Increasing the likelihood that a conference call will occur

One or more nontransitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of increasing the likelihood that a conference call will occur, the method comprising:

• receiving an incoming call from a participant who is to participate in the conference call that has not yet started, but who does not have authority to start the conference call;
• identifying a chairperson who does have authority to start the conference call;
• and
• automatically notifying the chairperson while the chairperson has not yet started the conference call that the participant is waiting for the conference call to begin.

A method of increasing the likelihood that a conference call will occur, comprising:

• receiving an incoming call from a participant who is to participate in the conference call but who does not have authority to start the conference call;
• identifying a chairperson who does have authority to start the conference call;
• automatically notifying the chairperson that the participant is waiting for the conference call to begin, wherein the automatically notifying includes communicating a notification to the chairperson, and
• wherein communicating the notification includes referencing a set of contact information associated with the chairperson and communicating the notification consistent with the contact information;
• providing to one or more waiting participants an update based on the receiving a response to the notification;
• recording an announcement from each participant who is to join the conference call;
• starting the conference call based on feedback from the chairperson;
• and
• communicating to only the chairperson the announcements prior to the chairperson joining the conference call.