Patent ID: 7877282

Claim:
A planner apparatus, comprising: a project management module configured to associate at least one information item with an event; an event logistics module configured to monitor at least some of recruiting of individuals for attendance at said event, selection of venue and speakers for said event, and travel logistics for said event, in accordance with said at least one information item; at least one database embodied in at least one non-transitory memory and configured to store the at least one information item, the at least some of said recruiting, venue, speakers, and travel logistics and at least one business rule restricting at least one predefined combination of the at least some of said recruiting, venue, speakers, and travel logistics; a fulfillment request module configured to track performance of tasks associated with said at least one database; and a reporting module configured to provide data associated with said event, in accordance with at least some of said at least one information item and at least one of said recruiting, venue, speakers, and travel logistics to a user.