Patent ID: 8464326

Claim:
A computer implemented method for accessing materials for a meeting, comprising: storing, by the processor, at least one of an email address and a caller ID in association with each meeting participant; storing, by the processor, a plurality of distribution lists of meeting participants in the database; storing, by the processor, a plurality of different sets of materials for the meeting in the database; associating, by the processor, each different set of materials with a different distribution list of meeting participants based on a selected criteria; allowing, by the processor, a meeting chair to define days and times when each of the plurality of different sets of materials may be available; receiving, by a processor, a call from a meeting participant by a system, wherein the meeting participant calls a prearranged teleconference number to participate in the meeting; automatically confirming, by the processor, the meeting participant as authorized for participation in the meeting, wherein automatically confirming the meeting participant comprises matching the meeting participant to at least one of an email address or a caller ID previously stored by the system in association with the meeting participant to validate participation of the meeting participant; transmitting a request to the meeting participant to provide a predetermined attribute to confirm the meeting participant as authorized for participation in the meeting in response to not automatically confirming the meeting participant; validating the meeting participant, by the processor, based on the predetermined attribute; providing, by the processor, access to an appropriate set of materials to the meeting participant based on the meeting participant being validated and the predetermined attribute associated with the meeting participant; and providing access to a default set of materials in response to the meeting participant not being a validated meeting participant.