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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Accepted Practices Exchange. An initiative of the meetings - conventions & exhibitions industry managed by the Convention Industry Council (CIC). APEX develops and manages the implementation of accepted practices (voluntary standards) for the industr






2. 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






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






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






5. Building an event budget on estimates of potential income and likely expenses because there is no financial history from prior events available to use.






6. The tone of a document refers to the feeling or impression a document conveys. Formal writing style tends to convey an objective tone that is deliberate and factual. The toneo f an informal document typically is relaxed - informative - helpful - casu






7. Integrated services digital network. A single ISDN line carries data at 128 Kbps. Although video conferences are possible at slower speeds - ISDN is considered to be the minimum for acceptable-quality video transmission.






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






9. Capture - manipulation and storage of video in digital format on a computer. Can be displayed on a computer as part of a graphic presentation.






10. A speaker system that is typically used in ballrooms - exhibit hall venues - etc - and are most appropriate for voice reproduction.






11. See BLANKET WRAP. Non-crated freight shipped via van line covered with protective blankets or padding.






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






16. A commission over and above the normal base commission percentage.






17. Mandatory continuning education requirements for legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar Association (ABA).






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. 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






22. 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.






23. Direct mail promotional materials sent to current and prospective exhibitors to encourage participation and promote the benefits of exhibiting in a specific show. Contains information about technical points - cost of exhibition space - floor plan of






24. Transmitting data at speeds of up to 1.544 Mbps - operates at a much higher capacity than an ISDN line and can be split to accommodate several users at one time (known as a fractional T-1).






25. One or more standard units of exhibit space. In the US - a standard unit is generally known to be a 10' x 10' space (one standard booth/stand unit - equaling 100 nsf). However - if an exhibitor purchases multiple units side-by-side or back-to-back -






26. A self-contained unit with a LCD (liquid crystal display) panel - light source and lens that works with both PC and Mac computers and duplicates the image being shown on the monitor without any need for special software or complex setting up.






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






28. 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






29. Series of tables set up in the shape of the letter U with chairs set all around on one or both sides.






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. One or more standard units of exhibit space. In the US - a standard unit is generally known to be a 10' x 10' space (one standard booth/stand unit - equaling 100 nsf). However - if an exhibitor purchases multiple units side-by-side or back-to-back -






35. MICROPHONE attached to a lectern. See LECTERN.






36. Period when the demand for a supplier's product or service is lowest. Prices general decrease in low season.






37. An event that requires the use of a convention center or event complex - as well as multiple hotels in the host city.






38. Person or firm which is licensed and specializes in travel related arrangements - such booking hotel rooms - meals - transportation - cruises - tours - vacation packages and other travel elements.






39. 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






40. A release of rights to substitute one party for another party. The release of an insurance company right to succeed to the insured's rights to sue for damages against the tortfeasor - after the insurance company pays an insured's claim of loss due to






41. Manual or kit - usually developed by the service contractor for an event - containing general event information - labor/service order forms - rules and regulations and other information pertinent to an exhibitor's participation in an exhibition.






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






43. 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.






44. Land-based system for videoconferencing designed to manage communication between one group of people - usually in a conference room setting - with another group or groups in similar settings elsewhere.






45. A statement that indicates overall financial status by subtracting expenses from income.






46. An insurance policy that provides protection against claims involving bodily injury and property damage to third parties.






47. Required for shipments valued at more than $2500; used by the U.S. government to monitor the dollar volume of export shipments.






48. A customs document permitting the holder to carry or send merchandise temporarily into certain foreign countries (for display - demonstration or similar purposes) without paying duties or posting bonds.






49. Computer application that enables voting and then collects and displays the results - simplifying decision-making among event participants.






50. 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.