EVENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

摘要

Event management systems, methods, and computer program products. The event management system receives data defining participants and dates for an event, such as a business meeting. The system may determine the availability of the participants on the proposed dates based on data received from one or more calendar applications, if available. The system may then generate a plurality of event options based on participant availability and option costs. An event organizer may then select options from the plurality of options, and cause the selected options to be sent to the participants. The participants classify the received options as preferred, acceptable, or unacceptable. Based on these classifications, the system determines acceptable options which may include a “best option”. The event organizer selects one or more acceptable options for confirmation by the participants. In response to the participants confirming an option, the option may be booked by the event management system.

主权项

1. A method of managing an event, the method comprising:
receiving, at a computing system, first data including a plurality of participants in the event and a proposed date for the event; receiving, at the computing system, second data including an availability of each participant on the proposed date; determining a first plurality of event options with the computing system based on the first data and the second data; receiving, at the computing system, a second plurality of event options selected by an event organizer from among the first plurality of event options; sending the second plurality of event options from the computing system to a client system of each participant; and receiving, at the computing system, preferences ranking the second plurality of event options from the client system of each participant.