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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. Representatives of an event's exhibiting companies who act as advisers to show management on rules and procedures - and also update show management on industry trends and issues.
Contingency plan
Exhibitor Advisory Committee
Flate rate
Fiber-optic cable
2. Assets minus liabilities.
Net worth
Contract
Opt-out
Incentive travel company
3. The style of a document refers to choices writers make that create the tone to readers. A writing style could be either formal or informal.
Podcast
Style
One-stop shop
lanning committee
4. A bill of lading issued by the airline that covers both domestic and international flights transporting goods to a specified destination. Technically - it is a non-negotiable instrument of air transport that serves as a receipt for the shipper - indi
Media relations
Air waybill
Jurisdiction
Lead retrieval
5. A member of the Convention Industry Council.
National Speakers Association (NSA)
Indirect costs
Trade-out
Flate rate
6. The standard seating supplied by most facilities. This kind of seating in wide rooms has the disadvantage of restricting the view of attendees sitting at the row ends. Best for presentations in which audience interaction is not required.
Straight-row seating
Jurisdiction
Sub-block
Lecture
7. An alternative procedure that can be specified in contracts instead of going through the process of filing a complaint and pursuing the claim in court.
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
American service
Truckload
Cafeteria service
8. MAP. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).
Social host
Floor plan
Modified American Plan
Non-performance
9. 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
CODEC
Theater set-up
APEX Post Event Report (PER)
Dimensional weight
10. Building an event budget on estimates of potential income and likely expenses because there is no financial history from prior events available to use.
Freight forwarder
Contract
Exhibition manager
Zero-based budgeting
11. I&D. 1) The set-up and teardown of exhibits. 2) Firm that does I&D work.
Minimum labor call
Installation and dismantle (I&D)
High season
Slide
12. 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.
Cancellation Clause
Debate
Variable costs
DVCam
13. Type of adjustable spotlight used to light lecterns - signs and areas that need a tightly focused pool of light.
Request for proposal (RFP)
Value-added tax (VAT)
Telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD)
Leko
14. An account (usually a number) to which expenses for a function or activity are charged.
Cost center
Fixed costs
Flying
Unopposed exhibit hours
15. A detailed section of a contract pertaining to a specific issue.
Marketing collateral
Clause
High season
Platform
16. Accounts receivable made available to individuals or firms with established credit.
Destination management company (DMC)
Material handling (formerly drayage)
Direct billing
Press conference
17. 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.
Request for proposal (RFP)
Smart form
Transfer
Consular invoice
18. Portable MICROPHONE operating on its own power source. Often used to pass through an audience for questions or comments. Also Called WIRELESS MICROPHONE.
Media relations
Wireless microphone
Kiosk
Pallet
19. 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
Inducements
Space assignment
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
Seminar
20. Unpublished rates offered from the areas of the U.S. and Canada to specified event destinations; they do not require Saturday night stay over.
Installation and dismantle (I&D)
Zone fare
Air waybill
B2B
21. Amount of money paid to secure a room - facility or service in advance.
American Society of Composers - Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Advance deposit
Conflict of interest statement
Multi-point bridge
22. 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.
DSL
Certificate of insurance
Accommodation
Bid
23. In Conjunction With. An event or function that occurs because of another event.
In conjunction with (ICW)
Smart form
Balance sheet
Deposit
24. 1) Schematic drawing of an exhibit hall including dimensions - design - shape - entrances - aisles - numbered exhibit booth/stands - lounges - concession areas - restrooms - electrical/plumbing accessibility - etc. 2) Scale plan of the floor area of
Peripheral block
Application sharing
Sales lead
Floor plan
25. 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.
Balance sheet
Backbone
Buzz session
Desktop videoconferenceing (DVC)
26. Truckload rates apply where the tariff shows a truckload minimum weight. Charges will be at the truckload minimum weight unless weight is higher.
Exhibit house
Social host
Break-even point
Truckload
27. 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).
Omnidirectional microphone
Russian banquet service
Accessibility
Chart of accounts
28. 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.
Network
Kiosk
ISDN
Press kit
29. Compression/Decompression or Coder/Decoder. Videoconferencing standard - included in hardware and/or software - used to compress or code video - audio - and data signals for transmission and decompress or decode the signal at the other end of the tra
LCD projector
Mixer
CODEC
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
30. 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.
Cafeteria service
On-demand
Barrier-free
Certificate of insurance
31. Building an event budet by analyzing both the projected and actual figures from the previous year's budget.
Dais
Incremental budgeting
Barrier-free
Open bar (host bar)
32. An ongoing process in which an individual actively seeks to understand and contribute to change.
Unopposed exhibit hours
Rider
Advance registration
Lifelong learning
33. 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
Group ware
Streaming
Commerical invoice
Shoulder season
34. Long range plan of action for a company or organization.
Strategic plan
Confirmation number
Certificate of insurance
Mag-stripe
35. A statement of revenues and expenses. Also known as a profit & loss statement.
Income statement
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Lot labeling
Pre-registration
36. A statement of estimated revenues and expenditures for a specified period of time; divided into subject categories and arranged by principal areas of revenue and expense.
Priority point system
Packing list
Material handling (formerly drayage)
Budget
37. Sports shirt (possibly with jacket) for men; resort wear for women.
Casual attire
Carnet
LED Light Emitting Diode
National Speakers Association (NSA)
38. A type of audio system for meetings and concerts. The speakers sit on the floor and project from each side of the room. The sound may be louder in the front than the back.
Certificate of insurance
Stacked speaker system
Outsourcing
Multidisciplinary
39. Used to sell products through a Web site. An online shopping cart application allows customers to select and then purchase books - tapes and other items.
Theater set-up
Shopping cart
Less than truckload
T-1 line
40. An individual who guides discussion and/or decision making.
Broadcast Music - Inc. (BMI)
Facilitator
Master account
Flate rate
41. 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
Application service provider (ASP)
American Plan (Full American Plan)
Business exchange
Island booth
42. Procurement - maintenance and transportation of materials. Involves all related functions and services.
On-demand
Exhibitor Advisory Committee
Logistics
General service contractor GSC
43. The amount of information that can be transmitted in an information channel such as a telephone line - ISDN - or Ethernet. Higher bandwidth means that images and sound will load more quickly for use in videoconferences or on the Internet.
Waiver of subrogation
Bandwidth
Hundredweight (CWT)
Secure digital certificate
44. A feature of many videoconference systems that allows participants at each conference site to view and edit the same document.
Gobo
Document sharing
Continental breakfast
Buzz session
45. MICROPHONE attached to a lectern. See LECTERN.
Van line
Lectern microphone
Flate rate
Set top box solutions (STBS)
46. Lifts - trusses - pipe or other freestanding devices used to raise sound - lighting or other equipment above the heads of attendees and to support it from the floor.
Etiquette
Barrier-free
Ground support
French banquet service
47. 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
American service
Point-to-multipoint videoconference
Convention and visitors bureau (CVB)
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
48. A music licensing organization that represents individuals who hold the copyrights to music written in the United States. It grants licensing agreements for the performance of music.
PAR
Broadcast Music - Inc. (BMI)
Concession
Leko
49. 1) The opposite of real-time. 2) Audio and/or video programming available on a Web site after the completion of an event - providing this content so Web site visitors can listen or view at their discretion. 3) FAX system for sending out faxed materia
On-demand
Lead retrieval
French banquet service
Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
50. Raising and supporting sound - lighting or other equipment or décor from the ceiling.
Group ware
APEX
Cluster
Flying