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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. A payment to a sales representative for meeting or exceeding a sales revenue goal. Or a payment made to an individual or organization for bringing business to another individual or organization.






2. 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.






3. Risk that an organization takes when dealing with foreign currency due to exchange rates fluctuating over time.






4. In which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing.






5. 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.






6. Procurement - maintenance and transportation of materials. Involves all related functions and services.






7. 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.






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






9. A cable that is made up of tiny glass strands that are wrapped and bundled together to make up a cable. Fiber can transmit voice - data and video at gigabyte speed - or 1 billion bytes per second - with less signal loss than copper wire because the s






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






11. An organization who locates and books speakers according to my specifications and budget.






12. Number of facility guest rooms actually used out of a room block.






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. 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.






19. A collection of publicity items that includes: 1) pertinent data on the meeting - such as agenda - historical data - guest speakers - special events - etc. The property - such as photos - descriptions of public space areas - local entertainment - etc






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






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






22. Linear exhibits are generally 10' deep. They are offered in 10' or 15' widths and can be combined to create an exhibit of almost any length.






23. 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






24. 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.






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






26. Detailed section of a contract.






27. 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






28. The inducement to a contract. The cause - motive - price - or impelling influence which induces a contracting party to enter a contract.






29. The person hired to review the content of advertising or marketing materials for consistency - accuracy - and to elminate repititious information.






30. American Society of Composers - Authors - and Publishers. A membership organization that represents individuals who hold the copyrights to music written in the United States and grants licensing agreements for the performance of that music.






31. Comp. Service - space or item provided at no charge.






32. 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






33. 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.






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






35. A record of transactions during an event where the resulting balance is paid directly by the group. May include room - tax - incidentals - food and beverage - audiovisual equipment - decor - etc. Also Called MASTER BILL.






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






37. 1) Platforms of varying heights used together to create a stage - such as the rows of steps a choral group would use during a performance. 2) Stage background scene giving illusion or depth. Also called CYC.






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






39. 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.






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






41. The type of platform that multi-purpose technology solutions designed to handle many event planning and management tasks are built on. They range in price from a few hundred dollars for a basic single-user program to hundreds of thousands of dollars






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






43. Convention and visitor bureaus are not-for-profit organizations charged with representing a specific destination and helping the long-term development of communities through a travel and tourism strategy. Convention and visitor bureaus are usually me






44. Professional Congress Organizer. European term for DMC (Destination Management Company). Local supplier who can arrange - manage and/or plan any function or service an event.






45. 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.






46. 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






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






48. 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.






49. Any meeting where people at two or more distant locations are linked using video - audio and data for two-way communication via satellite communications or the Internet. Each party sees and hears the other through a TV screen or computer monitor and






50. Video tape recorder and player utilizing ½-inch (1.27 centimeter) tape. Not compatible with beta format.