Quiz 1 Flashcards

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What is necessary data that you should gather prior to creating meeting objectives

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Past meeting history, information about host organization or sponsors, information about stakeholders

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Stakeholder

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All individuals who are invested in a project or event such as sponsors attendees vendors media and others

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What are some benifits of meeting objectives

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  • They tie The meeting to strategic objectives of the host organization,
  • provides direction to staff, planning companies, speakers and others.
  • Serve as she marketing messages and contract between attending an organizer,
  • Offers direction and guidance on logistics
  • establish basis for evaluation of meeting
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What are some examples of past meeting history

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– Data found with in the post event report
– Attendance figures in traffic flows for the meeting
– Attendee, sponsor, and exhibitor demographics, profiles, and preferences
-Actual expenses and revenues from previous meeting
– Meeting content,messages and program design

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What is a host organization or sponser

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The company you’re working for or major sponsors

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Create meeting objectives…

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– Compare and contrast data
– Find the trends
-referred back to goals, objectives and strategies
- prioritize
-determine what is attainable
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What information should you gather about the meeting host

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  • Vision, mission statement, core values, and strategic goals of the organization hosting meeting or event
  • external and internal challenges faced by the host organization
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What kind of information should you get your stakeholder

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  • reasons or objectives for attending or participating
  • benefits they expect or could attain from the meeting
  • information they possess that would be critical to the design, planning, or success of the meeting
  • concerns they have about the meeting , the meeting host, and it’s ssuccess
  • they are currently facing in the workplace, their industry, their culture, their country, or personal lives
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Level 0

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Statistics, scope, volume

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What are some good level zero objectives

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– Identify statistics that are important to the meeting organizer and or key stakeholders
-name statistics or key indicators that are measurable and easily collected following a meeting

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Level 1

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Reaction, satisfaction, and planned action

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What are some good level 1 objectives

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– identify ISSUES That are measurable and important to the meeting organizer and or stakeholders

  • our attitude based, clearly worded and specific
  • represent a satisfaction Index from key stakeholders
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What are some examples of level one objectives

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– A certain percentage of attendees would recommend the conference to others
– Participants will write the meeting as a good investment for the company on average of 4.3 out of five

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Level 2

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Learning

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What do level two objectives address

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What the attendees will learn or acquire at the meeting and form of knowledge, skills, attitudes, opinions, and professional contacts

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Level 3

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Application

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What do level three objectives address

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Application - What the attendees will do with the knowledge skills, attitudes, opinions, and professional contacts acquired at the meeting back in their workplace or lives

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Level 4

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Business impacts

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What do level four objectives address

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Business impacts -What personal, professional or business impact the meeting will have on the attendee, meeting host, exhibitor, sponsor on the speaker and so on
ex reputation of school

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What are the three components to the level 2 learning objectives?

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Performance, condition, criteria

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Level 5

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ROI- return on investment

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What does level five objectives address

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ROI- what the return on vestment will be for the meeting host, attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and so on

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Do you calculate ROI

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Meeting benefits -meeting cost/meeting cost
Times 100

Results in a percentage

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How do you calculate BCR (benefit cost ratio)

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Meeting benefits – meeting cost divided by meeting cost

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Agenda

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A list, outline, or plan of items to be done or consider an event or do you need a specific time block

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Content

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The educational components of a meeting

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Concurrent sessions

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Multiple sessions scheduled at the same time. Programs on different themes or subjects offered simultaneously

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Delegate

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Person who attends an event primarily to visit exhibits or attend meetings and work conference sessions
This does not include exhibitors, media speakers, in companies or registered meeting attendees

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Demographics

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Characteristics that help create a profile of exhibitors and attendees for example- gender, age, company location, purchase intentions

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Facilitator

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An individual who guides discussion and or decision-making

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Focus group

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Method of doing research using a small group led by a facilitator

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Keynote

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Opening remarks or presentation at a meeting that sets the tone or theme of the event and motivates attendees

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Request for proposal RFP

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A document that stipulates what services the organization wants from an outside contractor and request a bid to perform such services

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Return on investment ROI

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I financial ratio indicating the degree of profitability

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Program design

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Structure of event program elements to achieve specific goals and objectives

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What is the first step of financial planning for a meeting

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Establishing the meetings financial objectives and desired ROI
Break even, profit , loss

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What is the second step of financial planning for a meeting

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Developing the meeting budget

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Developing the meeting budget…

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-identify/anticipate expenses and income
-Financial history
-factors affecting history
-zero based budgeting
-participant demographics
-identify line items as a % of budget
– Budget should be realistic
-budget hand book

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What is the third step of financial planning for a meeting

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To create a realistic functional income and expense budget for the meeting

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Creating a realistic functional EXPENSE budget for the meeting

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– List all possible expenses associated with the meeting
- include contingencies( having a back-up speaker
- estimating expenses:
•contract
•current cost plus % increase per year maximum
•Cost-of-living or inflation increases
• historical data

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Expenses should be categorized as one of these three…

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Fixed cost, variable cost, indirect costs

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Fixed costs

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Do not change and are not dependent on attendance, but remain a constant
EX: Hotel, audiovisual

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Variable costs

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Per person expenses that change depending on the number of attendees, exhibitors, or other participant types
EX:food and beverage

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Indirect costs

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Not touching the overall even

EX. Salaries, administrative overhead, or equipment repair and maintenance

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Creating a realistic and functional INCOME budget….

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– List all possible income/revenue associated with meeting
– Estimating income
•Historical data
•Research
•Raising fees based on market conditions
•Calculations based on pricing and or participation/attendance

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What is the fourth step of financial planning for a meeting

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Increase income and or reduce expenses in order to meet financial objectives

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What is the fifth step of financial planning for a meeting

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Produce or obtain specific financial reports that show the financial status of the meeting
Exspreadsheet reports and income statements

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Cash basis accounting

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Enters income and expenses into the books at the time when payment is received or expenses paid

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Accrual accounting

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Enters income and expenses into the books at the time of contract (when they are committed )instead of when they’re actually received or paid

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Chart of accounts

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And numbering system used to identify each one of the budget but a specific account number, allowing deposits and expenditures to be posted to the correct accounts

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Variance analysis

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A spreadsheet summary of accounts receivable and payable, showing the meetings cash flow and an analysis of specific expense items

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Advance fund management….

What to do with the money…

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-Potential interest income
• bank accounts ( separate bank account for all income from meeting)
•Investment accounts- short-term interest paying account
-tax exempt status

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On-site fund management:

Bank account in meeting city…

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If large amounts of income will be coming in may be a good idea to have a bank account in the meeting city

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On-site fund management:

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-bonded staff
- policies regarding receipt and disbursement of funds
-apply cash income as credit to master
- Master account review
•daily
•post con

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International considerations…

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-Currency exchange rates
• consider buying foward
•currencies to accept
-tax issues (Will attendees be responsible for paying the taxes since the meeting is being held overseas?)

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Post event financial analysis…

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  • budget vs actual
  • Analysis of variance
  • policy changes based on performance
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Zero based budgeting

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Process of creating a budget without history from previous years

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What is the role of the CVB?

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To deliver economic benefits to its constituents through attracting and hosting overnight nonresidents to their jurisdiction

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What is a PCO

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ProFessional Congress Organizer

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What is it housing report

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A document detailing housing utilization (reservations, pick up )

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What does ACOM stand for?

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Association for convention operations manager

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Who are CSM’s employed by?

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Hotels,convention centers and CVBs

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What does CMP stand for

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Certified meeting professional

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What are the 3Rs of the convention services manager

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resources, relationships, reliability