HFT 2750 Exam 1 (Midterm) Questions
and Answers
Convention - ANSWER-Gathering of delegates, representatives, and members of a
membership or industry organization convened for a common purpose. Common
features include educational sessions, committee meetings, social functions, and
meetings to conduct governance business of the organization. typically recurring
events with specific, established timing.
Event - ANSWER-An organized occasion such as a meeting, convention, exhibition,
special event, gala, dinner, etc. An event is often composed of several different yet
related functions
Exhibition/Exposition - ANSWER-An event at which products, services, or
promotional materials are displayed to attendees visiting exhibits on the show floor.
These events focus primarily on business-to-business (b2b) relationships; same as
exposition or trade show; OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Forum - ANSWER-An open discussion with an audience, panel, and moderator. A
meeting or part of a meeting set aside for an open discussion by recognized
participants on subjects of interest
Lecture - ANSWER-an informative and instructional speech
Meeting - ANSWER-An event where the primary activity of the participants is to
attend educational sessions, participate in discussions, social functions, or attend
other organized events. There is no exhibit component .
Panel Discussion - ANSWER-An instructional technique using a group of people
chosen to discuss a topic in the presence of an audience.
Seminar - ANSWER-(1) A lecture and a dialogue that allow participants to share
experiences in a particular field (2) a meeting or series of meetings of 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 has the specific
object of enriching the skills of the participants.
Social/Life-Cycle Events - ANSWER-Events that mark the passing of time in a
human life such as weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, anniversaries, and even
funerals
Symposium - 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
, Trade Show - ANSWER-An exhibition of products and/or services held for members
of a common or related industry. NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. If it is open to the
public it is called a consumer show.
Workshop - ANSWER-(1) a meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The
concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a particular
discipline or on a particular subject.(2) an 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 on a special problem suggested by the organizers. (3) a training
session in which participants, often through exercises develop skills and knowledge
in a given field.
EIC - ANSWER-Events Industry Council- undertakes a research project every 3-4
years to measure the economic significance of the meetings and events industry
CMP - ANSWER-Certified Meeting Professional
MBECS - ANSWER-Meeting and Business Event Competency Standards
What is MBECS? - ANSWER-divided into 12 domains or blocks has 33 skills and
almost 100 sub-skills
APEX - ANSWER-Accepted Practices Exchange
What is APEX? - ANSWER-an initiative of the Events Industry Council (EIC,
formerly CIC) that has brought together al
stakeholders to develop and implement industry-
wide accepted practices to create and enhance
efficiencies throughout the meetings, conventions
and exhibitions industry
Ethics - ANSWER-Profession Convention Management Association (PCMA)
-Trouble spots to avoid
-What to practice
-Professional Courtesy
Trouble spots to avoid - ANSWER-- do not accept gifts from venues/vendors
- do not use personal travel points for business trips
- do not attend FAM trips unless your company is serious about planning events
there
- Refrain from activities that would discredit you or your organization
What to practice - ANSWER-- Disclose commissions, incentives that you accept
-Confidentiality during bidding process
-Prompt and professional notification when site and vendor selections have been
decided
-Address unethical behavior that could damage your event
Professional Courtesy - ANSWER-- be aware of everyone's time
and Answers
Convention - ANSWER-Gathering of delegates, representatives, and members of a
membership or industry organization convened for a common purpose. Common
features include educational sessions, committee meetings, social functions, and
meetings to conduct governance business of the organization. typically recurring
events with specific, established timing.
Event - ANSWER-An organized occasion such as a meeting, convention, exhibition,
special event, gala, dinner, etc. An event is often composed of several different yet
related functions
Exhibition/Exposition - ANSWER-An event at which products, services, or
promotional materials are displayed to attendees visiting exhibits on the show floor.
These events focus primarily on business-to-business (b2b) relationships; same as
exposition or trade show; OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Forum - ANSWER-An open discussion with an audience, panel, and moderator. A
meeting or part of a meeting set aside for an open discussion by recognized
participants on subjects of interest
Lecture - ANSWER-an informative and instructional speech
Meeting - ANSWER-An event where the primary activity of the participants is to
attend educational sessions, participate in discussions, social functions, or attend
other organized events. There is no exhibit component .
Panel Discussion - ANSWER-An instructional technique using a group of people
chosen to discuss a topic in the presence of an audience.
Seminar - ANSWER-(1) A lecture and a dialogue that allow participants to share
experiences in a particular field (2) a meeting or series of meetings of 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 has the specific
object of enriching the skills of the participants.
Social/Life-Cycle Events - ANSWER-Events that mark the passing of time in a
human life such as weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, anniversaries, and even
funerals
Symposium - 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
, Trade Show - ANSWER-An exhibition of products and/or services held for members
of a common or related industry. NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. If it is open to the
public it is called a consumer show.
Workshop - ANSWER-(1) a meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The
concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a particular
discipline or on a particular subject.(2) an 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 on a special problem suggested by the organizers. (3) a training
session in which participants, often through exercises develop skills and knowledge
in a given field.
EIC - ANSWER-Events Industry Council- undertakes a research project every 3-4
years to measure the economic significance of the meetings and events industry
CMP - ANSWER-Certified Meeting Professional
MBECS - ANSWER-Meeting and Business Event Competency Standards
What is MBECS? - ANSWER-divided into 12 domains or blocks has 33 skills and
almost 100 sub-skills
APEX - ANSWER-Accepted Practices Exchange
What is APEX? - ANSWER-an initiative of the Events Industry Council (EIC,
formerly CIC) that has brought together al
stakeholders to develop and implement industry-
wide accepted practices to create and enhance
efficiencies throughout the meetings, conventions
and exhibitions industry
Ethics - ANSWER-Profession Convention Management Association (PCMA)
-Trouble spots to avoid
-What to practice
-Professional Courtesy
Trouble spots to avoid - ANSWER-- do not accept gifts from venues/vendors
- do not use personal travel points for business trips
- do not attend FAM trips unless your company is serious about planning events
there
- Refrain from activities that would discredit you or your organization
What to practice - ANSWER-- Disclose commissions, incentives that you accept
-Confidentiality during bidding process
-Prompt and professional notification when site and vendor selections have been
decided
-Address unethical behavior that could damage your event
Professional Courtesy - ANSWER-- be aware of everyone's time
