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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Equipment which projects an image on a screen by passing light through a transparent slide or other transparency.






2. A process of identifying human wants and needs - and developing a plan to meet those wants and needs. Refers to everything involved with convincing an attendee to come to the event. Also refers to providing information to support the exhibit sales fu






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






4. 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






5. Designated day when the facility will release a block of sleeping rooms to the general public.






6. 1) A statement of what one will give or take in return for something else (a price); proposal. 2) Proposal submitted by a convention & visitors bureau and/or hotel(s) to an event organizer that includes defined dates and room blocks.






7. Organizations offering this type of continuing education credits are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).






8. Method of doing research using a small group led by a facilitator.






9. Staff person responsible for selling and servicing group and local food and beverage functions.






10. Light-weight aluminum tubing and drapery used to separate exhibit booths/stands - staging areas - and other similar locations.






11. I&D. 1) The set-up and teardown of exhibits. 2) Firm that does I&D work.






12. Any agreement which limits who may provide specific products or services under certain conditions to only one party. A general service contractor - for instance - may have an "exclusive" in a particular facility - meaning that no other contractor is






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






14. Marketing tools or programs used to influence buying patterns and build customer loyalty.






15. A Web-based form that can be designed to guide the user through the process of completing the form and can alert the user to errors.






16. The activities that are undertaken to either reduce the probability that an emergency or crisis will occur or reduce the consequences if it does occur.






17. Provision in a contract which outlines damages to be paid to the non-canceling party if cancellation occurs - due the canceling party's breach of the contract.






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






19. 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.






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






21. Airline company designated airline of choice for an event in exchange for special rates or services.






22. A voluntary and selective amount of money - given at will for special or excellent service.






23. Continuning education requirements for legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar Association (ABA).






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






25. Donated financial or material support - usually in exchange for recognition; Paid opportunity for entity or an exhibitor to increase its visibility at the event.






26. 1) The process of attaching the cable on a crane to a piece of machinery or equipment. 2) The process for hanging materials or signs.






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. 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.






33. Business-to-Business.






34. 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.






35. DMC. A professional services company possessing extensive local knowledge - expertise and resources - specializing in the design and implementation of events - activities - tours - transportation and program logistics. Depending on the company and th






36. Comp. Service - space or item provided at no charge.






37. 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.






38. An ongoing process in which an individual actively seeks to understand and contribute to change.






39. Actual number of meals served at a catered meal function or in a restaurant. See AUDIENCE COUNT.






40. Building an event budget on estimates of potential income and likely expenses because there is no financial history from prior events available to use.






41. A statement of revenues and expenses. Also known as a profit & loss statement.






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






43. Time worked by an employee outside of - or in addition to - regular working time or beyond the standard forty-hour workweek.






44. Using hypertext - a link is a selectable connection from one word - picture or information object to another. From a Web site - a link points to content.






45. A company that presents special effects and theatrical acts. This type of company may contract to put on an entire event or only parts of one. They sometimes hire speakers as part of their contract.






46. Company that fabricates displays.






47. Portable MICROPHONE operating on its own power source. Often used to pass through an audience for questions or comments. Also Called WIRELESS MICROPHONE.






48. 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.






49. 1) Regeneration of sound from audio speakers back through a microphone causing a squealing sound. 2) Response about an activity - policy - or idea.






50. Period when the demand for a supplier's product or service is neither high nor low.