Abstract: A method and system are disclosed to provide a conference among conference participants over a communication network. A routing system receives conference utilization data from a plurality of conference systems. The routing system receives a request to join the conference from one of the conference participants. The routing system processes the conference utilization data in response to the request to select one of the conference systems. The one conference system joins the one participant to the conference in response to the selection of the one conference system.

Abstract: A routing system according to an embodiment of the invention dynamically routes a conference call to a selected conference system. The routing system includes a communication interface, a conference interface, and a processing system. The processing system accesses utilization statistics for the plurality of conference systems and includes a routing algorithm. The processing system is configured to receive a conference identifier of the conference call, process the conference identifier and the utilization statistics of the plurality of conference systems to select the selected conference system, and route the conference call to the selected conference system.