HFT 2750- ABC's of MEEC Exam
Questions and Answers
APEX - ANSWER-Initiative of the meetings, expositions, events, and conventions
industry managed by the Event Industry Council (EIC). APEX develops and
manages the implementation of accepted practices (voluntary standards) for the
industry.
PCMA - ANSWER-Professional Convention Management Association
RFP - ANSWER-Request for Proposal - Document that stipulates what services the
organization wants from an outside contractor and requests a bid to perform such
services.
CVB - ANSWER-Convention and Visitors Bureau - Not-for-profit organization
charged with representing a specific destination and helping the long- term
development of communities through a travel and tourism strategy. CVBs are usually
membership organizations bringing together businesses that rely on tourism and
events for revenue. For visitors, CVBs are like a key to the city. As an unbiased
resource, CVBs can serve as a broker or an official point of contact for convention
and event planners, tour operators, and visitors; they assist planners with event
preparation and encourage business travelers and visitors alike to visit local historic,
cultural, and recreational sites.
DMO - ANSWER-Destination Marketing Organization - see CVB.
CSM - ANSWER-Convention Services Manager - Person whose job is to oversee
and arrange every aspect of an event. The CSM can be an employee or hired ad hoc
to plan, organize, implement, and control meetings, conventions, and other events.
BEO - ANSWER-Banquet Event Order - Form most often used by hotels to provide
details to personnel concerned with a specific food and beverage function or event
room set up.
SMERF - ANSWER-Social, Military, Educational, Religious, Fraternal
NACE - ANSWER-National Association of Catering and Events
FAM Trip/Tour - ANSWER-Familiarization trips. Method of promoting a destination or
particular facility to a meeting planner. Fam trips are a no- or low-cost trip for
planners to personally review sites for their suitability for a meeting. These trips may
be arranged by a local community or by a hotel directly.
Questions and Answers
APEX - ANSWER-Initiative of the meetings, expositions, events, and conventions
industry managed by the Event Industry Council (EIC). APEX develops and
manages the implementation of accepted practices (voluntary standards) for the
industry.
PCMA - ANSWER-Professional Convention Management Association
RFP - ANSWER-Request for Proposal - Document that stipulates what services the
organization wants from an outside contractor and requests a bid to perform such
services.
CVB - ANSWER-Convention and Visitors Bureau - Not-for-profit organization
charged with representing a specific destination and helping the long- term
development of communities through a travel and tourism strategy. CVBs are usually
membership organizations bringing together businesses that rely on tourism and
events for revenue. For visitors, CVBs are like a key to the city. As an unbiased
resource, CVBs can serve as a broker or an official point of contact for convention
and event planners, tour operators, and visitors; they assist planners with event
preparation and encourage business travelers and visitors alike to visit local historic,
cultural, and recreational sites.
DMO - ANSWER-Destination Marketing Organization - see CVB.
CSM - ANSWER-Convention Services Manager - Person whose job is to oversee
and arrange every aspect of an event. The CSM can be an employee or hired ad hoc
to plan, organize, implement, and control meetings, conventions, and other events.
BEO - ANSWER-Banquet Event Order - Form most often used by hotels to provide
details to personnel concerned with a specific food and beverage function or event
room set up.
SMERF - ANSWER-Social, Military, Educational, Religious, Fraternal
NACE - ANSWER-National Association of Catering and Events
FAM Trip/Tour - ANSWER-Familiarization trips. Method of promoting a destination or
particular facility to a meeting planner. Fam trips are a no- or low-cost trip for
planners to personally review sites for their suitability for a meeting. These trips may
be arranged by a local community or by a hotel directly.
