MEETING ARRANGEMENT WITH KEY PARTICIPANTS AND WITH REMOTE PARTICIPATION CAPABILITY

摘要

A meeting system is provided for managing or otherwise facilitating meetings. In an embodiment, the meeting system automatically determines a plurality of meeting options at times during which the meeting may take place. The meeting system ranks the meeting options based on participant availability. In another embodiment, the meeting system receives planning data before the meeting begins. The planning data may include decision items, which identify decision to be made during the meeting, and action items, which identify tasks to be assigned during the meeting. The meeting system automatically presents the decision items and action items to participants during the meeting. In another embodiment, the meeting system receives user input that assigns action items to a particular person. The meeting system updates the schedule of the particular person by adding the action item.