upload
Convention Industry Council
Industry: Convention
Number of terms: 32421
Number of blossaries: 0
Company Profile:
An individual or firm that brings together buyers and sellers for a fee, but does not take part in actual sales transactions.
Industry:Convention
An individual or organization providing services to a trade show and/or its exhibitors. May be Official (appointed by show management) or Independent (appointed by exhibitor). Typically refers to either a general service contractor or specialty contractor.
Industry:Convention
An informal meeting for the purpose of discussion; usually of an academic or research nature and in order to ascertain areas of mutual interest through exchange of ideas. Conducted as and when convenient, but with little regularity.
Industry:Convention
An institutional exhibit telling the story of the company without intentionally marketing the product or service.
Industry:Convention
An individual or firm licensed to enter and clear goods through customs.
Industry:Convention
An individual or company which provides customs clearing services to shippers of goods to and from another country. Licensing and requirements vary from country to country. In the United States, a customs broker must be licensed by the Treasury Department and pass a government examination covering a broad range of knowledge, including all phases of import regulations, rates of duties, and customs law.
Industry:Convention
An individual or company that designs and/or builds exhibits. May also provide other services.
Industry:Convention
An individual or company providing installation & dismantle and booth/stand and hall dressing services for a trade show and/or its exhibitors. Decorator services may be provided by carpenters, sign painters or others depending upon union jurisdiction. Term applies to both contractor and skilled craftsperson.
Industry:Convention
An implement used to clean the crumbs from in front of the guest between dinner and dessert.
Industry:Convention
An extra duty imposed by the U. S. Secretary of the Treasury to offset export grants, bounties, or subsidies paid to foreign suppliers in certain countries by the governments of those countries as an incentive to exports.
Industry:Convention