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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. Mandatory continuning education requirements for legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar Association (ABA).
Sampling
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
Exclusive
Convention services manager (CSM)
2. Shipment number designated by the common carrier to a single shipment - used in all cases where the shipment must be referred. Usually assigned at once.
Pro number
Sponsorship
Master account
Publicity
3. 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.
Exclusive
Export license
Smart card
Attrition clause
4. 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.
Document sharing
Liability
Production company
Audiovisual A/V
5. Process of translating one language into another while the speaker is speaking.
Promotion
Simultaneous translation
In conjunction with (ICW)
Smart card
6. 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.
Paid-out
Booth
Exclusive contractor
Mixer
7. A statement that indicates overall financial status by subtracting expenses from income.
B2B
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
Accreditation
Balance sheet
8. 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
Outsourcing
Opt-out
Commerical invoice
Service charge
9. 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).
Demonstration
Accessibility
Multidisciplinary
Material handling
10. AKA Group Specification Guide or Resume. Spec Guide. The industry preferred term for a comprehensive document that outlines the complete requirements and instructions for an event. This document is typically authored by the event planner and is share
On consumption
Advance registration
ISDN
Event specifications guide (ESG)
11. Structure of event program elements to achieve specific goals and objectives.
Mic level
Program design
Lectern
Certification
12. 1) Customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality - precedence - and etiquette. 2) A formal description of message formats and the rules two computers must follow to exchange messages.
Post event report
Multi-management firm
Protocol
Continuing education
13. 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
Post-event report PER
Breakout session
Audiovisual A/V
Walk
14. 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
Shoulder season
T-1 line
Business exchange
Marketing
15. Digital subscriber line. Brings high bandwidth via copper phone lines.
Post-event report PER
Lectern
DSL
Carnet
16. Private dispute resolution process - Often referred to as alternate dispute resolution - in which the parties agree to submit their dispute to an impartial third party for a decision. Depending on the type of arbitration - the arbitrator's decision m
On consumption
Protocol
ISDN
Arbitration
17. In which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing.
Catering manager
Schoolroom set-up
Transfer
Good faith
18. A food service operation in which customers carry their own trays and select food from a display counter or counters. It is similar to a buffet - but food is served by attendants.
Objective
Cafeteria service
Bandwidth
Cut-off date
19. The opposite of an opt-in email marketing campaign
Opt-out
Exhibitor Advisory Committee
Cafeteria service
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
20. A promise - proposal or other expression of willingness to make and carry out a contract under proposed terms with another party which has the ability to accept it upon receiving it. Space and rent proposal from a facility. It may be in the form of a
Offer
Group specifications guide
Travel agency
Message board
21. 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
Booking agent
Chat room
Deposit
22. A list of special spellings - terms and style points to be used consistently in publications related to an event.
Confirmation number
Target date
Zero-based budgeting
Style sheet
23. 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.
APEX RFP
History
Backbone
Theater set-up
24. A feature of many videoconference systems that allows participants at each conference site to view and edit the same document.
Document sharing
Island booth
Incremental budgeting
Platform
25. Certification of measurements of meeting space through the Function Space Verification Program offered by the Professional Convention Management Association or through graphics layout software companies - e.g. MeetingMatrix.
E-conferencing
PCMA Space Verification Program
Lectern microphone
Speakers bureau
26. An audio signal generated by a microphone.
Hospitality suite
Whiteboarding
Mic level
Opt-in
27. An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an outer circle of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other.
Quick set
Fishbowl
Application sharing
Advance deposit
28. 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
Mic level
Seminar
DLP projector
Van line
29. PER. 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
Post event report
Productivity ticket
Complimentary
Exhibition service contractor
30. See BLANKET WRAP. Non-crated freight shipped via van line covered with protective blankets or padding.
Pad-wrapped
Point-to-multipoint videoconference
Peninsula booth
Certification
31. 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 %.
Return on investment ROI
Rear projection
Stakeholder
Waiver of subrogation
32. Provides the event's basic specifications and captures all the information gathered. A detailed event specifications package should include things like the goals and objectives of the event - attendee profile - prefered and optional dates - the numbe
Sampling
Event profile
Professional
Meeting Information Network (MINT)
33. 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.
Indirect costs
Lectern
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Income statement
34. An additional clause in artist's contract stipulating special requirements such as travel - dressing rooms - technical equipment - etc.
Request for proposal (RFP)
Point-to-multipoint videoconference
Rider
Theater set-up
35. Type of adjustable spotlight used to light lecterns - signs and areas that need a tightly focused pool of light.
Download
Modified American Plan
Less than truckload
Leko
36. Casting video images on monitors or on large screen.
Social host
Rebates
Video projection
High season
37. An event (e.g. war - labor strike - extreme weather - or other disruptive circumstances) or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled: a "fortuitous event."
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Distributed speaker system
Force majeure
Fiber-optic cable
38. Event held to communicate information to media representatives.
Contract
Press conference
Combination bar
Income statement
39. 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
B2B
Van line
Lifelong learning
Customs broker
40. 1) Exclusive use of all or some space on an airplane - bus - ship - or other vehicle for a special period of time and for a specific itinerary. 2) To create a new association - organization or chapter of an association or organization.
Breakout session
Charter
Contract
Customs broker
41. Categorization of people - organizations or businesses by professional discipline or primary areas of interest for the purposes of sales analysis or assignment.
Value-added tax (VAT)
Intelligent lighting
Platform
Market segments
42. Service for meeting and greeting a person upon arrival in a city - usually at the airport - pier or rail station and assisting him or her with entrance formalities - collecting baggage and obtaining transportation.
ducational programming committee
Document sharing
Meet and greet
Demonstration
43. 1) Enclosed lights used to illuminate the top of film and stage sets. 2) Group of speakers mounted in auditoriums - arenas - and theaters.
Mailing list
Green event
Cluster
Backwall
44. A member of the Convention Industry Council.
History
Group ware
National Speakers Association (NSA)
Cancellation or Interruption Insurance
45. 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
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Foreign exchange currency risk
Business exchange
Marketing plan
46. 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.
Audit
Charter
Modified American Plan
Green event
47. 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
Kiosk
T-3 line
Master account
48. A sleeping room or function room provided to an individual or organization at no cost. See COMPLIMENTARY RATIO.
American Society of Composers - Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Complimentary room
Business exchange
Manifest
49. Procurement - maintenance and transportation of materials. Involves all related functions and services.
Logistics
Installation and dismantle (I&D)
Good faith
Productivity ticket
50. A facility that provides a dedicated environment for events - especially small events. May be certified by the International Association of Conference Centers.
Specialty contractor
Exhibitor prospectus
Exclusive
Conference center