Abstract: The present solution provides a new concept of ranking whereby calendar users will be allowed to prioritize a variety of meeting attributes. For prioritizing their meeting requirements, users can place meeting requirements into one of two lists: “Must/mandatory” and “preferred.” The system will then search for meeting times that satisfy the user's prioritization. The search produces a ranked result set of meeting alternatives. Users see percentage rankings of how well the various meeting alternatives satisfy their Must and preferred requirements, and a summary of proposed meeting logistics for each alternative.

Abstract: A computer program product for efficient scheduling of meetings including a computer usable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to obtain scheduling information of one or more potential meeting participants that includes a work schedule of the one or more potential meeting participants, a work office location of the one or more potential meeting participants during the work schedule, and a remote work schedule of when the one or more potential meeting participants will work remotely from the work office location during the work schedule; and to schedule a meeting based on the scheduling information, wherein a computer-accessible schedule notation of the meeting is created.