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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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1. Two or more computers or peripherals that are linked together for the purpose of sharing data.






2. 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






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






4. Names and contact information of potential customers. Attendee lists are often provided as sales leads to exhibitors as an incentive to participate in an exhibition.






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






6. Unpublished rates offered from the areas of the U.S. and Canada to specified event destinations; they do not require Saturday night stay over.






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






8. A person who is authorized to legally bind an individual or organization to a contract - to sign checks on behalf of an organization - or charge to an organization's master account.






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






10. 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.






11. 1) The act of showing how to do something. 2) A group of individuals organized to picket or protest against a group using placards - literature - songs - shouts and - sometimes - marches or sit-ins.






12. 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.






13. LTL. Rates applicable when the quantity of freight is less than the volume of truckload minimum weight.






14. 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.






15. The activities that are undertaken to either reduce the probability that an emergency or crisis will occur or reduce the consequences if it does occur.






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






17. Americans with Disabilities Act. U.S. legislation passed in 1992 requiring public buildings (offices - hotels - restaurants - etc.) to make adjustments meeting minimum standards to make their facilities accessible to individuals with physical disabil






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






19. A marketing plan should answer the question - What is the benefit to attending the event?






20. 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.






21. 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






22. 4 or 5 participants query the main speaker from the stage with questions from the audience and follow up questions.






23. 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






24. Primary uses of satellite videoconferencing today are major announcements - product launches - and other presentations for which timeliness and a top-quality broadcaset is desired. they are typically sent to a large - geographically remote audience -






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. 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.






29. Company which designs and handles some or all elements of incentive travel programs.






30. 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






31. Portable videoconferencing system - usually mounted on a rolling cart or hard-sided case for ease of transport from room to room or across the globe.






32. In-person on-site review and evaluation of a venue or location for an event.






33. 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 -






34. The station used to transmit signals from Earth to a satellite (videoconferencing).






35. An email - bulk fax - or bulk mail broadcast that provides attendees and prospects with the latest news and information about an upcoming event. Such reminders are usually distributed on an opt-in basis. See EMAIL ALERT.






36. 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.






37. A Web-based form that can be designed to guide the user through the process of completing the form and can alert the user to errors.






38. Items that an exhibitor is allowed to carry unaided into a event facility without being charged.






39. Equipment which projects an image on a screen by passing light through a transparent slide or other transparency.






40. A pre-cut - etched pattern fabricated from metal or glass that fits in the focal plane of a lighting instrument to form projected light into a shape (logo - graphic or even scenery). Templates can form light images on ceilings and walls. The pattern






41. Light-weight aluminum tubing and drapery used to separate exhibit booths/stands - staging areas - and other similar locations.






42. A voluntary and selective amount of money - given at will for special or excellent service.






43. 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






44. The organization who administers Continuing Legal Education and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education courses (CLE and MCLE).






45. 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.






46. 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.






47. Requirement of many professional groups by which members must certify participation in formal educational programs designed to maintain their level of ability beyond their original certification date. CEUs are non-academic credit. One CEU is awarded






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






49. Computer Assisted Drawing/Computer Assisted Manufacturing. Some facilities have CAD systems to provide room setup diagrams.






50. A statement of revenues and expenses. Also known as a profit & loss statement.