Vocabulary
"C" in MEEC
Conventions
Attendance by corporate personnel.
What is mandatory?
Subject to various rules & regulations.
What are Government Meetings?
The Meetings and Events industry is comprised of.
What are planners & suppliers?
The local DMO
What is Visit Tuscaloosa?
DMO and DMC
What is a Destination Marketing Organization and a Destination Marketing Company?
Many corporations offer trips to reward their top performers based on certain criteria.
What are incentive trips?
Attendance by corporate personnel is mandatory.
What are corporate meetings?
The three most significant entities that organize and sponsor MEEC gatherings.
What are corporations, associations, and the government?
Also known as convention and visitor bureau (CVB).
What is a DMO?
Both "E"s in MEEC
What are Exhibitions and Events?
The event industry relies on them to do business.
What are suppliers?
Attendees are personally responsible for their own registration cost, transportation, hotel, and related expenses.
What are Association Meetings?
One trend in the MEEC industry.
What is sustainability?
What is increased technology use?
For-profit businesses who can negotiate and sign supplier contracts on behalf of the meeting client.
What is a DMC?
MICE
What are Meetings, Incentives, Conferences/Congress, Exhibitions?
Main source of revenue for associations.
What are registration fees?
A type of corporate meeting that is for non-employees.
What are public shows?
Sporting, Social, and Corporate events.
What is the MEEC industry?
The purpose of a DMO
What is mainly marketing?
SMERF
What is Social, Military, Educational, Religious, Fraternal?
RFP
What is a Request for Proposal?
How spouse attendance and per-person expenditures are at Labor Unions' meetings and conventions.
What is high?
Virtual/hybrid events
What are Omni-Channel events?
Most DMOs are not-for-profit organizations whose purpose is to sell their destination to tourists, business travelers, and convention visitors alike. They are partly governmental and partly private, having characteristics of both.
What is quasi-government?