
41. 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.
Evaluation
Release date
Casual attire
Caterer
42. 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.
Risk management
Travel agency
Whiteboarding
Priority point system
43. 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
Non-performance
Production company
Needs assessment
Indemnification clause
44. Web based conferencing - a vital component of the modern event professional's toolbox.
Podcast
E-conferencing
Ground support
Category cable
45. 1) Platforms of varying heights used together to create a stage - such as the rows of steps a choral group would use during a performance. 2) Stage background scene giving illusion or depth. Also called CYC.
French banquet service
Publicity
Secure digital certificate
CYC
46. See BLANKET WRAP. Non-crated freight shipped via van line covered with protective blankets or padding.
Smart form
Pad-wrapped
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Consular invoice
47. In which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing.
Copy editor
Flying
Schoolroom set-up
Mic level
48. A list of special spellings - terms and style points to be used consistently in publications related to an event.
Overtime
Style sheet
Lectern microphone
In-house contractor
49. Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.
Survey
Opt-out
APEX
Full American Plan
50. CSM. Professional at a hotel - convention center or convention bureau who is responsible for event operations management on all levels.
Offer
Non-performance
Convention services manager (CSM)
Theater set-up