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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Weblogs or online journals. An application that may change the face of event marketing.






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






3. Event held to communicate information to media representatives.






4. 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






5. A service provider of videoconferencing which allows multiple sites to connect simultaneously. A bridge connects three or more tele- or videoconference sites for simultaneous communication.






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






7. AKA Pre-con meeting. A meeting at the primary facility at which an event will take place just prior to the event beginning. Attendees generally include the primary event organizer - representatives of the event organizer/host organization - departmen






8. 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.






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






14. Type of meeting which brings together three or more people in two or more locations through telecommunications.






15. Private dispute resolution process - Often referred to as alternate dispute resolution - in which the parties agree to submit their dispute to an impartial third party for a decision. Depending on the type of arbitration - the arbitrator's decision m






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






17. Lighting instruments that can be computer controlled to move light around the room - and project color and patterns on screens - scenery - walls or floor.






18. 1) A mandatory and automatic amount added to standard food and beverage charges - usually used to defray the cost of labor - such as housemen - servers - technicians - etc. and which the facility receives a portion of the charge. In return - the gues






19. Building an event budet by analyzing both the projected and actual figures from the previous year's budget.






20. An insurance policy that provides protection against claims involving bodily injury and property damage to third parties.






21. FP. Projection of an image onto the front surface of a light reflecting screen from a projector placed within or behind the audience.






22. Magnetic Stripe. A lead retrieval system using a magnetic strip on either the back of a paper badge (similar to some airline tickets) or on plastic badges similar to credit cards.






23. 1) Merchandise or refreshments sold on site - to individuals - in conjunction with an event. 2) Contractual agreement where one party provides something of value to the other party in exchange for something else - pending certain conditions.






24. A videoconference of more than two sites.






25. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






26. Transportation for participants; usually by coach or van - provided on a continuous basis for a certain time period.






27. 1) A research method based upon selecting a portion of a population for study. 2) Paperwork and fees paid to a building by exhibitors for the right to serve food product.






28. Business-to-Business.






29. 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.






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






31. A requirement for entering into a binding contract. If a contract proposal (offer) is made - it is accepted if the offeree signs the offer as submitted. If the offeree makes any changes to the offer before signing - it is a counter offer - not accept






32. 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.






33. European term for booth or exhibit.






34. The standard seating supplied by most facilities. This kind of seating in wide rooms has the disadvantage of restricting the view of attendees sitting at the row ends. Best for presentations in which audience interaction is not required.






35. Ability to transmit huge volumes of voice and video over a network or the internet - without jumpy images.






36. 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.






37. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).






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






39. Convention and visitor bureaus are not-for-profit organizations charged with representing a specific destination and helping the long-term development of communities through a travel and tourism strategy. Convention and visitor bureaus are usually me






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






41. 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.






42. Procurement - maintenance and transportation of materials. Involves all related functions and services.






43. 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.






44. 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






45. BEO. A form most often used by hotels to provide details to personnel concerned with a specific food and beverage function or event room set-up.






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






47. 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






48. 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.






49. An event (e.g. war - labor strike - extreme weather - or other disruptive circumstances) or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled: a "fortuitous event."






50. Used to sell products through a Web site. An online shopping cart application allows customers to select and then purchase books - tapes and other items.







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