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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional
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1. 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
Continuing education
Audiovisual A/V
Linear booth
Group ware
2. In which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing.
Front projection
Schoolroom set-up
French cart service
Publicity
3. A lead retrieval method using embossed plastic cards similar to credit cards.
Credit card badge
Schedule of services
Cash flow
Concession
4. 1) Banquet Russian: The food is fully prepared in the kitchen. All courses are served either from platters or an escoffier dish. Tureens are used for soup and special bowls for salad. The server places the proper plate in front of the guest. After th
Russian banquet service
Flying
Manifest
Theater set-up
5. 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
Variable costs
Liquidated damage clause
Advance deposit
General service contractor GSC
6. The presenter is questioned by a moderator on behalf of the audience.
Broadcast Music - Inc. (BMI)
Hold harmless
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
Interview
7. Anticipated dates and times of arrival of group members.
Hardwall
Omnidirectional microphone
Arrival pattern
Distributed speaker system
8. 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.
T-1 line
Mitigation
Post event report
Linear booth
9. A document - required by some countries - describing a shipment of goods and showing information such as the consignor - consignee - and value of the shipment. Certified by a consular official of the foreign country - it is used by that country's cus
Consular invoice
Professional congress organizer (PCO)
Needs assessment
Exhibitor service manual
10. 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.
Interview
Foreign exchange currency risk
Butler service
Zero-based budgeting
11. 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
Survey
Material handling
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
Etiquette
12. AP. A type of hotel rate that includes the price of the room and all meals. Also Called FULL AMERICAN PLAN (FAP).
Trade show facilitation website
Outsourcing
Full American Plan
Theater set-up
13. Large theatrical floodlight usually used for work lights or occasionally in place of strip lights to light a cyclorama or sky drop.
Scoop
Poster session
Pre-event meeting
Set-up
14. Downloadable audio and video programs playable on MP3 players. This type of application may change the face of event marketing.
Mic level
Podcast
Group ware
B2B
15. 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.
Ground support
Link
Webconferencing
Music licensing
16. The organization who provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Catering manager
Unopposed exhibit hours
Rigging
17. 1) Meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The workshop concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a particular discipline or on a particular subject. 2) Informal and public session of free discussion organized to ta
Workshop
Dimensional weight
Resolution
Customs broker
18. MICROPHONE that picks up sound from all directions.
Resolution
Program design
One-stop shop
Omnidirectional microphone
19. The complete package of marketing materials used to promote an event such as brochures - emails - direct mail - etc. Organizations should consider developing a style sheet to ensure consistency across all marketing collateral.
Good faith
Minimum labor call
Publicity
Marketing collateral
20. 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
Trade-out
Conference center
Protocol
Relational databases
21. Average (power) level at which a signal is output from devices like mixers - cassette decks and other devices which process sound. Technically - this corresponds to -30 dBM (one microwatt) to +30 dBM (one watt).
Line level
Pro number
Evaluation
Teleconferencing
22. Using hypertext - a link is a selectable connection from one word - picture or information object to another. From a Web site - a link points to content.
Casual attire
Event specifications guide (ESG)
Link
Platform
23. CSM. Professional at a hotel - convention center or convention bureau who is responsible for event operations management on all levels.
Contract
Concession
Convention services manager (CSM)
Zero-based budgeting
24. 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
Fiber-optic cable
Digital marketing
Target date
Shuttle service
25. An email marketing campaign that only sends messages to users who have requested (or opted-in) to receive specific types of information. Email conference reminders and newsletters are examples of opt-in email marketing campaigns based upon permission
Theater set-up
Opt-in
General liability insurance
Act of God
26. A voluntary payment added to a bill (e.g. a restaurant check) - to signify good service.
Mediation
Streaming
Break-even point
Gratuity
27. Detailed section of a contract.
Ground support
Guest program
Provision
ite inspection
28. 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.
Leko
Hardwall
Common carrier
Combination bar
29. A videoconference of more than two sites.
Customs broker
Slide
Catering manager
Point-to-multipoint videoconference
30. Final official listing of all passengers and/or cargo aboard a transportation vehicle or vessel.
Casual attire
Manifest
Press release
Teleconferencing
31. Truckload rates apply where the tariff shows a truckload minimum weight. Charges will be at the truckload minimum weight unless weight is higher.
Limited power of attorney
Floor plan
Poster session
Truckload
32. Automated External Defibrillator. Device installed in many large public areas (e.g. airports - hotels - convention centers). Can be used by any individual to administer life-saving care to person experiencing a heart attack.
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
Modified American Plan MAP
Foreign exchange currency risk
Decorator
33. A black light used to make phosphorescent and fluorescent paints glow in the dark.
Pre-event meeting
Online registration
Ultraviolet lighting
Master account
34. An audio signal generated by a microphone.
Modified American Plan MAP
Mic level
B2B
Social host
35. A permanently installed series of cable comprised of copper wire cable and/or fiber optic cable - utilized as the main thoroughfare in a building to transmit voice and data signals in or out of the facility.
Document sharing
Booking agent
Rider
Backbone
36. A document provided by an insurance company as proof that a policy has been issued and coverage is in effect.
LCD projector
Certificate of insurance
Audit
Sales lead
37. Seating arrangement in which seats are in rows facing the stage area - no tables. See AUDITORIUM SET-UP.
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Theater set-up
Dram shop laws
Suitcasing
38. 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.
On consumption
lanning committee
Minimum labor call
General liability insurance
39. A needs assessment is an essential setp in ensuring that educational offerings are relevant to attendees. The results of post-event evaluations can be as valuable as a needs assessment.
Opt-in
French banquet service
Chart of accounts
Needs assessment
40. The right granted by one party to let a another party use live or recorded music through special agreements and fee structures.
Exhibit house
Music licensing
Accrual accounting
Hospitality suite
41. Insurance that protects a event organizer against financial loss or expenses incurred when contractually specified perils necessitate canceling or relocating a event - or cause a reduction in attendance.
Customs broker
Cancellation or Interruption Insurance
Booth
Truckload
42. Apparatus used for projecting photographic slides onto a screen. It will often have a remote (either wired or wireless) that can be used to advance the slides.
Group ware
Commission
Target date
Slide
43. 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.
Network
Symposium
Schedule of services
Webcast
44. 1) Some Web-based content such as event Webcasts are made available to online customers on a pay-per-view basis - which means that customers have to pay to access this programming. 2) Video productions accessible to customers who pay for access to th
LCD projector
Clause
Pay-per-view
Seminar
45. A nonprofit organization representing specific destinations formerly known as the International Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus. Members have expert knowledge of their city and its surrounding areas; typically they represent local hotels
Overtime
On-demand
Backwall
Destination Marketing Association International
46. Labor performed and paid at standard rate for work during normal business hours as established by unions.
Conference center
PCMA Space Verification Program
Straight time
Combination bar
47. A hollow square whose corners are replaced by serpentine or half-moon tables.
Exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC)
Rounded hollow square
Booth
Exhibitor Advisory Committee
48. A sleeping room or function room provided to an individual or organization at no cost. See COMPLIMENTARY RATIO.
Exhibit house
Complimentary room
Suitcasing
Destination Marketing Association International
49. Business-to-Business.
Banquet event order (BEO)
Catering manager
B2B
Relational databases
50. 1) Registering in advance to attend an event. See ADVANCE REGISTRATION. 2) At a facility - pre-assigned sleeping rooms available for occupancy.
Credit card badge
Acceptance
Pre-registration
V-shape set-up