Jargon Buster
Our industry is packed full of abbreviations, acronyms, associations and organisations. Hopefully this page will help you navigate the market without getting too much of a headache:
None of the listings on this page is sponsored, nor does its presence here necessarily imply any endorsement by or of Sundial Group. We aim for this to be as complete a reference resource as possible, so please do contact us if you think we have missed something crucial from the list
IACC - International Association of Conference Centres / Conference Centers
‘A not-for-profit, facilities-based organisation whose mission is to assist members in providing the most productive meeting facilities around the world. These facilities represent the highest-quality venues available to meeting professionals on a global basis. Membership is in excess of 300 conference centres across worldwide chapters.’
www.iacconline.org
All Sundial Group venues are members of the International Association of Conference Centres. Tim Chudley, Managing Director, is chair of the UK Chapter and is a past Global President.
CCE – Conference Centres of Excellence
‘A group of individual centres, both residential and non residential, who have joined together to promote the concept that dedicated venues provide an ideal environment for business meetings, conferences, team building and any other event which requires a focused and non-distractive environment’
www.cceonline.co.uk
MPI – Meetings Professionals International
The industry’s premier educational, technological and peer interaction resource. A global network of meeting professionals representing corporations, associations, venues, regions, nations and suppliers.
www.mpiweb.org
Mark Cooper, Sales Director, is a member of Meetings Professionals International
HBAA – Hotel Booking Agents’ Association
‘The HBAA represents a collective industry voice for both agents and hotels and venues for the best practice in the procurement and booking of accommodation, conferences, events and training sessions’
www.hbaa.org.uk
Sundial Group’s venues are charter partners of the HBAA
CMP – Complete Meeting Package
The name for a 24-hour delegate package offered by conference centres. Will include all meals, accommodation and room hire, as well as access to most leisure facilities
See details of Sundial’s Complete Meeting Package
DMP – Day Meeting Package
An inclusive non-residential meeting package, similar to the CMP above, but typically only covering the hours of 9am – 5pm.
DDR – Day Delegate Rate
DMC – Destination Management Company
MICE – Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events
ICCA – International Congress and Convention Association
‘ICCA represents the main specialists in handling, transporting and accommodating international events and comprises approximately 850 member companies and organisations in over 80 countries worldwide.’
www.iccaworld.com
MIA – Meetings Industry Association
EIBTM – European Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition
‘EIBTM is the leading exhibition for the conference, incentives, events, business travel and meetings industry’
www.eibtm.com
GIBTM – Gulf Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition
CIBTM – China Incentive, Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition
IMEX
‘IMEX is the essential worldwide exhibition for meetings and incentive travel’
www.imex-frankfurt.com
BVEO – Business Visits and Events Partnership
SITE – Society of Incentive and Travel Executives
AIPC – International Association of Congress Centres
ABPCO – Association of British Professional Conference Organisers
ACE – Association for Conference and Events
ACTE – Association of Corporate Travel Executives
EIA – Events Industry Alliance
‘A business created by the following three events industry bodies to promote the live events industry’
AEO – Association of Event Organisers
‘AEO is the trade body representing companies which conceive, create, develop, manage, market, sponsor, supply or service trade exhibitions and consumer events’
www.aeo.org.uk
AEV – Association of Event Venues
‘AEV is an organisation serving an established event venue community, focused on creating and driving platforms that service fundamental industry needs’
www.aev.org.uk
ESSA – Event Supplier and Services Association
Formed from a merger of the AEC (Association of Exhibition Contractors) and the British Contractors’ Association (BECA)
www.essa.uk.com
SLA – Service Level Agreement
BACD – British Association of Conference Destinations
‘The BACD exists to help British destinations generate conference business through a range of marketing activities, information sharing, collaboration and education’
www.bacd.org.uk
M&IT – Meetings and Incentive Travel Magazine
MIMN – Meetings Industry Meeting Needs
‘MIMN is a registered charity founded by leading figures in the UK conference and events industry. The objective of MIMN is to raise funds for worthy causes relevant to the events industry which may not have the resources to raise sufficient funds without additional contributions’
www.justgiving.com/mimn
Sundial Group is a headline sponsor of MIMN and Tim Chudley, Managing Director, is its External Fundraising Liaison Officer.
C&IT – Conference and Incentive Travel Magazine
CN – Conference News Magazine
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