HFT 2750 Event Management Midterm Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Meeting - CORRECT ANSWER educate, discuss, socialize
Exposition (exhibition) - CORRECT ANSWER display products and services
Event - CORRECT ANSWER organized occasion where the main activity is to attend
educational sessions, have discussions, socialize, etc.
Trade show - CORRECT ANSWER exhibit of products / services; not open to the
public
Seminar - CORRECT ANSWER lecture or series of meetings
Workshop - CORRECT ANSWER training / education to develop skills
Conference - CORRECT ANSWER meet and exchange ideas / problem-solve
Clinic - CORRECT ANSWER workshop to learn by doing
Break-out sessions - CORRECT ANSWER small-group, specific sessions
Assembly - CORRECT ANSWER general or formal meeting
Congress - CORRECT ANSWER gathering of large group to discuss a particular
subject
, Forum - CORRECT ANSWER interactive presentation / discussion
Symposium - CORRECT ANSWER experts present their solutions
Institute - CORRECT ANSWER in-depth instructional meeting
Panel discussion - CORRECT ANSWER group discussion in front of audience
Incentive travel - CORRECT ANSWER travel reward to stimulate productivity
DMAI - CORRECT ANSWER Destination Marketing Association International;
world's largest resource for official destination marketing organizations (dmos) dedicated to
improving the effectiveness of dmos in more than 25 countries; provides members with
educational resources, networking opportunities, and marketing benefits worldwide
Empowermint.com - CORRECT ANSWER DMAI's database; meeting planners can
access their organization's post-convention history and receive reports; MINT = Meeting
Information Network
Future trends of dmos - CORRECT ANSWER Destination MANAGEMENT
Organization; market their destinations as places to have meetings and to live (like a chamber
of commerce); continued budget threats; greatest increase in number and scope in developing
regions such as China and Africa
SMERF - CORRECT ANSWER Social, Military, Educational, Religious, Fraternal
Events; events industry was trying to generate money when the economy was declining;
persons attending these meetings tend to pay their own expenses so this category tends to be
very price sensitive
Information a DMO shares with a meeting or event planner - CORRECT
ANSWER available meeting spaces and lodging; also local attractions; assist in
conforming to local codes and regulations; an unbiased source of information about a
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Meeting - CORRECT ANSWER educate, discuss, socialize
Exposition (exhibition) - CORRECT ANSWER display products and services
Event - CORRECT ANSWER organized occasion where the main activity is to attend
educational sessions, have discussions, socialize, etc.
Trade show - CORRECT ANSWER exhibit of products / services; not open to the
public
Seminar - CORRECT ANSWER lecture or series of meetings
Workshop - CORRECT ANSWER training / education to develop skills
Conference - CORRECT ANSWER meet and exchange ideas / problem-solve
Clinic - CORRECT ANSWER workshop to learn by doing
Break-out sessions - CORRECT ANSWER small-group, specific sessions
Assembly - CORRECT ANSWER general or formal meeting
Congress - CORRECT ANSWER gathering of large group to discuss a particular
subject
, Forum - CORRECT ANSWER interactive presentation / discussion
Symposium - CORRECT ANSWER experts present their solutions
Institute - CORRECT ANSWER in-depth instructional meeting
Panel discussion - CORRECT ANSWER group discussion in front of audience
Incentive travel - CORRECT ANSWER travel reward to stimulate productivity
DMAI - CORRECT ANSWER Destination Marketing Association International;
world's largest resource for official destination marketing organizations (dmos) dedicated to
improving the effectiveness of dmos in more than 25 countries; provides members with
educational resources, networking opportunities, and marketing benefits worldwide
Empowermint.com - CORRECT ANSWER DMAI's database; meeting planners can
access their organization's post-convention history and receive reports; MINT = Meeting
Information Network
Future trends of dmos - CORRECT ANSWER Destination MANAGEMENT
Organization; market their destinations as places to have meetings and to live (like a chamber
of commerce); continued budget threats; greatest increase in number and scope in developing
regions such as China and Africa
SMERF - CORRECT ANSWER Social, Military, Educational, Religious, Fraternal
Events; events industry was trying to generate money when the economy was declining;
persons attending these meetings tend to pay their own expenses so this category tends to be
very price sensitive
Information a DMO shares with a meeting or event planner - CORRECT
ANSWER available meeting spaces and lodging; also local attractions; assist in
conforming to local codes and regulations; an unbiased source of information about a
