Patent ID: 8077635

Claim:
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, a sufficient amount of resources for the attending invitees; and automatically reserving the sufficient amount of resources for the conference.