An automatic conference initiator system including a memory having an automatic conference initiator program that initiates a conference in a telecommunications system (10, 100) when conferees (702B, 702C, 702D,..., 702H) are determined available based upon presence information; and a processor coupled to the memory that executes the automatic conference initiator program, wherein the processing automatic conference initiator program (a) receives input designating all the conferees (702B, 702C, 702D,..., 702H) from a conference initiator; (b) receives input designating a number of the conferees that must be available before the conference can begin; (c) receives input designating required conferees (702C, 702G) that must be available before the conference can begin; (d) receives notification instructions to notify the conference initiator, in a way as specified in the notification instructions, when the required criteria specified in steps (a) to (c) during an automatic conference setup are met; (e) obtains the presence information (704, 814) from a presence based telecommunications system by means of presence services, including scheduling information, aggregated across various media; (f) determines if the conferees (702B, 702C, 702D,..., 702H) available for the conference include a predetermined number of conferees and required conferees (702C, 702G) were available for the conference; (g) notifies the conference initiator when the required criteria in step (f) are met and the conference can begin and (h) determines if the conference initiator selects (i) either the option to accept the automatic invitation to the conference and then the conference is started (ii) or the option not to accept the automatic invitation and then the automatic conference request is terminated. (a) receives input designating all the conferees (702B, 702C, 702D,..., 702H) from a conference initiator; (b) receives input designating a number of the conferees that must be available before the conference can begin; (c) receives input designating required conferees (702C, 702G) that must be available before the conference can begin; (d) receives notification instructions to notify the conference initiator, in a way as specified in the notification instructions, when the required criteria specified in steps (a) to (c) during an automatic conference setup are met; (e) obtains the presence information (704, 814) from a presence based telecommunications system by means of presence services, including scheduling information, aggregated across various media; (f) determines if the conferees (702B, 702C, 702D,..., 702H) available for the conference include a predetermined number of conferees and required conferees (702C, 702G) were available for the conference; (g) notifies the conference initiator when the required criteria in step (f) are met and the conference can begin and (h) determines if the conference initiator selects (i) either the option to accept the automatic invitation to the conference and then the conference is started (ii) or the option not to accept the automatic invitation and then the automatic conference request is terminated. (i) either the option to accept the automatic invitation to the conference and then the conference is started (ii) or the option not to accept the automatic invitation and then the automatic conference request is terminated.