Method and system for reserving facility resources for a conference

A system for reserving conference resources, comprising:

• an interface operable to:
• communicate a conference notification to each of a plurality of conference invitees, the conference notification comprising an option to attend a conference in person;
• receive, from each of a first number of the plurality of conference invitees, a response to the conference notification indicating that the invitee will attend the conference, the first number of the plurality of invitees comprising attending invitees;
• communicate a plurality of attendance options to at least one of the first number of the plurality of invitees, each of the plurality of attendance options associated with a different mode of attendance;
• receive from at least one of the first number of the plurality of conference invitees at least one attendance option selection indicative of a mode of attendance, the attendance option selection selected from the plurality of attendance options communicated to the at least one of the first number of the plurality of conference invitees;
• a processor coupled to the interface, the processor operable to:
• automatically determine, based on the responses to the conference notifications and the at least one attendance option selection, a sufficient amount of resources for the attending invitees;
• and
• automatically reserve the sufficient amount of resources for the conference.

A system for reserving conference resources, comprising:

• means for communicating a conference notification to each of a plurality of conference invitees, the conference notification comprising an option to attend a conference in person;
• means for receiving, from each of a first number of the plurality of conference invitees, a response to the conference notification indicating that the invitee will attend the conference, the first number of the plurality of invitees comprising attending invitees;
• means for communicating a plurality of attendance options to at least one of the first number of the plurality of invitees, each of the plurality of attendance options associated with a different mode of attendance;
• means for receiving from at least one of the first number of the plurality of conference invitees at least one attendance option selection indicative of a mode of attendance, the attendance option selection selected from the plurality of attendance options communicated to the at least one of the first number of the plurality of conference invitees;
• means for automatically determining, based on the responses to the conference notifications and the at least one attendance option selection, a sufficient amount of resources for the attending invitees;
• and
• means for automatically reserving the sufficient amount of resources for the conference.

A method for reserving conference resources, comprising:

• communicating a conference notification to each of a plurality of conference invitees, the conference notification comprising an option to attend a conference in person;
• receiving, from each of a first number of the plurality of conference invitees, a response to the conference notification indicating that the invitee will attend the conference, the first number of the plurality of invitees comprising attending invitees;
• communicating a plurality of attendance options to at least one of the first number of the plurality of invitees, each of the plurality of attendance options associated with a different mode of attendance;
• receiving from at least one of the first number of the plurality of conference invitees at least one attendance option selection indicative of a mode of attendance, the attendance option selection selected from the plurality of attendance options communicated to the at least one of the first number of the plurality of conference invitees;
• automatically determining, based on the responses to the conference notifications and the at least one attendance option selection, whether audio conferencing resources will be needed for the conference;
• automatically determining, based on the responses to the conference notifications and the at least one attendance option selection, whether physical meeting space will be needed for the conference;
• if it is determined that audio conferencing resources will be needed for the conference:
• automatically determining, based on the responses to the conference notifications and the at least one attendance option selection, a sufficient amount of audio conferencing resources for the attending invitees attending via audio conference;
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• automatically reserving the sufficient amount of audio conferencing resources for the conference;
• and
• if it is determined that physical meeting space will be needed for the conference:
• automatically determining, based on the responses to the conference notifications and the at least one attendance option selection, a sufficient amount of physical meeting space for the attending invitees attending in person;
• and
• automatically reserving the sufficient amount of physical meeting space for the conference.