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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. 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 -






2. In the United States - a legal term for laws covering the liability of people serving alcoholic beverages. Under dram shop laws - a party injured by an intoxicated person can sue establishments contributing to that person's intoxication. Many dram sh






3. 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.






4. 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






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






6. An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an outer circle of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other.






7. Downloadable audio and video programs playable on MP3 players. This type of application may change the face of event marketing.






8. An event that broadcasts the audio and/or video portion of a keynote presentation or other educational sessions over the Web in real-time or on-demand.






9. Light morning meal consisting of pastries - juices - and hot beverages. Usually served buffet style.






10. 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






11. A type of education where students work on their own at home or from an office - and communicate with faculty and other students via email - electronic forums - chat - webconferencing and other forms of online communication. Includes correspondence c






12. 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






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






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






15. Abbreviation for "hundred weight." This is the unit of measure used in drayage and freight shipments.






16. A type of exhibit construction in which the walls are of solid material - rather than fabric.






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. A black light used to make phosphorescent and fluorescent paints glow in the dark.






20. 1) Registering in advance to attend an event. See ADVANCE REGISTRATION. 2) At a facility - pre-assigned sleeping rooms available for occupancy.






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






22. Small group sessions - panels - workshops or presentations - offered concurrently within the event - formed to focus on specific subjects. The event is apart from the general session - but within the event format - formed to focus on specific subject






23. 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






24. Requirement of many professional groups by which members must certify participation in formal educational programs designed to maintain their level of ability beyond their original certification date. CEUs are non-academic credit. One CEU is awarded






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






26. Unpublished rates offered from the areas of the U.S. and Canada to specified event destinations; they do not require Saturday night stay over.






27. 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.






28. An independent business which handles export shipments for compensation. At the request of the shipper - the forwarder makes the actual arrangements and provides the necessary services for expediting the shipment to its overseas destination. The forw






29. Truckload rates apply where the tariff shows a truckload minimum weight. Charges will be at the truckload minimum weight unless weight is higher.






30. 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






31. 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.






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. Amount of money paid to secure a room - facility or service in advance.






35. A third party vendor or company that offers complete turnkey organization support for an event - including administrative and event management services.






36. CSM. Professional at a hotel - convention center or convention bureau who is responsible for event operations management on all levels.






37. 4 or 5 participants query the main speaker from the stage with questions from the audience and follow up questions.






38. Anticipated dates and times of arrival of group members.






39. A commission over and above the normal base commission percentage.






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






41. Relating to organizations whose membership hold common occupational credentials or interests.






42. Executive responsible for financial affairs of an organization.






43. The opposite of an opt-in email marketing campaign






44. A tax that is added to a product at each step of the manufacturing and marketing process reflecting value which has been added to the product by processing.






45. 1) Ability of a projection system to distinguish and reproduce fine detail. 2) Motion put forward for a joint decision; usually has the force of a legislative decision.






46. 1) Meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The workshop concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a particular discipline or on a particular subject. 2) Informal and public session of free discussion organized to ta






47. 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.






48. Type of adjustable spotlight used to light lecterns - signs and areas that need a tightly focused pool of light.






49. A document - required by some countries - describing a shipment of goods and showing information such as the consignor - consignee - and value of the shipment. Certified by a consular official of the foreign country - it is used by that country's cus






50. AKA Classroom set-up. Seating arrangement in which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing. Also Called SCHOOLROOM SET-UP.