DMCP ACTUAL FINALS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Hosted bar - ✔✔A private bar at which drinks are paid for by a sponsor or the host
organization. Same as Open bar.
✔✔Hot microphone - ✔✔One that is currently turned on and being used.
✔✔Hotel Dispatchers - ✔✔The onsite staff member responsible for the hotel boarding
locations and the vehicles arriving and departing from that location. Hotel Dispatchers
are also responsible for properly loading the coach at their location.
✔✔House brand - ✔✔Brand of wine or distilled spirits selected by a hotel or restaurant
as their standard when no specific brand is specified. Same as Well brand.
✔✔Housing form - ✔✔Form used by event attendees to make reservations at an event-
contracted hotel or housing facility.
✔✔Human arrows - ✔✔the onsite staff member who holds signage, greets guest,
presents an enthusiastic demeanor, gives directions and keeps people moving in the
right direction.
✔✔Impression - ✔✔An instance where an advertisement is viewed.
✔✔Incentive - ✔✔Reward offered to stimulate greater effort.
✔✔Incentive travel - ✔✔A travel reward given by companies to employees to stimulate
productivity.
✔✔Incident report - ✔✔A document prepared to record information including time, date,
location, parties involved, witnesses and nature or description of an incident.
,✔✔Indemnification clause - ✔✔A contract in which one party agrees to pay damages or
claims that the other party may be required to pay to another. For example, if a hotel is
sued by an attendee that is injured at an event due to the fault of the group, an
indemnification clause might require the group to pay back the hotel. Sometimes the law
requires one party to indemnify another even without a specific clause. Generally, the
terms of the clause are followed over the state law.
✔✔Indirect costs - ✔✔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.
✔✔Industry technical tour - ✔✔A tour to familiarize attendees with facilities that are part
of their industry.
✔✔In-House - ✔✔A contractor retained by a facility to be onsite and provide services as
needed. In some cases, Planners are not required to use their services, but may be
charged a surcharge or facility fee for bringing in a outside contractor for the same
service. An In-House DMC is an on-property DDMC owned and operated by the hotel or
a DMC that houses its' office on a hotel's premises.
✔✔Installation & Dismantle (I&D) - ✔✔The setup and teardown of exhibits, creating and
hanging signage and banners, laying carpet, materials handling and providing
booth/stand furniture.
✔✔Intellectual property - ✔✔A term referring to a number of distinct types of creations
of the mind for witch property are recognized and the corresponding fields of law. Under
intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of
intangible assets, such as musical, literary and artistic works; discoveries and
inventions; and words, phrases, symbols and designs. Common types of intellectual
property include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade
secrets in some jurisdictions.
✔✔Interruption insurance - ✔✔Insurance that protects an event organizer against
financial loss or expenses incurred when contractually specified perils necessitate
canceling or relocating an event or cause a reduction in attendance.
✔✔Island exhibit - ✔✔Free form exhibits face aisles on all four side. A common size in
the U.S> would be 20' W x 20' D x 16' H
✔✔Kickback - ✔✔A payment (money or property) made in return for influencing a
buying or hiring decision and is generally thought of as an illegal payment, especially if it
is not disclosed.
✔✔Kosher - ✔✔Food prepared according to Jewish dietary laws pertaining not only to
the type of food that may be eaten, but to the kinds of food that can be combined at one
, meal (e.g. meat and dairy may not be mixed). To meet kosher standards and receive
the kosher seal, food must be prepared under a rabbi's supervision. In addition to the
kinds of animals considered kosher (pigs and rabbits are among the non-kosher group),
the laws also decree that animals be fed organically grown food and killed in the most
humane manner possible. Kosher foods are becoming popular with health-conscious
consumers.
✔✔lacto ovo vegetarian - ✔✔A person who does no eat meat, poultry, fish or shellfish
but does eat eggs, cheese and milk.
✔✔Lactose intolerant - ✔✔The inability to digest dairy products.
✔✔Lane closures - ✔✔Through a permitting process, lanes on a street may be closed
for motor coach staging and loading. This may be necessary when the curb lane or
parking lane does not exist.
✔✔Lanyards - ✔✔A cord or string worn around the neck to hold a name tag.
✔✔Lavaliere/Lapel microphone - ✔✔A wired or wireless microphone that hooks around
the neck or is clipped to clothing and allows for movement of the speaker during the
presentation.
✔✔Lectern - ✔✔A stand upon which a speaker may rest notes or books. May be
"standing", which rests on the floor, or table-top" which is placed on a table.
✔✔Leko - ✔✔Often referred to as ellipsoidal lights. They are adjustable spotlights used
to light lecterns, signs and areas that need a tightly focused pool of light. They are also
used to project gobos.
✔✔Letter of Intent (LOI) - ✔✔A document that simply states that the client has agreed
to utilize the service of said DMC.
✔✔Liability waiver - ✔✔Legal statement releasing the organization from responsibility
for any arrangements made by attendees with service listed by the organization (for
example child care).
✔✔Limited consumption bar - ✔✔The host establishes the maximum dollar amount to
be spent at an open bar. The bar is closed or converted to cash when limit is reached.
This is based on a pre-drink basis and the bar keeps a tally for a limited amount of time.
When the tally reaches the agreed upon total, the bar is converted into a cash bar
where guests pay on their own or with tickets.
✔✔Line item pricing - ✔✔A pricing plan that lets the organization see and itemized list
of fees for goods and services. It is often used in more complex events that include
multiple elements and wide range of variables. Same as Menu Pricing.
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Hosted bar - ✔✔A private bar at which drinks are paid for by a sponsor or the host
organization. Same as Open bar.
✔✔Hot microphone - ✔✔One that is currently turned on and being used.
✔✔Hotel Dispatchers - ✔✔The onsite staff member responsible for the hotel boarding
locations and the vehicles arriving and departing from that location. Hotel Dispatchers
are also responsible for properly loading the coach at their location.
✔✔House brand - ✔✔Brand of wine or distilled spirits selected by a hotel or restaurant
as their standard when no specific brand is specified. Same as Well brand.
✔✔Housing form - ✔✔Form used by event attendees to make reservations at an event-
contracted hotel or housing facility.
✔✔Human arrows - ✔✔the onsite staff member who holds signage, greets guest,
presents an enthusiastic demeanor, gives directions and keeps people moving in the
right direction.
✔✔Impression - ✔✔An instance where an advertisement is viewed.
✔✔Incentive - ✔✔Reward offered to stimulate greater effort.
✔✔Incentive travel - ✔✔A travel reward given by companies to employees to stimulate
productivity.
✔✔Incident report - ✔✔A document prepared to record information including time, date,
location, parties involved, witnesses and nature or description of an incident.
,✔✔Indemnification clause - ✔✔A contract in which one party agrees to pay damages or
claims that the other party may be required to pay to another. For example, if a hotel is
sued by an attendee that is injured at an event due to the fault of the group, an
indemnification clause might require the group to pay back the hotel. Sometimes the law
requires one party to indemnify another even without a specific clause. Generally, the
terms of the clause are followed over the state law.
✔✔Indirect costs - ✔✔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.
✔✔Industry technical tour - ✔✔A tour to familiarize attendees with facilities that are part
of their industry.
✔✔In-House - ✔✔A contractor retained by a facility to be onsite and provide services as
needed. In some cases, Planners are not required to use their services, but may be
charged a surcharge or facility fee for bringing in a outside contractor for the same
service. An In-House DMC is an on-property DDMC owned and operated by the hotel or
a DMC that houses its' office on a hotel's premises.
✔✔Installation & Dismantle (I&D) - ✔✔The setup and teardown of exhibits, creating and
hanging signage and banners, laying carpet, materials handling and providing
booth/stand furniture.
✔✔Intellectual property - ✔✔A term referring to a number of distinct types of creations
of the mind for witch property are recognized and the corresponding fields of law. Under
intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of
intangible assets, such as musical, literary and artistic works; discoveries and
inventions; and words, phrases, symbols and designs. Common types of intellectual
property include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade
secrets in some jurisdictions.
✔✔Interruption insurance - ✔✔Insurance that protects an event organizer against
financial loss or expenses incurred when contractually specified perils necessitate
canceling or relocating an event or cause a reduction in attendance.
✔✔Island exhibit - ✔✔Free form exhibits face aisles on all four side. A common size in
the U.S> would be 20' W x 20' D x 16' H
✔✔Kickback - ✔✔A payment (money or property) made in return for influencing a
buying or hiring decision and is generally thought of as an illegal payment, especially if it
is not disclosed.
✔✔Kosher - ✔✔Food prepared according to Jewish dietary laws pertaining not only to
the type of food that may be eaten, but to the kinds of food that can be combined at one
, meal (e.g. meat and dairy may not be mixed). To meet kosher standards and receive
the kosher seal, food must be prepared under a rabbi's supervision. In addition to the
kinds of animals considered kosher (pigs and rabbits are among the non-kosher group),
the laws also decree that animals be fed organically grown food and killed in the most
humane manner possible. Kosher foods are becoming popular with health-conscious
consumers.
✔✔lacto ovo vegetarian - ✔✔A person who does no eat meat, poultry, fish or shellfish
but does eat eggs, cheese and milk.
✔✔Lactose intolerant - ✔✔The inability to digest dairy products.
✔✔Lane closures - ✔✔Through a permitting process, lanes on a street may be closed
for motor coach staging and loading. This may be necessary when the curb lane or
parking lane does not exist.
✔✔Lanyards - ✔✔A cord or string worn around the neck to hold a name tag.
✔✔Lavaliere/Lapel microphone - ✔✔A wired or wireless microphone that hooks around
the neck or is clipped to clothing and allows for movement of the speaker during the
presentation.
✔✔Lectern - ✔✔A stand upon which a speaker may rest notes or books. May be
"standing", which rests on the floor, or table-top" which is placed on a table.
✔✔Leko - ✔✔Often referred to as ellipsoidal lights. They are adjustable spotlights used
to light lecterns, signs and areas that need a tightly focused pool of light. They are also
used to project gobos.
✔✔Letter of Intent (LOI) - ✔✔A document that simply states that the client has agreed
to utilize the service of said DMC.
✔✔Liability waiver - ✔✔Legal statement releasing the organization from responsibility
for any arrangements made by attendees with service listed by the organization (for
example child care).
✔✔Limited consumption bar - ✔✔The host establishes the maximum dollar amount to
be spent at an open bar. The bar is closed or converted to cash when limit is reached.
This is based on a pre-drink basis and the bar keeps a tally for a limited amount of time.
When the tally reaches the agreed upon total, the bar is converted into a cash bar
where guests pay on their own or with tickets.
✔✔Line item pricing - ✔✔A pricing plan that lets the organization see and itemized list
of fees for goods and services. It is often used in more complex events that include
multiple elements and wide range of variables. Same as Menu Pricing.
