CMP Exam - PCMA Chapter 1: Overview of Meetings Profession |
Questions and Answers
The meetings and events profession includes... - -Large gatherings of people for education,
business, sports, or entertainment.
-What common characteristic do all meetings share? - -They are coordinated by an
organization or group and bring people together for a common purpose.
-Define meeting - -An event where the primary activity of the participants is to attend
educational sessions, participate in discussions, social functions, or attend other organized
meetings.
-Define event - -An organized occasion such as a meeting, convention, exhibition, special
meeting, gala dinner, etc. Often composed of several different yet related functions.
-Difference between meetings and events? - -Meetings are gatherings for professional
purposes and events are typically gatherings for social reasons or entertainment.
-In what ways do meetings vary? - -Type, attendance numbers, duration, purpose, and
location
-Why are local meetings expected to gain in popularity? - -Compliance, cost, and travel
time
-Define the service industry - -A sector of the economy that primarily consists of
businesses providing service, rather than tangible products.
-Retail, transportation, distribution, food services, health care, and rentable facilities all fall
in what industry? - -Service industry
-Hotels, restaurants, catering, and meeting management are part of what industry? - -The
hospitality industry
-Define hospitality industry. - -The hospitality industry, a sector in the service industry,
includes businesses that provide solutions to temporary needs, such as transportation to a
distant destination (ground, air, or sea), food provision, venues, and overnight lodging. The
hospitality industry includes meetings or events as a sector, because they require all of the
services provided by the hospitality industry in a given destination. The hospitality
industry is typically seen as a provider of service while the meetings profession utilizes
those services.
-Meeting macro vs micro view - -Macro = economic impact.
Micro = what the meeting is for, who organizes the meeting, and who attends the meeting.
Questions and Answers
The meetings and events profession includes... - -Large gatherings of people for education,
business, sports, or entertainment.
-What common characteristic do all meetings share? - -They are coordinated by an
organization or group and bring people together for a common purpose.
-Define meeting - -An event where the primary activity of the participants is to attend
educational sessions, participate in discussions, social functions, or attend other organized
meetings.
-Define event - -An organized occasion such as a meeting, convention, exhibition, special
meeting, gala dinner, etc. Often composed of several different yet related functions.
-Difference between meetings and events? - -Meetings are gatherings for professional
purposes and events are typically gatherings for social reasons or entertainment.
-In what ways do meetings vary? - -Type, attendance numbers, duration, purpose, and
location
-Why are local meetings expected to gain in popularity? - -Compliance, cost, and travel
time
-Define the service industry - -A sector of the economy that primarily consists of
businesses providing service, rather than tangible products.
-Retail, transportation, distribution, food services, health care, and rentable facilities all fall
in what industry? - -Service industry
-Hotels, restaurants, catering, and meeting management are part of what industry? - -The
hospitality industry
-Define hospitality industry. - -The hospitality industry, a sector in the service industry,
includes businesses that provide solutions to temporary needs, such as transportation to a
distant destination (ground, air, or sea), food provision, venues, and overnight lodging. The
hospitality industry includes meetings or events as a sector, because they require all of the
services provided by the hospitality industry in a given destination. The hospitality
industry is typically seen as a provider of service while the meetings profession utilizes
those services.
-Meeting macro vs micro view - -Macro = economic impact.
Micro = what the meeting is for, who organizes the meeting, and who attends the meeting.
