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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. 1) Any seat - berth - room - or service provided and/or sold to a guest - attendee or passenger. 2) Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - a step taken to allow a person with a disability to participate in an event or employment.






2. The projection of a computer signal from a personal computer - laptop or other computer device onto a screen from a LCD or equivalent projector for viewing by audience.






3. Program and process by which a participant completes proscribed training and passes an assessment.






4. Business-to-Business.






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






6. A list showing the number and kinds of items being shipped - as well as other information needed for transportation purposes.






7. Web browser-based videoconferencing.






8. 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.






9. Legal responsibility. An obligation to pay an amount in damages. In a non-legal context - something that is a negative factor.






10. 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






11. A new development using computer chips that can be read from a distance (similar to a bar code without the need for line of sight). This type of technology holds promise to help attendees - event managers and exhibitors share information - log into c






12. The rooms that are contracted for by an event organizer with a hotel(s) or housing facility(s) for a particular event.






13. RFP. 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.






14. Web sites that give visitors a reason to return to the site and be exposed to new offers.






15. A detailed list of the individual line items that make up the revenue and expense categories in a budget. A numbering system used to identify every line item in a budget - so income and expenses are posted to the correct accounts.






16. Casting video images on monitors or on large screen.






17. An individual or company providing installation & dismantle and booth/stand and hall dressing services for a trade show and/or its exhibitors. Decorator services may be provided by carpenters - sign painters or others depending upon union jurisdictio






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. International Association for Continuing Education and Training.






23. A feature of many videoconferencing systems that allows two or more people to use the same software program - even if all do not have it on their computer or conferencing system.






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






25. 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.






26. An event that draws a national and international audience. Typically 15% or more of attendees reside outside of the host country.






27. Series of tables set up in the shape of the block T with chairs set all around except at the head table.






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






29. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






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






31. 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






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






33. The organization providing alcohol to guests.






34. Equipment - materials - and teaching aids used in sound and visual presentations - such as television monitors - video - sound equipment - etc.






35. 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.






36. Affordable videoconferencing equipment that is available and allows participants to use their computers indead of proprietary hardware for virtual meetings. They provide real-time interaction using a personal computer.






37. 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.






38. List of names and addresses of the persons to whom publicity material or other information is to be sent.






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






40. The organization who provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).






41. 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.






42. Computer program that uses variable pricing models to maximize the return on a fixed (perishable) inventory - such as hotel rooms - based on supply-and-demand theory.






43. A solid-state diode rectifier whose atomic properties cause it to emit light when electric current is passed through it. Current LED technology allows the emission of light from infrared through green frequencies - and visible light LEDs are availabl






44. 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.






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






46. AKA Housing Bureau. Organization that provides reservation services for a group and its attendees.






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






48. Guest holding confirmed sleeping room reservation is denied accommodations at the hotel where to reservation is held upon their arrival and is relocated to another hotel.






49. When a company tries to sell its product or service on the show floor without the permission or consent of the event's management.






50. Individuals who will participate in the pre-event meetings. Generally includes the planner - key members of planner's staff - CSM - Catering Managers - A/V representatives - room set-up representatives - etc.