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Evaluation ✔Correct Answer-1) Critiquing and rating the overall success of an event. 2)
Developing an event profile from accurate event statistics.
Objective ✔Correct Answer-Formalized statement of outcomes to be anticipated as a result of
the educational process.
Outsourcing ✔Correct Answer-Hiring an outside firm or individual to perform the task instead
of using in-house staff; to subcontract a task or responsibility to a third party.
Return on investment ✔Correct Answer-ROI. Net Profit divided by Net Worth. A financial ratio
indicating the degree of profitability. To calculate, use event revenues minus program expenses
divided by program expenses, multiplied by 100 to get the ROI %.
Stakeholder ✔Correct Answer-All individuals who are invested in a project or event such as
the sponsors, attendees, vendors, media and others.
Strategic plan ✔Correct Answer-Long range plan of action for a company or organization.
Educational programming committee ✔Correct Answer-A group of voluntary committee
members with vested interests in program content who are commonly used to establish
direction for educational programs offered at association meetings.
Focus group ✔Correct Answer-Method of doing research using a small group led by a
facilitator.
Kiosk ✔Correct Answer-1) Free-standing pavilion or light structure, often inside a facility,
where printed or electronic information is available. 2) A small enclosure for ticket sales,
information, etc.
Program design ✔Correct Answer-Structure of event program elements to achieve specific
goals and objectives.
Sampling ✔Correct Answer-1) A research method based upon selecting a portion of a
population for study. 2) Paperwork and fees paid to a building by exhibitors for the right to serve
food product.
Survey ✔Correct Answer-Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.
,Audience reaction team ✔Correct Answer-4 or 5 participants query the main speaker from
the stage with questions from the audience and follow up questions.
Buzz session ✔Correct Answer-Method to increase audience participation by dividing all
participants in discussion groups each of which reports the group's findings and opinions during
a following plenary session.
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) ✔Correct Answer-CSP. Accredited designation offered by
the National Speakers Association. This designation is earned for extensive, documented
speaking experience and client satisfaction.
Colloquium ✔Correct Answer-An informal meeting for the purpose of discussion; usually of
an academic or research nature and in order to ascertain areas of mutual interest through
exchange of ideas. Conducted as and when convenient, but with little regularity.
Debate ✔Correct Answer-A discussion which takes place within a meeting, a public or private
sitting or in one of the various types of assembly or meeting.
Facilitator ✔Correct Answer-An individual who guides discussion and/or decision making.
Fishbowl ✔Correct Answer-An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an
outer circle of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other.
Interview ✔Correct Answer-The presenter is questioned by a moderator on behalf of the
audience.
National Speakers Association (NSA) ✔Correct Answer-National Speakers Association. A
member of the Convention Industry Council.
Seminar ✔Correct Answer-1) Lecture and dialogue allowing participants to share experiences
in a particular field under the guidance of an expert discussion leader. 2) A meeting or series of
meetings of from 10 to 50 specialists who have different specific skills but have a specific
common interest and come together for training or learning purposes. The work schedule of a
seminar has the specific object of enriching the skills of the participants.
Speakers bureau ✔Correct Answer-An organization who locates and books speakers according
to my specifications and budget.
Symposium ✔Correct Answer-A meeting of a number of experts in a particular field, at which
papers are presented and discussed by specialists on particular subjects with a view to making
recommendations concerning the problems under discussion.
,Workshop ✔Correct Answer-1) Meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The
workshop concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a particular
discipline or on a particular subject. 2) Informal and public session of free discussion organized
to take place between formal plenary sessions or commissions of a congress or of a conference,
either on a subject chosen by the participants themselves or else on a special problem
suggested by the organizers. 3) Training session in which participants, often through exercises,
develop skills and knowledge in a given field.
Accreditation ✔Correct Answer-Official authorization or approval; to provide with credentials;
to send (an envoy) with letters of authorization; to recognize or vouch for as conforming with a
standard; to recognize a college as maintaining academic standards; to consider or recognize as
outstanding; approval given by various trade associations to a travel agency allowing the sale of
tickets and other accommodations.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) ✔Correct Answer-The
organization who provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).
American Bar Association (ABA) ✔Correct Answer-The organization who administers
Continuing Legal Education and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education courses (CLE and MCLE).
Certification ✔Correct Answer-Program and process by which a participant completes
proscribed training and passes an assessment.
Continuing education ✔Correct Answer-Structured educational and training experiences for
personal or professional development.
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) ✔Correct Answer-CEU. 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 for each 10 contact hours in an accredited program.
Certified Association Executive (CAE) ✔Correct Answer-Certified Association Executive.
Certificate in Meeting Management (CMM) ✔Correct Answer-Certificate in Meeting
Management.
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) ✔Correct Answer-1) Certified Meeting Professional. 2)
Complete Meeting Package at conference centers; includes lodging, all food and beverage,
support services, including audio visual equipment, room rental, etc.
Certified Professional Catering Executive (CPCE) ✔Correct Answer-Certified Professional
Catering Executive. A certification program offered by the National Association of Catering
Executives (NACE).
, Certified Special Event Professional (CSEP) ✔Correct Answer-Certified Special Event
Professional; an earned designation from the International Special Events Society (ISES).
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) ✔Correct Answer-Continuning education requirements for
legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar Association (ABA).
Continuing Medical Education (CME) ✔Correct Answer-Organizations offering this type of
continuing education credits are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME).
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) ✔Correct Answer-
International Association for Continuing Education and Training.
Lecture ✔Correct Answer-Informative and instructional speech.
Lifelong learning ✔Correct Answer-An ongoing process in which an individual actively seeks to
understand and contribute to change.
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) ✔Correct Answer-Mandatory continuning
education requirements for legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar
Association (ABA).
Needs assessment ✔Correct Answer-A needs assessment is an essential setp in ensuring that
educational offerings are relevant to attendees. The results of post-event evaluations can be as
valuable as a needs assessment.
Break-even point ✔Correct Answer-The point at which revenues are equal to expenses.
Cash flow ✔Correct Answer-The transfer of monies into and out of an enterprise.
Fixed costs ✔Correct Answer-The day-to-day cost of doing business that is pre-committed,
such as salaries, insurance, lease expenses, utilities, etc.
Incremental budgeting ✔Correct Answer-Building an event budet by analyzing both the
projected and actual figures from the previous year's budget.
Indirect costs ✔Correct Answer-Also called overhead or administrative costs, these are
expenses not directly related to the event. They can include salaries, rent, and building and
equipment maintenance.
Variable costs ✔Correct Answer-Expenses that vary based upon various factors, such as the
number of attendees .