Abstract: Implementing information management services (IMS) includes providing an electronic calendar configured by an end user, along with contacts specified for the end user, receiving a selection of an event via the electronic calendar, and receiving a selection of prospective participants for the event from the contacts listed. The IMS also includes accessing a database of preferences supplied by the prospective participants, searching a database of event-related resources using characteristics of the event including the preferences of the prospective participants, and determining availability of services corresponding to the event-related resources.