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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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






2. Process of translating one language into another while the speaker is speaking.






3. Private room bar set up where guests do not pay for drinks.






4. A marketing plan should answer the question - What is the benefit to attending the event?






5. An ongoing effort by an organization to develop relationships with key media representatives before - during - and after an event.






6. An event that incoporates environmental considerations throughout all states of the planning process in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment.






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






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






9. One of the advantages of a web-based event planning software solution or ASP is that clients already have the necessary tools available: a computer and a web browser. This familiar interface is cross-platforming - meaning that PCs - MACs - and large






10. A music licensing organization that represents individuals who hold the copyrights to music written in the United States. It grants licensing agreements for the performance of music.






11. All individuals who are invested in a project or event such as the sponsors - attendees - vendors - media and others.






12. Informative and instructional speech.






13. 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.






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






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






16. 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






17. Professional Congress Organizer. European term for DMC (Destination Management Company). Local supplier who can arrange - manage and/or plan any function or service an event.






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






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






20. Raised platform usually above the floor of a hall or large room.






21. 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 -






22. Permits the customs broker to complete the customs document upon the return of your shipment to the country of origin. A Power of Attorney allows one person to act as agent for another. A Limited Power of Attorney grants the right to act in only limi






23. Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.






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






25. 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.






26. 1) The opposite of real-time. 2) Audio and/or video programming available on a Web site after the completion of an event - providing this content so Web site visitors can listen or view at their discretion. 3) FAX system for sending out faxed materia






27. A group of rooms that is reserved by a party outside of the ECB but is present in the city as a result of the Main Event (for example - some exhibitors - some international tour groups). A Peripheral Block's consumed room nights should be credited to






28. Business-to-Business.






29. Device used to compensate for undesired sound system characteristics or room acoustics.






30. Record of an event over time.






31. Risk that an organization takes when dealing with foreign currency due to exchange rates fluctuating over time.






32. 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.






33. 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






34. Proof of Registration - i.e. - a reservation number that will be accepted by the hotel holding the room.






35. 1) An accounting method that enters income and expenses into the books at the time of contract versus when payment is received or expenses incurred (cash accounting). 2) A system in which revenue and expenses are accounted for as soon as they are com






36. An exhibit with aisles on three sides.






37. Assets minus liabilities.






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






39. A statement that indicates overall financial status by subtracting expenses from income.






40. Two or more computers or peripherals that are linked together for the purpose of sharing data.






41. Formalized statement of outcomes to be anticipated as a result of the educational process.






42. A list - whether printed or electronic - by which an event organizer and/or their designates (e.g. a housing bureau) delivers multiple reservations to a hotel or other housing facility. Often the information contained in a rooming list is originally






43. Names and contact information of potential customers. Attendee lists are often provided as sales leads to exhibitors as an incentive to participate in an exhibition.






44. An informal meeting for the purpose of discussion; usually of an academic or research nature and in order to ascertain areas of mutual interest through exchange of ideas. Conducted as and when convenient - but with little regularity.






45. 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 %.






46. Booth/stand space assigned to exhibiting companies or meeting rooms assigned to event groups.






47. Series of tables set up in the shape of the letter U with chairs set all around on one or both sides.






48. A company that offers complete turnkey organization support for an event - including administrative and event management services.






49. Foods are cooked tableside. Servers put the food on platters and present themt ot he seated guests who serve themselves. Russian service requires sufficient space between tables for the servers to move about freely.






50. Supplier of booth/stand equipment - rental furnishings - floor coverings - labor - drayage and signs for exhibitions and trade shows. See GENERAL SERVICE CONTRACTOR.