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Event Industry

Subject : industries
Instructions:
  • Answer 41 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Representing a profession - Trades - Representing an industry - Not for profits/ Nonprofits - SMERFs- Social military educational religious fraternal






2. 844 -100 corporate meetings -10.3 billion in expenditures - avg attendance 60 people






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Goals and objectives






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






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






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






11. Incentive meeting - event - travel company






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






13. Holds 52 passengers






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






15. Improving the skills or participants






16. Team of people who knoweachother meeting about one subject






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. Continuing educational credits






22. direct spending figure from meeting industry






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






24. Open to public - interchangeable term for trade show






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






26. One day meeting






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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






32. Meeting providing intensive education on a particular study






33. Meetings - expositions - events - and conventions industry






34. Closed to public - businesss to business event






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






36. 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






37. Meeting with an exhibit component






38. Discussion with moderator and 2 or more participants






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






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






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