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CMP: Certified Meeting Professional

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






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






3. An encrypted file that authenticates the source of financial data - usually for an online credit card transaction.






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






5. 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






6. The station which receives data transmissions from a communications satellite.






7. 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.






8. Process of translating one language into another while the speaker is speaking.






9. Light morning meal consisting of pastries - juices - and hot beverages. Usually served buffet style.






10. Amount of money paid to secure a room - facility or service in advance.






11. 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.






12. A stand upon which a speaker may rest notes or books. May be "standing -" which rests on the floor - or "table-top" which is placed on a table. Often confused with PODIUM.






13. Downloadable audio and video programs playable on MP3 players. This type of application may change the face of event marketing.






14. An additional clause in artist's contract stipulating special requirements such as travel - dressing rooms - technical equipment - etc.






15. Time worked by an employee outside of - or in addition to - regular working time or beyond the standard forty-hour workweek.






16. Truckload rates apply where the tariff shows a truckload minimum weight. Charges will be at the truckload minimum weight unless weight is higher.






17. The process whereby exhibitors receive a potential customer's contact information in a standardized manner. A system for capturing and following-up on leads generated at an exhibition.






18. The newest development in audio systems that can take traditional distributed systems - which require delay speakers to be hung throughout the room - to a new level. The advantage is that you can cover a room from a single line of speakers over the r






19. 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.






20. Transmitting data at speeds of up to 44.184 Mbps - is faster than a T-1 line - allowing performance of more tasks simultaneously at a greater speed. See T-1 LINE.






21. Devices that help people who are hard of hearing connect to the speaker system and use their hearing aids to hear the speaker more clearly.






22. A videoconference of more than two sites.






23. 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.






24. Program and process by which a participant completes proscribed training and passes an assessment.






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. The point at which revenues are equal to expenses.






28. 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






29. Guest holding confirmed sleeping room reservation is denied accommodations at the hotel where to reservation is held upon their arrival and is relocated to another hotel.






30. 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






31. Detailed section of a contract.






32. Expenses that vary based upon various factors - such as the number of attendees .






33. Recognizing the possibility of injury - damage or loss - and having a means to prevent it or provide insurance.






34. 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






35. Contract wording that outlines potential damages or fees that a party may be required to pay in the event that it does not fulfill minimum commitments in the contract.






36. 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






37. 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






38. AP. A type of hotel rate that includes the price of the room and all meals. Also Called FULL AMERICAN PLAN (FAP).






39. Permits the customs broker to complete the customs document upon the return of your shipment to the country of origin. A Power of Attorney allows one person to act as agent for another. A Limited Power of Attorney grants the right to act in only limi






40. This beverage service includes both cash-bar and open-bar concepts. Guests are issued a certain number of tickets for free drinks and are then required to purchase additional drinks if desired.






41. Other names for event order (EO) - function sheet - or Banquet Event Order (BEO)






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






43. Any agreement which limits who may provide specific products or services under certain conditions to only one party. A general service contractor - for instance - may have an "exclusive" in a particular facility - meaning that no other contractor is






44. List of names and addresses of the persons to whom publicity material or other information is to be sent.






45. In the United States - a legal term for laws covering the liability of people serving alcoholic beverages. Under dram shop laws - a party injured by an intoxicated person can sue establishments contributing to that person's intoxication. Many dram sh






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






47. Seating arrangement in which chairs are arranged in rows slanted in a V shape and separated by a center aisle. They face the head table or speaker.






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






49. 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






50. Record of an event over time.