Term
|
Definition
| Tax applied to an item in proportion to its value. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Outdoor facility, flat performance area, rising rows of seats or grassy slope for audience. Seating generally in a semi-circle shape. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Facility with large flat main floor, fixed seats in a sloping oval around the floor. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Room for gathering an audience for speeches or concerts. Seated portion of facility only. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Mobile enterprise, offering amusement/entertainment, with portable rides or games. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Large facility for sporting events, shows, exhibitions. Arena or stadium class. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Similar to a Convention Center, but with an emphasis on meetings and educational functions. Little/no dedicated space. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Members of an organization gathered for a common purpose. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Facility combining exhibition space and smaller meeting spaces. Hosts trade shows, and other conventions. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Joint participation in costs and profit from an event. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Days in which there is no activity in a facility. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Use of all or part of a facility by one tenant/client. Multiple presentations of the same program on the same day are one event day. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Entity to which exclusive rights to provide a service within a facility are given for an agreed compensation. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Event at which products and services are displayed. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Large room of contiguous flat floor space for exhibitions or trade shows. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Total square feet of space used for exhibits times the number of use days divided by the total exhibit space in the building multiplied by 365. (a percentage) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Event at which products or services are exhibited. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Devoted to the exhibition of products of agriculture or industry. Also provide rides, games, and concessions. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Tiered or stepped seating facilities where more than 3 square feet is provided per person. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Type of payment involving a fixed fee or a percentage of gross income. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Total use days of meeting rooms divided by TOTAL MEETING ROOM DAYS. (percentage) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Facility with showrooms and offices and a modest amount of permanent space. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Brief statement of the purpose for which an organization was created and its philosophy of operation. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Facility equipped so that it can accommodate many types of usage or combines many single-purpose buildings under one operation. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Measurement of building use, usually expressed as an annual percentage rate comparing potential facility capacity to actual usage. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Type of payment involving a fixed percent of the gross income for that service. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Type of payment involving a fixed percent of the net income after costs of providing that service. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Legal status which allows another person to act on your behalf in your absence. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Operation of a publicly owned buildings by private management firms. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Person or organization which has provided the money necessary to produce a show. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Person or company carrying full responsibility for costs and receiving all profit from an event. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| One where general public is invited to attend and an admission fee is usually charged. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Show targeted to attendees from a specific geographical region. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Elevated platforms accommodating no more than 50 people, generally loose chairs. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Person or company underwriting all costs of an event. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Facility usually designed for baseball or football. May be domed or open-air. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Facility with fixed seats usually on a sloped floor with site lines focused on a permanent stage. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Total number of meeting rooms in a facility multiplied by the number of opportunities to lease the space. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Total number of leasable spare feet within a facility multiplied by the number of days in the year. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Special purpose office building oriented toward a specific group of users. (furniture, apparel, etc. showrooms.) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| International term for exposition. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Exposition of members of a common or related industry. Not open to the public. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Tax placed on hotel/motel room rentals. All or part of revenues generated are used in financing the operation of convention facilities. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Term used as a base unit in calculating occupancies. Use of all or part of the facilities by one client for all or part of one day. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Specific site, room, building or facility where large events occur. |
|
|
