Convention Industry Council

APEX Industry Glossary
The glossary of the meetings, conventions and exhibitions industry
Last Updated August 10, 2005
Do you know podium from lectern? Lavaliere microphone from handheld? Search this glossary of almost 4,000 terms, acronyms, and abbreviations and save yourself time, money, and trouble. This glossary was developed by the meetings, conventions and exhibitions industry through the Accepted Practices Exchange.

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"Holy smokes! What a fabulous wealth of rich information is here!!! If there had been such a resource when I first started in the conference business it would've saved me a great many 'baptisms by fire.' KUDOS to those involved!"

--Peggy Kilburn, President, Peggy Kilburn Conferences & Events, Inc., Valley Stream, NY

APEX Industry Glossary