Deck 2: Meeting, Exhibition, Event, and Convention Organizers and Sponsors

Question 1

What type of association meeting is usually the smallest?

A) Educational seminars
B) Conventions
C) Training meetings
D) Board meetings

Answer 1

Board meetings

Question 2

What does "SMERF"stand for?

A) Society Market Exposition Return Fraternal
B) Society Military Educational Religious Fraternal
C) Social Military Educational Religious Fraternal
D) Social Market Exposition Return Fraternal

Answer 2

Social Military Educational Religious Fraternal

Question 3

What does "EMC"stand for?

A) Exhibition Management Companies
B) Exhibition Market Commerce
C) E-mail Commerce
D) Exposition Market Community

Answer 3

Exhibition Management Companies

Question 4

Which of the following does not organize a meeting?

A) DMCs
B) IMPs (Independent Meeting Planners)
C) DMPs (Dependent Meeting Planners)
D) CVBs

Question 5

Organizations of persons having a common interest, such as professional, industry, education, scientific, or social, are:

A) Associations
B) Corporations
C) Sponsors
D) Gatherings

Question 6

A major difference between associations and corporate gatherings is:

A) Conference fees are paid with annual convention revenue.
B) Association meetings are attended by Board of Directors only.
C) Association attendance is mandatory.
D) None of the above

Question 7

What is a type of corporate gathering?

A) Management meeting
B) Training meeting
C) Board meeting
D) All of the above

Question 8

What type of meeting is usually led by an expert and allows participants to voice their views and experiences?

A) Training meeting
B) Regional conference
C) Educational meeting
D) Board meeting

Question 9

Which of these sectors holds more meetings than any of the others, though their meetings are smaller than the meetings of other sectors?

A) Associations
B) Corporations
C) Government
D) Religious groups

Question 10

________ meetings are different from every other type of conference.

A) Government
B) Association
C) Board
D) Department

Question 11

Which of the following is true about meetings and gatherings?

A) DMC stands for Deciding Meeting Centers.
B) Associations are concerned about price and the attractiveness of the location.
C) A gathering must be held in a convention center.
D) Corporate meetings are voluntary.

Question 12

What are the trips that companies reward their top performers based on stated criteria?

A) Training seminars
B) Conventions
C) Incentive trips
D) All of the above

Question 13

Who are able to attend stockholders meetings?

A) Company executives running the company itself
B) Anybody interested in buying stock in the company
C) People who own 20% or more of the company
D) Anybody who holds shares of a company

Question 14

Which sector holds the most meetings?

A) Corporations
B) Associations
C) Government
D) Not-for-profit organizations

Question 15

The top city holding meetings in 2013 in the Asia Pacific region was:

A) Paris
B) Singapore
C) Barcelona
D) Berlin

Question 16

The top city hosting meetings in 2013 in the United States was:

A) Las Vegas
B) Atlanta
C) Chicago
D) Orlando

Question 17

Legally chartered enterprises that conduct business on behalf of their owners with the purpose of making a profit and increasing its value is:

A) A convention
B) An association
C) A fraternity
D) A corporation

Question 18

Which of the following is a professional association of the MEEC industry?

A) Center for Association Leadership
B) American Society of Association Executives
C) Meeting Professionals International
D) All of the above

Question 19

What does PCMA stand for?

A) Professional Courtesy Meeting Association
B) Professional Convention Management Association
C) Private Corporation Management Association
D) None of the above

Question 20

This term emerged in the meetings industry and involves the use of technology to help engage attendees during a meeting.

A) Gamification
B) Smart Phone
C) IT
D) Tech Geek

Question 21

Cities derive more than 50% of their income from MEECs.

Question 22

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.

Question 23

Conventions can be held anywhere there is space.

Question 24

The number-one reason attendees voluntarily go to events is for networking.

Question 25

The association's board of directors typically meets several times a year to provide collective advice and direction to the association. These meetings are known as board meetings.

Question 26

The definition of "corporations"used in this chapter is "legally chartered enterprises that conduct business on behalf of their owners with the purpose of making a profit and increasing its value.

Question 27

The top city hosting meetings in 2013 both in the United States and internationally was Las Vegas.

Question 28

Persons attending small associations with members who join for Social, Military, Religious, and Fraternal reasons tend to pay their own expenses.

Question 29

Attendance at association meetings is usually mandatory.

Question 30

Per Diem rates refers to the amount of money a government attendee can spend annually on items like lodging and meals.

Question 31

Government meetings often require a disproportionately smaller amount of function space relative to the number of sleeping room nights booked.

Question 32

The Trade Show Exhibition is generally not open to the public, while Exhibitions are usually open to the public

Question 33

The definition of Public Shows is exhibits of products and services that are open to the public and usually charge an admission fee.

Question 34

Meeting Management Companies are also known as Third Parties and operate on a contractual basis but limit their services to providing either selected or comprehensive meeting management services.

Question 35

The technology has not yet caught up such that Virtual Trade Shows are possible today.

Question 36

Match each type of gathering sponsored by corporations to its description.

-Stockholders Meeting

A) Often held to upgrade the performance of the sales staff, distributors and retailers, and to introduce new products and services
B) Held to bring managers and others up to date on issues relevant to their role within the company and to enhance the knowledge of their service providers
C) Held for numerous reasons such as a need to bring decision makers and important personnel together to develop plans, review performances, or improve processes
D) The governing body of a corporation typically meets several times a year, usually in the city where the corporation is located
E) Voting shareholders are invited to attend an annual meeting
F) Held to bring managers and key employees up-to-date on improved methods of job performance
G) Awarded to top performers based on certain criteria
H) Mainly tradeshows where exhibitors display their products to a local public

Question 37

Match each type of gathering sponsored by corporations to its description.

-Board Meeting

A) Often held to upgrade the performance of the sales staff, distributors and retailers, and to introduce new products and services
B) Held to bring managers and others up to date on issues relevant to their role within the company and to enhance the knowledge of their service providers
C) Held for numerous reasons such as a need to bring decision makers and important personnel together to develop plans, review performances, or improve processes
D) The governing body of a corporation typically meets several times a year, usually in the city where the corporation is located
E) Voting shareholders are invited to attend an annual meeting
F) Held to bring managers and key employees up-to-date on improved methods of job performance
G) Awarded to top performers based on certain criteria
H) Mainly tradeshows where exhibitors display their products to a local public

Question 38

Match each type of gathering sponsored by corporations to its description.

-Management Meeting

A) Often held to upgrade the performance of the sales staff, distributors and retailers, and to introduce new products and services
B) Held to bring managers and others up to date on issues relevant to their role within the company and to enhance the knowledge of their service providers
C) Held for numerous reasons such as a need to bring decision makers and important personnel together to develop plans, review performances, or improve processes
D) The governing body of a corporation typically meets several times a year, usually in the city where the corporation is located
E) Voting shareholders are invited to attend an annual meeting
F) Held to bring managers and key employees up-to-date on improved methods of job performance
G) Awarded to top performers based on certain criteria
H) Mainly tradeshows where exhibitors display their products to a local public

Question 39

Match each type of gathering sponsored by corporations to its description.

-Training Meeting

A) Often held to upgrade the performance of the sales staff, distributors and retailers, and to introduce new products and services
B) Held to bring managers and others up to date on issues relevant to their role within the company and to enhance the knowledge of their service providers
C) Held for numerous reasons such as a need to bring decision makers and important personnel together to develop plans, review performances, or improve processes
D) The governing body of a corporation typically meets several times a year, usually in the city where the corporation is located
E) Voting shareholders are invited to attend an annual meeting
F) Held to bring managers and key employees up-to-date on improved methods of job performance
G) Awarded to top performers based on certain criteria
H) Mainly tradeshows where exhibitors display their products to a local public

Question 40

Match each type of gathering sponsored by corporations to its description.

-Public Show

A) Often held to upgrade the performance of the sales staff, distributors and retailers, and to introduce new products and services
B) Held to bring managers and others up to date on issues relevant to their role within the company and to enhance the knowledge of their service providers
C) Held for numerous reasons such as a need to bring decision makers and important personnel together to develop plans, review performances, or improve processes
D) The governing body of a corporation typically meets several times a year, usually in the city where the corporation is located
E) Voting shareholders are invited to attend an annual meeting
F) Held to bring managers and key employees up-to-date on improved methods of job performance
G) Awarded to top performers based on certain criteria
H) Mainly tradeshows where exhibitors display their products to a local public

Question 41

Match each type of gathering sponsored by corporations to its description.

-Incentive Trip

A) Often held to upgrade the performance of the sales staff, distributors and retailers, and to introduce new products and services
B) Held to bring managers and others up to date on issues relevant to their role within the company and to enhance the knowledge of their service providers
C) Held for numerous reasons such as a need to bring decision makers and important personnel together to develop plans, review performances, or improve processes
D) The governing body of a corporation typically meets several times a year, usually in the city where the corporation is located
E) Voting shareholders are invited to attend an annual meeting
F) Held to bring managers and key employees up-to-date on improved methods of job performance
G) Awarded to top performers based on certain criteria
H) Mainly tradeshows where exhibitors display their products to a local public

Question 42

Match each type of gathering sponsored by corporations to its description.

-Sales Training and Product Launches

A) Often held to upgrade the performance of the sales staff, distributors and retailers, and to introduce new products and services
B) Held to bring managers and others up to date on issues relevant to their role within the company and to enhance the knowledge of their service providers
C) Held for numerous reasons such as a need to bring decision makers and important personnel together to develop plans, review performances, or improve processes
D) The governing body of a corporation typically meets several times a year, usually in the city where the corporation is located
E) Voting shareholders are invited to attend an annual meeting
F) Held to bring managers and key employees up-to-date on improved methods of job performance
G) Awarded to top performers based on certain criteria
H) Mainly tradeshows where exhibitors display their products to a local public

Question 43

Match each type of gathering sponsored by corporations to its description.

-Professional and Technical Training

A) Often held to upgrade the performance of the sales staff, distributors and retailers, and to introduce new products and services
B) Held to bring managers and others up to date on issues relevant to their role within the company and to enhance the knowledge of their service providers
C) Held for numerous reasons such as a need to bring decision makers and important personnel together to develop plans, review performances, or improve processes
D) The governing body of a corporation typically meets several times a year, usually in the city where the corporation is located
E) Voting shareholders are invited to attend an annual meeting
F) Held to bring managers and key employees up-to-date on improved methods of job performance
G) Awarded to top performers based on certain criteria
H) Mainly tradeshows where exhibitors display their products to a local public

Question 44

Explain why conventions are so important to associations' annual revenues.

Question 45

Discuss the suggestions that the text has for implementing security at a government function.

Question 46

Discuss the various characteristics that make government meetings unique.