Event management system, event management apparatus, and event management method

An event management apparatus that manages one communication terminal among multiple communication terminals used in an event in association with the event, the event management apparatus comprising circuitry configured to:

• receive an event start request that requests start of the event, the event start request being transmitted by the one communication terminal;
• and
• in response to the received event start request, transmit an event participation request that requests participation in the event to another communication terminal among the multiple communication terminals, said another communication terminal being associated with the event and associated with a participant who participates in the event using the one communication terminal.

An event management method performed by an event management apparatus that manages one communication terminal among multiple communication terminals used in an event in association with the event, the method comprising:

• receiving an event start request that requests start of the event, the event start request being transmitted by the one communication terminal;
• and
• in response to receiving the event start request, transmitting an event participation request that requests participation in the event to another communication terminal among the multiple communication terminals, said another communication terminal being associated with the event and associated with a participant who participates in the event using the one communication terminal.