Patent ID: 8024212

Claim:
An information system for integrating information relating to meeting activities into the context of a best practice process, comprising computer hardware programmed to a. allocate fields in an integrated data store for one or more of a meeting time, a meeting agenda, meeting participants and meeting minutes; b. generate for display at least one first form for receiving information from a user regarding a personal meeting, the participants therein and the meeting times thereof; c. store information received in said first form in said integrated data store; d. incorporate the information received in said at least one first form in a first document regarding the personal meeting; e. generate for display second forms for prompting and receiving information from a participant in said personal meeting preparatory to and/or subsequent to the personal meeting identified in said at least one first form, the second form defining attributes of said personal meeting other than the participants and the time, the second forms being generated for display and receipt of information separately from the display of said at least one first forms; f. store information received in said second forms in said integrated data store; g. incorporate the information received in said second forms in a second document regarding the personal meeting; h. establish linkages between the at least one first form and said second forms; i. perform using said linkages and said information received by said at least one first form, the steps of: automatically and without human intervention requiring creation of additional information on attributes of said meeting other than the participants and the time with said second forms, by prompting and storing in said integrated data store, additional information from at least one of the participants in the meeting identified by said at least one first form, and requiring delivery of said additional information not later than a time that is prior to or subsequent to the meeting time identified by said at least one first form, the information system blocking access, use and all other activity of said information system unrelated to said additional information and said second forms, until said participant provides said additional information; j. link, integrate, and normalize said at least one first form and said second forms in a best practice cycle of activity wherein said best practice cycle of activity is a defined cycle of activity for a meeting and said at least one first form and said second forms comprise one or more of an agenda form that is circulated in advance of the meeting to the attendees, a minutes form documenting agreed upon decisions circulated after the meeting, and assignment forms identifying individual responsibilities; and wherein said best practice cycle of activity is based on rules of contact management comprising: meeting agendas must be sent a minimum of 5 working days prior to any meeting; and meeting minutes must be sent a minimum of 10 working days after any meeting.