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Event Industry

Subject : industries
Instructions:
  • Answer 41 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. They do less meetings - spend more money blown out - An organized body that serves a group of people who have some interest - activity or purpose that they share in common have some volunteer leadership structure and many employ a staff






2. Gathering for business - educational - or social purposes-- need to meet face to face - learn from peers - verbal and non verbal communication






3. Small- meeting planner and small amount of staff - give feedback - go over master account






4. Meetings - expositions - events - and conventions industry






5. Request for proposal - written descriptio of all meeting requirements -






6. One day meeting






7. Attendees arrange their own - attendees get group rate - planners arrange room list - third party housing bureau






8. Open to public - interchangeable term for trade show






9. An exposition open to the public - Admission may or may not be changed






10. Familiairization trips to get the planner to pick a place






11. Discussion with moderator and 2 or more participants






12. Brings experts to share diverging views with a particular discipline






13. Representing a profession - Trades - Representing an industry - Not for profits/ Nonprofits - SMERFs- Social military educational religious fraternal






14. Legally chartered enterprises conduct business on behalf of owners with intentions of increasing the value of the corpotation. public- sell stock - has a board of directors - owned by stockholders. private- owned privately and stock is not sold






15. Where is the event being held- could be physical location like the Washington D.C. Hilton or the city






16. Officers - Senior managers in sales and marketing - Senior financial managers and controllers






17. Inter-changeable term for tradeshow Also known as expo






18. Hosts meetings and exhibits has no sleeping rooms. Offers banquet and concession food and beverage service - Large flexible space- hosts large and small trade shows; also meetings and banquets - Usually owned by city - county or local government






19. Convention liason council. members - american hotel and lodging owners and gm's ASAE(american society of association executives) HSMAI(hotel sales marketing association international aka people who sell hotels) IACVB(international association of conv






20. Continuing educational credits






21. Residential or non-residential - Specialize in small to mid-size meetings - Designed for comfort of meeting participant and focused on learning and teaching. Offers complete meeting package- "CMP" - May comply with guidelines of the international ass






22. Meeting providing intensive education on a particular study






23. Captive audience - Variety of styles - Incentive trips - Special interest cruises - Isolated meetings - Unique meeting space - Complete meeting package pricing






24. Guest rooms - Guest room charges - Restaurants - bars and room service - Concessions at pool - spa or beach - Telephone and business services - Meetings - Food and beverage - Space rental - Vendor commissions - Audio visual - entertainment - d






25. Revenue sources - Rental fees for exhibit space and meeting rooms - Catering services - Convention service fees - Pay ala carte






26. Goals and objectives






27. Hotel CSM has people report to them and then talks to the meeting planner catering manager is the exception






28. They do more meetings - spend less money try to minimize spending - mandatory






29. Tend to be very rural - Similar to conference centers - May be owned by religious or nonprofit groups - families or closely held corporations - May specialize in extra-curricular activities






30. Test to be a certified meeting professional establisheed in 1985






31. Improving the skills or participants






32. Lodging - food - beverage - transportation - attractions - entertainment - shopping






33. Day or two before event - meet all hotel reps - reconfirm arrangements






34. Closed to public - businesss to business event






35. 844 -100 corporate meetings -10.3 billion in expenditures - avg attendance 60 people






36. direct spending figure from meeting industry






37. Holds 52 passengers






38. Team of people who knoweachother meeting about one subject






39. Specific - measurable - achievable - relevant - time based






40. Meeting with an exhibit component






41. Incentive meeting - event - travel company