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50 Cards in this Set
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All of the following are general services that DMOs provide to meeting professionals except
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-Offering recommendations for the best hotel deals
-Acting as a liaison between the planner and the community -Providing hotel room counts and meeting space statistics -Providing a vast information database that functions as one-stop shopping |
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What is the definition of a meeting planner?
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-Those people who plan and organize gatherings
-A person who serves the coffee at a meeting -A person who attends a convention or meeting -A person who represents a company at a meeting |
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DMOs are synonymous with Convention and Visitor's Bureaus (CVBs).
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-True -False |
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What does "SMERF" stand for?
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-Social Market Exposition Return Fraternal
-Society Market Exposition Return Fraternal -Society Military Educational Religious Fraternal -Social Military Educational Religious Fraternal |
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A(n) _________ is a display of products without the intent of sale.
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-convention
-seminar -exhibition -incentive |
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Who are able to attend stockholders meetings?
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-Company executives running the company itself
-Anybody who holds shares of a company -Anybody interested in buying stock in the company -People who own 20% or more of the company |
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What is the goal of APEX?
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-Help create jobs in the service industry
-Connect meeting planners with clients -Facilitate the establishment of conventions -"Speak the same language" |
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Which sector holds the most meetings?
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-Associations
-Government -Corporations -Not-for-profit organizations |
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Organizations of persons having a common interest, such as professional, industry, education, scientific, or social, are:
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-Corporations
-Gatherings -Associations -Sponsors |
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DMAI is the only association that exclusively represents DMOs.
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-True -False |
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Which of the following statements is true of DMOs?
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-DMOs only book hotel rooms and convention space.
-DMOs work with both large and small group meetings. -Planners have to pay DMOs for their services. -Most DMOs run the convention center of their location city. |
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A display of products and/or services is an:
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-Incentive event
-Exhibition -Convention -Seminar |
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A major difference between associations and corporate gatherings is:
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-Association meetings are attended by Board of Directors only.
-Association attendance is mandatory. -Conference fees are paid with annual convention revenue. -None of the answers |
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What are the trips that companies reward their top performers based on stated criteria?
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-Training seminars
-Incentive trips -Conventions -All of the answers |
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In order to represent all of their members, DMOs use a _________ process.
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-None of the answers
-"tip sheet" -"bid" Correct! -"leads" |
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The industry encompassing meetings, conventions, expositions, and incentives contributed more than $122.31 billion to the U.S. economy, making it the 29th largest contributor to the gross national product of the United States.
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-True -False |
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What is the overall job of a DMO?
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-To represent meeting managers
-To run the convention center -To sell/market a destination -To find the lowest possible rates for a meeting |
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A meeting of experts in specific fields where topics are discussed and recommendations are offered is a(n):
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-Symposium
-Workshops Gathering -Congress |
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The number-one reason attendees voluntarily go to events is for networking.
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-True -False |
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Meetings can be held anywhere there is space.
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-True -False |
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Small group sessions, panels, workshops, or presentations, offered concurrently within the meeting and formed to focus on specific subjects, are commonly referred to as:
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-Work-in sessions
-Break-out sessions -Work-out sessions -Break-in sessions |
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The central database that DMAI provides for a DMO's use is called:
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-MINT
-MIND -MINI -MIDI |
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Meeting planners can both access their organizations’ post-convention history and receive reports via DMAI’s Meeting Information Network (MINT) database.
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-True -False |
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Trade shows are exhibits of products and services that are open to the public and may either be part of a convention or stand alone.
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-True -False |
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What does the MEEC industry refer to as large gatherings with an educational and exhibit or exposition component?
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-Conventions
-Seminars -Incentive meetings -Workshops |
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An event, not open to the public, where suppliers present goods to business buyers is a(n):
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-Meeting
-Special event -Exhibition -Trade show |
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All of the following are reasons why DMOs are valuable to a meeting planner except:
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-Their rates are competitive with those of other industries.
-They do not charge for most of their services. -They are a one-stop shop for local tourism interests. -They offer unbiased information about a destination's services and facilities. |
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Which of the following is the main reason why people go to a seminar or convention?
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-To learn more about the product
-To renew acquaintances -To make money -To show off product |
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What is the meaning of APEX?
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-Association of Personal Expectancy
-Acceptance of Private Exempt -Accepted Practice Exchange -Advertising Producers Exemption |
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A utilitarian space designed more for its ability to withstand the abuse of heavy tradeshow traffic than for its beauty is called a(n):
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-Exhibition hall
-Conference center -Board room -Amphitheater |
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What is both a convention center's strength and weakness?
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-Design
-Accessibility -Price -Size |
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Attrition penalties are:
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-Penalties levied against exhibitors that fail to protect the flooring in exhibition halls
-Relevant when a meeting uses less than the contracted number of sleeping room nights -Given when the meeting planner fails to acquire the appropriate permits for the event -Penalties levied against the meeting planner for breaking a contract |
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One of the cruise ship's greatest strengths as a meeting facility is:
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-That food and beverage are plentiful
-There are many meeting spaces onboard -The relative isolation of the venue -The casinos that are aboard |
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Which of the following is not an example of direct revenues?
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-Catering
-Taxes -Space rentals -Utilities |
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What does a convention center not have?
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-Auditorium
-Sleeping rooms -Meeting space -Exhibition space |
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For the most part, ____________ are small, well-appointed facilities specifically designed to enhance classroom-style learning.
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-Hotels
-Cruise ships -Auditoriums -Conference centers |
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A breakout room is:
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-A space normally used for public performances
-A smaller room near a ballroom or a section of designated ballroom -A room with refreshments -Generally a sporting venue with a roof |
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Which booth type is made up of four or more standard booths back to back with aisles on three sides?
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-Standard
-Peninsula -Inline exhibit -Island |
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What is a typical business-to-business event?
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-Meeting
-Convention -Trade show -Exhibition |
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_________are expositions that are open to the public.
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-Local trade shows
-Buyers and sellers shows -Consumer shows -Service contractor shows |
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Which of the following usually has the biggest effect on attendance?
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-Location
-Consistency of planning -Familiarity with variety -Negotiating a good deal with the hotel |
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What is the most common form of marketing an exhibition?
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-On-line advertising
-Advertising in a trade publication -Direct mail -Telemarketing |
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A risk management plan does all but which of the following?
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-Provides procedures to identify potential risk
-Assesses each risk -Provides risk mitigation steps to minimize the potential costs -Determines the potential danger a situation may cause |
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The general service contractor is hired by the _________ to handle general duties necessary to produce the show on-site.
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-President of the company
-Secretary -Show manager -Meeting planner |
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Public exhibitions do not require much promotion to be successful, because exhibitors bring in their own audiences.
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-True -False |
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Consolidation shows are open to both industry buyers and the general public.
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-True -False |
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_________________ are created by grouping standard booths together into blocks of four, nine, or larger configurations. They have aisles on four sides and can be an excellent format for a medium-size company.
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-Island booths
-Inline exhibit booths -Standard booths -Peninsula booths |
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The money that comes out of the pockets of the attendees of a convention is known as:
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-Multiplier Effect
-Direct Spending -Indirect Spending -Expenditures |
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Which one of the following is a step for formulating strategies in uncertain conditions?
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-Assess the organization’s core capabilities -Assess external capabilities -Identify potential problems -Only formulate strategies as needed
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A crisis is different from a risk in that it does not pose a critical situation that may cause danger to visitors or exhibitors.
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-True -False |