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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. A meeting at the primary facility at which an event occurred just after it has ended. Attendees generally include the primary event organizer - representatives of the event organizer/host organization - department heads at the facility - other facili






2. 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.






3. Written document requiring individuals to disclose any conflicts of interest that may be created by their involvement with an organization.






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






5. 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






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






7. The organization providing alcohol to guests.






8. Portable MICROPHONE operating on its own power source. Often used to pass through an audience for questions or comments. Also Called WIRELESS MICROPHONE.






9. 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.






10. 1) Way in which a function room is arranged. 2) Erecting displays - installation - or - articles in their assembled condition. 3) Mixers - fruit - and glassware accompanying a liquor order.






11. Assortment of foods - offered on a table - self-served.






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






13. Services performed by GENERAL SERVICE CONTRACTOR that includes delivery of exhibit materials from the dock to assigned space - removing empty crates - returning crates at the end of the event for re-crating - and delivering materials back to the dock






14. 1) Lecture and dialogue allowing participants to share experiences in a particular field under the guidance of an expert discussion leader. 2) A meeting or series of meetings of from 10 to 50 specialists who have different specific skills but have a






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






16. 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






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






18. Designated day when the facility will release a block of sleeping rooms to the general public.






19. 1) The jobs that may be performed by a specific labor union. 2) The locality where a contractual dispute is decided. 3) In law - the ability of a court to hear and decide a matter brought before it.






20. 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






21. 1) The governmental authorities designated to collect duties levied by a country on imports and exports. The term also applies to the procedures involved in such collection. 2) Practices common to many of a particular group.






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






23. Equipment which projects an image on a screen by passing light through a transparent slide or other transparency.






24. 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.






25. A true and honest effort to uphold the law. (as in Good Faith Effort)






26. A Web site that serves as a year-round online marketplace for buyers and sellers within a given marketplace. Such sites are also referred to as business-to-business (B2B) marketplaces - business-to-consumer (B2C) marketplaces or consumer-to-consumer






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






28. MICROPHONE attached to a lectern. See LECTERN.






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






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






31. A supplier of a specific event service - such as photography - rental of furniture or audiovisual equipment - or floral decoration.






32. 1) Servers offer a variety of both hot and cold hors d'oeuvres on platters to guests at receptions. 2) A style of table service where guests serve themselves from platters presented by the server. 3) Specialized in-room service offered by a hotel.






33. DMC. A professional services company possessing extensive local knowledge - expertise and resources - specializing in the design and implementation of events - activities - tours - transportation and program logistics. Depending on the company and th






34. Seating arrangement in which seats are in rows facing the stage area - no tables. See AUDITORIUM SET-UP.






35. Total number of sleeping rooms that are utilized and attributable to one event.






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






37. An encrypted file that authenticates the source of financial data - usually for an online credit card transaction.






38. Dispute resolution process in which the parties use a third party to assist them in reaching a compromise. The mediator may work with both sides together - or may act as "go between" in an attempt to move the sides toward agreement. The mediator may






39. Structured educational and training experiences for personal or professional development.






40. Platters of food are composed in the kitchen. Each food item is then served from the guest's left by the server from platters to individual plates. Any course can be 'Frenched' by having the dressing put on the salad or having sauce added to a entrée






41. International Association for Continuing Education and Training.






42. Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.






43. A contract clause in which one party agrees to pay damages or claims that the other party may be required to pay to another. For example - if a hotel is sued by an attendee that is injured at an event due to the fault of the group - an indemnificatio






44. 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.






45. Record of an event over time.






46. 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.






47. AKA CSEP or Certified Special Event Professional - a designation offered by the International Special Events Society (ISES) earned through education - perofrmance - experience - and service to the industry.






48. Exhibit hours that do not overlap other programming - which encourages attendees to visit the exhibition and increases the value for exhibitors.






49. 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.






50. The point at which revenues are equal to expenses.