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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Detailed section of a contract.






2. Legal responsibility. An obligation to pay an amount in damages. In a non-legal context - something that is a negative factor.






3. 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.






4. An electronic message center or online discussion group - usually serving a special-interest group. They allow you to review messages left by others - and leave your own message if you choose. Also known as bulletin board systems or electronic forum.






5. 1) An accounting method that enters income and expenses into the books at the time of contract versus when payment is received or expenses incurred (cash accounting). 2) A system in which revenue and expenses are accounted for as soon as they are com






6. An advanced partial payment to secure product or service.






7. Event held to communicate information to media representatives.






8. 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.






9. A type of barter. The exchange of goods and services instead of using money.






10. 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






11. 1) Critiquing and rating the overall success of an event. 2) Developing an event profile from accurate event statistics.






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






13. Function room set-up that saves room turnover time - limits the number of event rooms required - and avoids additional charges for changing room set-ups.






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






15. Meeting Industry Network (formerly CINET or Convention Industry Network). On-line information network tracking historical and future site/booking information. CINET is provided by IACVB to its members.






16. 1) Certified Meeting Professional. 2) Complete Meeting Package at conference centers; includes lodging - all food and beverage - support services - including audio visual equipment - room rental - etc.






17. Staff person responsible for selling and servicing group and local food and beverage functions.






18. International Association for Continuing Education and Training.






19. 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.






20. Association of Destination Management Executives. A member of the Convention Industry Council.






21. MAP. A type of room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal (usually dinner).






22. Web based conferencing - a vital component of the modern event professional's toolbox.






23. Contractor retained by a facility to be on-site and provide services as needed. In some cases - Planners are not required to use their services - but may be charged a surcharge or facility fee for bringing in an outside contractor for the same servic






24. An event (e.g. war - labor strike - extreme weather - or other disruptive circumstances) or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled: a "fortuitous event."






25. AKA Classroom set-up. Seating arrangement in which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing. Also Called SCHOOLROOM SET-UP.






26. The organization who provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).






27. Placing plated foods on banquet tables prior to seating guests.






28. Type of meeting which brings together three or more people in two or more locations through telecommunications.






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






30. A detailed list of the individual line items that make up the revenue and expense categories in a budget. A numbering system used to identify every line item in a budget - so income and expenses are posted to the correct accounts.






31. 1) Broadly - one who acts or has the power to act: more usually - one that acts as the representative of another. Most frequently in travel - a specific kind of agent such as a retail travel agent. 2) Person that obtains engagements for entertainers






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






33. 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.






34. 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






35. 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






36. Flat rate for which a hotel or motel agrees to offer any of its available sleeping rooms (with the exception of suites) to a group. Final assignment of rooms is at the discretion of the hotel. See RUN-OF-THE-HOUSE RATE.






37. 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






38. 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.






39. A holding area where trucks or buses check in and wait for instructions before delivering or picking up freight or passengers.






40. Generally refers to air-freight and van line shipments. Invoices are calculated with two weights - actual and dimensional. The dimensional weight is based upon the volume of the shipment. The billing weight is the larger of the two.






41. 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.






42. An extraordinary natural event such as extreme weather - flood - hurricanes - tornadoes - earthquake or similar natural disaster that cannot be reasonably foreseen or prevented over which a contracting party has no reasonable control - making perform






43. FP. Projection of an image onto the front surface of a light reflecting screen from a projector placed within or behind the audience.






44. Raising and supporting sound - lighting or other equipment or décor from the ceiling.






45. 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






46. 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






47. Assets minus liabilities.






48. AKA Post Conference.Any event which is arranged for the period immediately following the conference proper.






49. A facility that provides a dedicated environment for events - especially small events. May be certified by the International Association of Conference Centers.






50. 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.