Time request queue

A system for use in a messaging environment including a set of attendees, wherein the set of attendees includes a special meeting attendee and at least one additional meeting attendee, the at least one additional meeting attendee including a meeting organizer, the system comprising:

• a computer executing group scheduling software, wherein upon execution of the group scheduling software, the computer is operable to:
• cause distribution of a meeting request to be processed by a special attendee, wherein the meeting request designates the special attendee as a recipient of the meeting request and wherein the meeting request does not specify meeting commencement information, the meeting commencement information comprising at least one of a start time and a date, and further wherein the meeting request is acceptable by the special attendee to place a calendar event on a calendaring application;
• obtain a selection by the special attendee of the meeting commencement information responsive to the meeting request;
• and
• cause distribution of an updated meeting request to the at least one additional attendee, wherein the updated meeting request specifies the selected meeting commencement information and is acceptable by each at least one additional attendee to place a corresponding calendar event on a calendar application.

A method for scheduling a meeting for a set of attendees, wherein the set of attendees includes a special attendee and at least one additional attendee, the method comprising:

• generating a meeting request from a meeting organizer to be processed only by the special attendee or a proxy of the special attendee, wherein the meeting request includes an identification of the at least one additional attendee and wherein the meeting request does not specify meeting commencement information, the meeting commencement information corresponding to at least one of a start time and a date, and further wherein the meeting request is acceptable by the special attendee to place a calendar event on a calendaring application;
• obtaining a selection from the special attendee or the proxy of the special attendee of the meeting commencement information responsive to the meeting request;
• and
• in response to obtaining the selection of the meeting commencement information, automatically causing distribution of an updated meeting request only to the at least one additional attendee, wherein the updated meeting request specifies the selected meeting commencement information and wherein the updated meeting request is acceptable by each at least one additional attendee to place a corresponding calendar event on a calendar application,
• wherein each of the steps is implemented by group scheduling software executed on a computer.

A method for scheduling a meeting for a set of attendees, wherein the set of attendees includes a special attendee and at least one additional attendee, the method comprising:

• generating, by a meeting organizer, an initial meeting request to be placed as a calendar event in a calendar event queue on a calendaring application and to be processed only by a special attendee or a proxy of the special attendee, wherein the initial meeting request does not specify meeting commencement information, the meeting commencement information comprising at least one of a start time and a date;
• obtaining a selection by the special attendee of the meeting commencement information responsive to the initial meeting request, wherein the selected meeting commencement information is modifiable only by the special attendee or a proxy of the special attendee and wherein the meeting organizer cannot make the modification;
• and
• in response to the obtained selection of meeting commencement information, automatically generating, without further interaction from the meeting organizer, an updated meeting request specifying the selected commencement information, wherein the updated meeting request is generated for transmission to the at least one additional attendee and is acceptable by each at least one additional attendee to place a corresponding calendar event on a calendar application;
• wherein each of the steps is implemented by group scheduling software executed on a computer.