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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. Computer application that enables voting and then collects and displays the results - simplifying decision-making among event participants.
Certificate of insurance
Group ware
Transfer
Audience polling
2. 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.
Direct billing
Break-even point
Request for proposal (RFP)
Confirmation number
3. 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 -
Whiteboarding
Smart form
Booth
2-D bar code
4. 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.
Ground support
Platform
Colloquium
Slide
5. Primary uses of satellite videoconferencing today are major announcements - product launches - and other presentations for which timeliness and a top-quality broadcaset is desired. they are typically sent to a large - geographically remote audience -
Hold harmless
T-3 line
Videoconferencing
Pallet
6. Web browser-based videoconferencing.
Webconferencing
Barrier-free
Balance sheet
Booth
7. 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
Fiber-optic cable
Transfer
Trade-out
T-shape set-up
8. International Association for Continuing Education and Training.
Guest program
APEX
ite inspection
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
9. 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.
Lavaliere microphone
T-1 line
Digital marketing
Attrition clause
10. Ability to transmit huge volumes of voice and video over a network or the internet - without jumpy images.
Broadband
French cart service
APEX Post Event Report (PER)
Backbone
11. Legal responsibility. An obligation to pay an amount in damages. In a non-legal context - something that is a negative factor.
Chat room
Post-event meeting
Liability
Etiquette
12. 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.
Authorized signatory
Caterer
Digital marketing
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
13. 1) Way in which a function room is arranged. 2) Erecting displays - installation - or - articles in their assembled condition. 3) Mixers - fruit - and glassware accompanying a liquor order.
Line level
Set-up
Air waybill
DSL
14. Private room bar set up where guests do not pay for drinks.
Open bar (host bar)
Contract
Variable costs
Transfer
15. 1) Some Web-based content such as event Webcasts are made available to online customers on a pay-per-view basis - which means that customers have to pay to access this programming. 2) Video productions accessible to customers who pay for access to th
Pay-per-view
Ground support
Dimensional weight
Press release
16. 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.
Peripheral block
Lectern
Front projection
Webconferencing
17. Audio unit by which sound signals from all sources feed into one system; allows for dissimilar inputs (microphone and line) to be combined and controlled into one output.
Function set-up order
Priority point system
Mixer
Advance deposit
18. A wired or wireless microphone that hooks around the neck or is clipped to clothing. Sometimes called a NECKLACE - LAPEL - or PENDANT MICROPHONE.
Exhibitor service manual
Lavaliere microphone
Catering manager
Line level
19. Marketing tools or programs used to influence buying patterns and build customer loyalty.
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
Inducements
Broadband
American Bar Association (ABA)
20. Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.
Opt-in
Survey
Pipe & drape
Lectern
21. 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.
Certificate of insurance
Accrual accounting
Customs broker
Travel agent
22. In Conjunction With. An event or function that occurs because of another event.
Destination Marketing Association International
Feedback
In conjunction with (ICW)
Focus group
23. Digital light processor data/video projectors were developed with an entirely new processor using microscopic mirrors to recreate video images and display them in a number of settings. These projectors picked up where LCD left off by reproducing vide
Tone
Debate
Customs
DLP projector
24. Sequential numbering as part of a total number of pieces indicated on each package - carton - or crate. For example - box number 2 of 12.
American Bar Association (ABA)
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
Lot labeling
Truckload
25. EAC. Any company other than the designated "official" contractor providing a service to an exhibitor. Can refer to an Install & Dismantle Company (I&D House) - photographer - florist or any other type of contractor.
Booth
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
Hardwall
Speakers bureau
26. Company which designs and handles some or all elements of incentive travel programs.
Demonstration
Mailing list
Incentive travel company
Straight time
27. 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.
Risk management
Target date
Colloquium
Inducements
28. A popular digital format for meeetings with a good quality image - an extended recording time up to 184 minutes - with a tape stock that is less expensive than BetaSP.
DVCam
Downlink
APEX RFP
Program design
29. A holding area where trucks or buses check in and wait for instructions before delivering or picking up freight or passengers.
Marshalling yard
Sales lead
Backwall
Manifest
30. A third party vendor or company that offers complete turnkey organization support for an event - including administrative and event management services.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Multidisciplinary
Group ware
Contract
31. 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.
Value-added tax (VAT)
Mag-stripe
Line level
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
32. 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).
Quick set
T-1 line
Mitigation
Fiber-optic cable
33. Large theatrical floodlight usually used for work lights or occasionally in place of strip lights to light a cyclorama or sky drop.
Hardwall
General liability insurance
Scoop
Site inspection
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
Customs broker
Style
Focus group
Survey
35. A detailed section of a contract pertaining to a specific issue.
Freight forwarder
Van line
Clause
Schoolroom set-up
36. 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.
Schoolroom set-up
Force majeure
Common carrier
Digital video
37. Multi-page pressure-sensitive form where multiple copies are made by writing on the top copy of the form. NCR stands for No-Carbon Required.
NCR form
Manifest
Cluster
Dram shop laws
38. A true and honest effort to uphold the law. (as in Good Faith Effort)
Value proposition
Good faith
Force majeure
Special event professional
39. An electronic message center or online discussion group - usually serving a special-interest group. They allow you to review messages left by others - and leave your own message if you choose. Also known as bulletin board systems or electronic forum.
Stand
Provision
Message board
Rider
40. Movie - slide - or computer image presentation where the screen is between the viewer and the projector. Often used in terms of a FRONT PROJECTION SCREEN which is translucent to images being projected from the rear and can be viewed from the front.
Group ware
Pay-per-view
B2B
Rear projection
41. Linear exhibits are generally 10' deep. They are offered in 10' or 15' widths and can be combined to create an exhibit of almost any length.
High season
Linear booth
APEX Post Event Report (PER)
Certificate of insurance
42. An alternative plan that may replace the original plan when circumstances change.
American Bar Association (ABA)
Liquidated damage clause
Press release
Contingency plan
43. 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.
Objective
Lead retrieval
Peninsula booth
Blog
44. A pre-cut - etched pattern fabricated from metal or glass that fits in the focal plane of a lighting instrument to form projected light into a shape (logo - graphic or even scenery). Templates can form light images on ceilings and walls. The pattern
Gobo
Booth
Pallet
Attrition clause
45. 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.
Budget
Pre-set
Contract
Business exchange
46. Designated date when the facility will release a block of sleeping rooms to the general public. The date is typically three to four weeks before the event.
Cut-off date
Copy editor
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Official carrier
47. Process of translating one language into another while the speaker is speaking.
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
Attrition clause
Hospitality suite
Simultaneous translation
48. A customs document permitting the holder to carry or send merchandise temporarily into certain foreign countries (for display - demonstration or similar purposes) without paying duties or posting bonds.
Carnet
V-shape set-up
Debate
Set-up
49. A government document which permits the "licensee" to engage in the export of designated goods to certain destinations.
Needs assessment
Simultaneous translation
Ground support
Export license
50. Staff person responsible for selling and servicing group and local food and beverage functions.
Style
DLP projector
Catering manager
Rigging