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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Accounts receivable made available to individuals or firms with established credit.






2. 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 %.






3. A sleeping room or function room provided to an individual or organization at no cost. See COMPLIMENTARY RATIO.






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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






7. 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.






8. In-person on-site review and evaluation of a venue or location for an event.






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






10. 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.






11. 1) The back wall (either hardwall or draped) of a perimeter - booth/stand/exhibit - or inline. 2) Panel arrangement at rear of booth/stand area.






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






13. 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






14. Expenses that vary based upon various factors - such as the number of attendees .






15. 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






16. 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.






17. AKA Post Conference.Any event which is arranged for the period immediately following the conference proper.






18. 1) Publicizing an event. See PUBLICITY. 2) An advancement in rank or position.






19. AKA Group Travel Agency. Company specializing in planning and handling group travel.






20. Contractor retained by a facility to be on-site and provide services as needed. In some cases - Planners are not required to use their services - but may be charged a surcharge or facility fee for bringing in an outside contractor for the same servic






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






22. An organization that provides event management and exhibitors with a wide range of services - sometimes including - but not limited to - Installation & Dismantle - creating and hanging signage and banners - laying carpet - drayage - and providing boo






23. 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






24. This beverage service includes both cash-bar and open-bar concepts. Guests are issued a certain number of tickets for free drinks and are then required to purchase additional drinks if desired.






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






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






27. Booth/stand space with aisles on all four sides.






28. 1) Enclosed lights used to illuminate the top of film and stage sets. 2) Group of speakers mounted in auditoriums - arenas - and theaters.






29. AP. A type of hotel rate that includes the price of the room and all meals. Also Called FULL AMERICAN PLAN (FAP).






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. 1) Airline lift into and out of a destination. 2) Capable of being used by people with physical challenges and disabilities. This is an important aspect of the United States' Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).






33. Contractor appointed by event or building management as the sole agent to provide specific services or products.






34. Notice as to how charges for an event should be handled and to whom invoices should be addressed.






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






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






37. 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.






38. Private room bar set up where guests pay for drinks individually.






39. The newest development in audio systems that can take traditional distributed systems - which require delay speakers to be hung throughout the room - to a new level. The advantage is that you can cover a room from a single line of speakers over the r






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






41. 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.






42. AKA Brainstorming. Group decision-making software and services use technology on-site to maximize the group decision and brainstorming process. Often the set-up involves a network of computers that event participants use to respond to questions - pll






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






44. Complimentary tickets awarded by the official airline after the event according to the number of attendees who used the airline.






45. A single source provider of goods or services.






46. Minimum amount for which union labor must be paid.






47. 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.






48. Part of a cancellation clause that outlines the amount of damages to be paid to the noncelling party in the event of a cancellation.






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






50. 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