Chapter 14: Meetings, Conventions, and Special Events

A group of people are going to attend a four-day event listening to music on several different stages. What type of event are they attending?

• Convention

• Festival

• Regional event

• E-sports event

What type of event is an organized video game competition?

• Convention

• Festival

• Sporting event

• E-sport event

A teacher is attending a weekend retreat in the mountains that focuses on yoga, meditation, and health food. Most likely, she is attending a

• wellness event.

• festival.

• sporting event.

• conference.

The Southern gathering of the Fiction Writers’ Association is meeting in Birmingham. This is an example of what type of event?

• Wellness

• Regional

• National

• Local

A bride-to-be is talking to a hotel employee at the Americana Hotel about her upcoming marriage. She is asking her to organize the event at the hotel. The hotel employee is a(n)

• assistant manager.

• front desk agent.

• wedding planner.

• festival manager.

The term that specifically refers to the coordination of a complex operation that involves many people, facilities, or supplies is called

• organizing.

• managing.

• planning.

• logistics.

Darron is a specialist who works with meeting planners and clients to devise and coordinate the event app. Darron is a(n)

• event app manager/technology manager.

• technology supervisor.

• social media planner.

• media advertising specialist.

Tarue started as an assistant to the event manager at the Spatold Center. He would like to move up in his field but finds that he needs additional training. Tarue can go back to college or he can

• simply apply for a promotion at another conference center.

• earn a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) credential.

• join an apprenticeship program through an industry association.

• become an intern at a local hotel.

The field that facilitates gatherings of people is called

• event planning.

• facilities management.

• event management.

• field planning.

What is the responsibility of a festival manager?

• Plans, organizes, and conducts multiple programs throughout the year

• Works at a convention center or a hotel and is responsible for negotiating and administering contracts

• Markets and promotes tourism in the region

• Oversees the events that are typically open to the public and heavy on logistics